Dinika Govender
latest news & developmentsMany memories make history
The lived experience of each generation and every person expands on the official version
Mdingi isn’t your hype beast
Three years into a globally appraised luxury fashion business this designer is investing in honesty and environmental integrity
Déjà blues in New Orleans
The Big Easy is much like small-town South Africa — charming, with poverty in the back streets
On companies and scandal
"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"
Coolie Woman and me
In the book, Gaiutra Bahadur traces her great-grandmother’s journey as a 27-year-old woman from Calcutta to Guyana in the British coolie trade.
Walking among unicorns
Facts about San Francisco are hidden; they are gleaned from trying to make sense of being there
A lens on a portfolio review
Two South African photographers were chosen to showcase and reflect on their work in New York
Exiled Zambian rapper stirs the president’s pot
Pilato was forced to flee Zambia after dropping his latest track titled Koswe Mumpoto (Rat in the pot), which attacked the presidency.
When tapas tap your wallet dry
It’s cultural appropriation taken a smidge too far when trendy fusion food becomes confusion cuisine that’s an insult to its humble Indian roots
Goodbye Bra Hugh
Hugh Masekela: I’m the kind of person who goes on with life. I was one of the smallest benders of the era.
For Emilly-Rose, who is not old enough to read this
"People do not like to be outed, to feel shamed, even when they have wronged. It is more likely that you will be made to feel even weaker".
On writing rituals and routines
Find out what the writing process is like for writers BarbaraAdair, Jennifer Shinta Ayebazibwe and Zukolwenkosi Zikala.