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CONCERNING BLACKS

The voices in Makhafula Vilakazi’s head

A poet raised in transit, Makhafula Vilakazi speaks from the margins, even as he has almost escaped them

  • Vus'umuzi Phakathi
8 min read
“Drain our dignity”.Masixole Feni’s images of Khayelitsha capture the way people have been able to exist and have meaningful lives under oppressive conditions.
DAVID MARRIOTT

Artists must strive to reimagine ways of portraying and inhabiting ikasi

An overemphasis on ‘escaping’ the township robs us of the nuanced account of its spirit and a chance to create a habitable space in the margins

  • Mbe Mbhele
8 min read
Cring out: Makhafula Vilakazi doesn’t mince his words. (Supplied)
ART

Sharp turns on an angry road

The poet Makhafula Vilakazi lays bare and rejects ­ the sorry conditions that govern life on the margins.

  • Percy Zvomuya
4 min read