Cultural Diplomacy

Zulu-Indian Prince Turns 50: Ishwar’s Golden Jubilee on Screen

‘From Indenture to Royalty’ traces Prince Ishwar’s journey from humble beginnings to philanthropy, wellness advocacy and cross-cultural leadership

Marlan Padayachee

5 min read

The MTN Bushfire Festival in eSwatini, which included a poetry and acoustics showcase. (Umsamo we Culture)

AFRICAN POETS

2 AUG 2025

‘Travel has been my classroom’

From eSwatini to Johannesburg, poets are finding new voices through travel, collaboration and the transformative power of cultural exchange

Rolland Simpi Motaung

6 min read

The former general secretary of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav, has called on South Africans of Indian descent to strengthen interaction with those in their ancestral country. (@indiainjoburg/X)

ARTICLE 370

30 JUN 2025

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav urges Indian South Africans to deepen ties with world’s largest emerging economy

The India politician is on a Global South tour to spread a message of diasporans blending loyalty to their birthplace with pride in their ancestral homeland

Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

4 min read