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John Kani in Nothing But The Truth. (Photo supplied)

Acts of resistance: The Market Theatre’s enduring power 49 years on

A stage where South Africa’s truth and imagination have lived for 49 fearless years

National treasure: John Kani has always believed in approaching the artistic process as an honest journey, and with an open heart.  (Paul Botes/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: From sangomas to the world’s biggest stages, John Kani has seen it all

His father took him to isangoma when he wanted to be an actor. Today Dr John Kani is revered the world over. He tells Athandiwe Saba about his passions

Stephen Gray edited a series of South African works for Penguin, bringing back into print several almost forgotten classics. (Paul Botes)

Obituary: Literary allrounder Stephen Gray was a scholar, critic, novelist and poet

Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’

Playwright and actress Danai Gurira says she wrote because she wasn’t finding stories that she wanted to perform

A ‘necessity being the mother of invention’ type thing

Danai Gurira on theatre and representation

School play exchange lets South African pupils collaborate with world-renowned writer

Carmen Rivera helps two schools perform each others’ plays.

“The industry has a terrible habit of ignoring and marginalising talented theatre-makers

Louis Viljoen: Theatre’s unruly wunderkind

Playwright Louis Viljoen fearlessly tackles a wide range of subjects in his uncompromising and challenging dramas, like the upcoming ‘The Kingmakers’.

Zombie from Zimbabwe: Danai Gurira as Michonne in The Walking Dead.

The Walking Dead’s ?Danai Gurira has a zest for theatre

One of Zimbabwe’s brightest stars — ?Danai Gurira — talks of the appeal of complex and powerful women in her new play, The Convert.