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latest news & developmentsStanding in her own name
This reflective review revisits the political courage and quiet influence that made Sally Motlana indispensable to the liberation struggle
Great shot: Peter Magubane’s weapon was his camera
Not only was he world renowned for his powerful images, he also used his talent to fight apartheid, at great personal cost
Freedom writer, freedom fighter
Juby Mayet did something no ‘Malay girl had ever done’ in reporting for a ‘naytiff paper’. Her memoir tells her story
Photographing past and present newsmakers
As I enter the exhibition titled Names in Uphill Letters — A historiography of the newsmakers who tread(ed) South Africa’s soil, at the Workers Museum in Newtown, I encounter a…
Why place matters in celebrating Jo’burg’s club history
The history of clubbing in Jo’burg is less about physical space and fading memories, but about the sheer, frightful necessity of dancing
Q&A Sessions: Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, standing on the shoulders of heroes
Veteran journalist Felicia Mabuza-Suttle tells us about how she dealt with patriarchy, her passion for youth development and why she is a germaphobe
Ronnie Govender: ‘Unbowed, unbroken. I am of Africa’
The South African activist and man of letters, who died on 29 April 2021, used language as a weapon to defend the marginalised and reflect upon the people, places and culture…
Jonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture
Gwangwa’s love for the struggle was genuine and deep, never cosmetic – and he couldn’t have written an unattractive tune if he tried
Black rebels among the blue bloods of liberalism
Bongani Madondo says the meltdown amid racial witch-hunting portends the beginning of the end of white liberalism itself
Locals don’t trust Westbury calm
A year ago, the suburb rose up against violence. Now, with more police on the streets, there are fewer gunshots and less crime
Mahobe gets his chance to shine
Life’s hardships halted his career, but now his art is being exhibited and a book is in the pipeline
Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters
The police minister has promised a patrolling unit would start their work on the streets of Westbury so the residents can ‘sleep better at night’
“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents
The community began protesting on Friday after a woman was fatally shot in the crossfire between alleged gang members on Thursday
A Sophiatown musical to Sunday Jazz Sundowners, don’t miss this
April 2018 also marks the arrival of the fourth iteration of Black Chronicles, a highly acclaimed photographic and multimedia exhibition.
Inextricable link between jazz and fashion
Bonded by history as much as the present, the two genres of expression work together effortlessly