Berita’s Workers’ Day performance becomes a powerful meditation on migration, memory and xenophobia in a nation built through labour, movement and forgotten solidarities
Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators
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The poet, writer, artist and activist, who made rubbish of race, left his mark on all aspects of our lives
Reclaimers have not been deemed essential workers amid the Covid-19 lockdown, threatening their already precarious livelihoods. But they will not let each other starve
Spaces like these provide valuable support for young people wanting to pursue creative careers. However, brand promoting is a big part of it
Trailblazing in the community
Happy Dhlame’s gritty exhibition weighs up the human cost of gentrification in the city
Sweetmeats, samoosas, laffa, tikka chicken, jalebi, and a mango lassi. Zaza Hlalethwa eats her way through Fordsburg to get a taste of its history.
A new mixed-income housing plan in Jo’burg includes refurbishing ‘hijacked’ buildings
The musician will be accompanied on stage by a 15-piece string, woodwind, brass, and jazz rhythm group for his November 9 performance at the Bassline.
Alongside panels discussing hot topics, shortlisted poets from the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology will receive their awards.
The portions may be on the small side, but the food bar is fast becoming the go-to spot in Jo’burg’s cultural heartland, writes Milisuthando Bongela.
Prince has grown with Jo’burg’s urban art scene and had earned his royal moniker by the time the millennium hit.
The once-bustling cultural heart of Johannesburg is being revamped with a host of new developments.
