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Mother of the nation: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the mother who did what she could with what she had, became something more recognisable, a stand-in for a generation of women who stayed behind.
AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM

Rewriting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela through the eyes of her grandchildren

Refusing neat conclusions, The Trials of Winnie Mandela invites viewers into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation with history, legacy, and generational trauma

  • Lesego Chepape
6 min read
Jazz rehersals at home. Zola Madyaka and Eric Nomvete.
AFRICAN ARTISTS

Photography as a listening tool: Beata America puts it all on record

Beata America transforms photography into a medium of listening and memory in her Cabinet section, Record, at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair

  • Kibo Ngowi
3 min read
Shamilla Aasha’s The Healing Alchemy 2025
AFRICAN ARTISTS

Generations in conversation: Tandazani Dhlakama curates across time

Tandazani Dhlakama’s Generations section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair pairs artists across borders and eras to reveal the quiet continuity shaping contemporary African art

  • Kibo Ngowi
3 min read