Mpho Moshe Matheolane
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The case for the other black woman in ‘Black Panther’
Nightshade might seem nothing more than a prop in the film but she is more than she appears to be
A superhero worth the wait
Black Panther might depict a fantasy of the continent but the its contribution to black geekdom remains important
‘Starchitect’ is down to earth in Jo’burg
David Adjaye takes on Johannesburg’s Hallmark House, a residential project that aims to find its own place in the city’s architectural schizophrenia.
The case of Mafikeng High School
Why did the news of a school teacher having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old pass without a glimmer, asks Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
After the Mangaung and Christmas parties
Mpho Moshe Matheolane hopes that life post-Christmas – and post-Mangaung – proves to be as busy as this past year.
The problem with (mis)representation is …
The Nina Simone biopic debacle shows there will always be a problem when the representation of another is concerned, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
By the gods, what now?
After President Jacob Zuma called on his ancestors to help secure his next term, Mpho Moshe Matheolane wonders how the gods would react to this.
What history will tell us about our leaders
History will judge Jacob Zuma for his accomplishments and failures. But we might already know what it will say about him, says Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Art, theft and everyday life
Art heists can be dramatic, even entertaining, but are irrelevant to the lives of most people, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
The man and the myth: A portrait of Mandela as currency
Mpho Moshe Matheolane ponders the release of the Mandela notes and the myths surrounding South Africa’s first democratically elected president.
History, a wise but ignored teacher
History is a means of peering into the past in order to get a sense of one’s present and who we are as a people, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Don’t leave it up to the politicians
Mpho Moshe Matheolane wonders why people of South Africa are quick to complain about the country but slow to get up and do something to fix it.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
The reaction to Jub Jub and his co-accused’s guilty verdicts shows the public might not understand the role of the law, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Mafikeng: Once beautiful, but now ruined by the ANC
Mpho Moshe Matheolane bemoans how the ANC allowed the well-functioning town of Mafikeng to deteriorate into the sad state it is now.
Talking about the City
A new exhibition, Conversations, has Mpho Moshe Matheolane marvelling at the city of Johannesburg and the different people that live in it.