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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

Superhero of the moment: Chadwick Boseman plays the film adaptation of the Sensational Black Panther which launches in theatre tonight.

A superhero worth the wait

Black Panther might depict a fantasy of the continent but the its contribution to black geekdom remains important

Design dilemma: Architect

‘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 Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18

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.

President Jacob Zuma glossed over the ills plaguing the ANC at a gala dinner in Bloemfontein on Saturday night.

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.

Nina Simone.

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.

President Jacob Zuma.

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.

President Jacob Zuma.

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.

Pretoria Art Museum

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.

President Jacob Zuma visited Nelson Mandela — seen here in a file photograph — on Sunday

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 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

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.

President Jacob Zuma.

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.

Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarohanye.

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.

A new exhibition

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.