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A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh
Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures
‘A Still Life’ goes to root of the connection of all things
An homage to selected dying trees, ‘A Still Life’ provides viewers with an opportunity to consider a moment of connection between humans, trees and the natural environment
The duplicitous conceit of innovation
Because of the multidisciplinary and collaborative nature of innovation, human foolishness and pettiness are often thwarted in favor and pursuit of the bigger picture which, in…
Extract from ‘The Journey: New Positions in African Photography’ — an introduction
A new book examines the great flourishing of photography across the African continent
Vote for parties that live up to promises
Who is likely to ensure I am freer to express discontent while ensuring that I don’t prefer death because healthcare is unaffordable?
Project spawns stories for young adults
Why do African governments have ministries of arts if they don’t seem to put as much funding into the arts as the Goethe-Instituts of this world?
Migration permeates Euro film fest
The European Film Festival is stepping away from gentility to highlight the continent’s burning issues
Slice of life: Science for a better future
‘Last year, two of my classmates, Bathabile Monati, Dineo Shayi, and I were chosen to be part of the I Am Science project at the Goethe-Institut’
Film festival in South Africa lays bare a changing and multifaceted Europe
The Europe Film Festival will be hosted by Cinema Nouveau theatres across the country from May 6 to 15, and includes many award-winning films of note.
A photographer’s search for Jo’Burg’s essential essence
Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi’s exhibition "(Alice) Adama in Wonderland" draws on his fascination with Johannesburg and Africa’s megacities.
The fine art of technology
The space between traditional visual arts and cutting-edge gaming design is an exciting creative playground, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Slumming it, ja
<b>Christina Gossmann</b> checks out the Goethe Institut’s caravan-themed fan park as an alternative place to watch the footie.