November 15 2022 is Day of the 8 Billion
On November 15, the United Nations is going to be marking Day of Eight Billion. This is because the world’s population is projected to...
#LGBQTILife : Homophobia is a colonial import Africa upholds with its...
The anti-LGBQTIA+ laws in Africa are a remnant of colonialism. The penal code was a set of laws which criminalised being gay. While Britian...
Africa Day: 6 African Women Who Are Shaking Things Up
On 25 May, we commemorate Africa Day: a celebration of Africa's independence, freedom, and liberation struggle from colonial imperialists. It also marks the first...
A Delightful Roadtrip with Zukiswa Wanner In “Hardly Working”
Zukiswa Wanner's latest offering transports the reader from the dusty roads of Malawi on the back of a lorry to an impromptu safari from...
Help These South African Photographers Reach New York
Reatile Moalusi and Kgomotso Neto Tleane are two South African photographers whose works has been chosen for the New York Times Portfolio Review. The...
Eldos Boxer Melissa Miller Is Making Big Waves
Melissa Miller is a boxer from Eldorado Park who made the news this past week when she became the South African Female Boxing Bantamweight...
In his own words: Thomas Gordon and bringing classical music to...
Classical music is always seen as stuffy and a privileged class activity. Thomas Gordon challenges this idea by giving violin music a modern twist....
Don’t be a mampara: Let us teach you how to wear...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed one message in every family meeting South Africa has had since March: wear your mask AND properly. As the...
Kahindo Mateene: “The African Fashion Industry Needs More Investment”
Bright reds, purples, yellows, and greens characterise designer Kahindo Mateene’s collection launched at the African International Fashion (AFI). AFI is a platform that aims...
Here’s what is coming to Netflix in January
Every month streaming platform Netflix adds new content for viewers including original series and movies. For January - to welcome in the new year...
Five times South African musicians “inspired” the world
South Africa Twitter was not impressed last week with British singer, Jorja Smith’s take on amapiano. Amapiano is a South African music genre similar...
Kwaito symbolised South Africa’s freedom in the 90’s
Contemporary South African music genres have taken the world by storm. Gqom, Amapiano and Yaadt have also captured the world. Kwaito was the reply...
Patrice Motsepe, You Should Have Brought Beyonce To SA
Billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe paid to bring the Spanish soccer team FC Barcelona to Johannesburg this week, to take on Sundowns in a friendly...
South Africa has its first official Music chart
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) launched the first Official South African Music Charts (TOSAC) on September 1. The chart will be calculated...
Binwe Adebayo on writing about Black Love
Binwe Adebayo, writer, founder and managing director of baby mogul has contributed to a new collection of essays. Notes on Love is a collection...
Chris van Wyk’s Life Comes To Life On Stage
The clanging of prison doors, a single spotlight and Zane Meas on the stage. Starring Meas, the Market Theatre's production of The Storyteller of...
All Your Mask-Related Questions Answered
Wearing a face mask in South Africa is mandatory. And not wearing a face mask in public is considered a criminal offence. But why?
In...
Mudau Phathutshedzo: founder Of Dziphathu Green Tech rewrites Freedom Day through...
Founder and managing director of Dziphathu Green Tech, Mudau Phathutshedzo, is the epitome of what it means to redefine freedom day in South Africa...
You need to get your hands on these comics that tell...
Comics haven’t always been the best at telling complex stories with diverse characters. For example, when Black Panther came onto the scene back in...
Netflix’s You Season Two is a Must Watch
Does anything say the day after Christmas like getting inside the head of a self-obsessed stalker. Well if that’s the vibe you’re going for...
