Free State poets enchant Durban
The Free State has some of the finest writers in South Africa, but they have seldom been given any national acknowledgement or a platform to showcase...
Those times Gareth Cliff pushed the limits and got away with...
South African self-styled “shock-jock†Gareth Cliff’s response to the #PennySparrow debacle and the ensuing debates on criminalisation of hate speech was to declare: "People...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ducks Questions On Transphobia
After almost an hour delay, acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie arrived at the Abantu Book Festival on Friday afternoon. Adichie was in conversation...
True Love Is Loving Yourself, BTS Tells Fans
BTS started a self-love revolution and it's beautiful to see. It started in September 2017 with Bangtan Sonyeondan leader RM telling fans during the...
New York City shows some love for Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu
Right now, New Yorkers are walking across a giant Ndebele-inspired mural that’s been painted across a two-lane road in Tribeca.
The mural, painted by American...
Moonlight: When Black and Queer America won an Oscar
“This goes out to all those black and brown boys and girls and non-gender-conforming who don't see themselves.†–
Tarell Alvin McCraney, accepting the 2017...
What It Takes To Write About Mental Disorders At 10 Years...
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eThekwini Municipality held its third Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair, the flagship Literary and Art Fair for Parks Recreation and Culture...
All The Words You Need To Know To Join A K-pop...
K-Pop: a music genre which originates in South Korea and includes all forms of popular music in Korea. It often describes a modern form...
‘We need to act against white privilege and the systems that...
In a press statement, Dean Hutton addresses their recent #FuckWhitePeople court victory and reminds white South Africans that belonging is earned, not stolen.
I’d like...
Eusebius shows us we need academic justice as much as we...
This is the prepared text of the 2016 DCS Oosthuizen Academic Freedom Memorial Lecture that was delivered by Eusebius Mckaiser at the university currently...
We need to speak about the state of arts in South...
After attending the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, MALEBO GOLOLO needs to get something off her chest about the state of the arts in...
The CC’d Collective’s Response To Participating Unwittingly In Israeli-Funded Cultural Activities
As awareness of Israel's oppression of Palestinians grows, more and more artists from across the world are joining the cultural boycott. Support for the...
So Starbucks in SA is a sip of the first world?...
Ahead of the Thursday opening of Starbucks in South Africa, Wayne Parnell attended the by-invitation-only launch of the international coffee chain in Rosebank. The...
Lesego Vorster Wants to Get South Africa And Africa Animating
Lesego Vorster is a South African animator and designer who is currently studying at the renowned French animation school, Gobelins. He was the first...
5 Reasons To Join The Beyhive Today
Beyoncé has arguably has the greatest fan base, the Beyhive, of any other celebrity at the moment. But there are many reasons why the...
“Writing Is A Kind Of Therapy For Me”
In June this year, Thando Fuze, a 31-year-old performing poet from Durban will launch her show called "The One Woman Show" , and will...
In Her Own Words: Mam’ Nomhle Nkonyeni Reflects On Her Career
Legendary award-winning actress, Mam’ Nomhle Nkonyeni has passed away at the age of 77, after a resilient career spanning 50 years. In a TEDx...
Game Of Thrones 3D Generalist On Animation
Animation is a dynamic and exciting field, but it's a highly-skilled profession that makes it difficult to get into. Three-dimensional generalist Thomas Kutschera who...
Writer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi on accessibility, writing, and film
Lidudumalingani Mqombothi is the current “cool kid†of South African literature. At least, he thinks so. He’s a writer, photographer, and filmmaker who won...
Dance Umbrella Africa Is About Figuring Out The Future Of Dance
The 2019 Dance Umbrella Africa (DUA) festival was put together in just four months the South African State Theatre's (SAST) CEO Aubrey Sekhabi said....
