Master Storytelling From Lesley Nneka Arimah
Love, death, magic, reality, immigration and the diaspora, Lesley Nneka Arimah's book What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky has it...
All your musical faves are trash
Issues of gender-based violence and women’s safety in public spaces are always a national concern, and it seems some of our musical legends are...
Democracy and Delusion: old problems, new solutions
The Nkandla debacle, the Marikana massacre, Fees Must Fall, GuptaGate, Zuma Must Fall and daily service delivery protests - South African politics is a...
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...
21-Year-Old Entrepreneur: ‘I Started My Business With No Funds’
AS TOLD TO
Avthar Aniruth, a 21-year-old Durban entrepreneur, was recently featured in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list. The founder and CEO of...
When racism, Islamophobia and #BringBackOurGirls collide
What happens when racism, Islamophobia, and #BringBackOurGirls collide in a single advertisement for charity? More to the point, how does that even happen? RA'EESA PATHER explains.
I...
Dear 2016: thank you for teaching us these important lessons
Dear 2016,
It’s almost time to bid you farewell and our timelines are filled with tweets and statuses expressing glee at seeing the back of...
5 Reasons To Read Esi Edugyan’s “Washington Black”
Can a person who was enslaved ever be free? This is the question Canadian author Esi Edugyan grapples with in her masterpiece novel: Washington...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – June 2017...
So we’re more than halfway through 2017, and the country is still as dramatic as ever. Fires all over the Cape, more Gupta nonsense,...
Toya Delazy spills the tea on voicing the first black Powerpuff...
If you haven’t heard about it yet, Cartoon Network has a brand new Powerpuff Girl, who is black and voiced by none other than...
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...
As By Fire: Jonathan Jansen talks #FeesMustFall and victimhood
Former University of the Free State vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen’s latest book was released earlier this year. "As By Fire: The End of the South...
Extract: How I Took Back My Power
Respected political analyst and academic Nompumelelo Runji seemed the picture of a successful black professional woman. Yet, like many, she privately battled personal demons....
The Politics Of Beauty
A new documentary-film explores ideas of beauty and the Black female body, writes Itumeleng Molefi.
A few weeks ago I was part of the first...
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...
Remembering Michael Jackson Through His Best Music
There's no doubt that Michael Jackson was the greatest artist of our time. Artists will forever imitate his incredible style, musical genius and dancing...
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...
20 years and more to come: the past paving the future...
The Time of the Writer literary festival has entered its 20th year. Last year’s festival featured some of South Africa’s best writers gathered together...
Remembering the SS Mendi and Shaka the Great at Time of...
The focus of Time of the Writer 2017 is on indigenous languages, the short story and the intersection of film and literature - and...
On madness and mental health – “People have different ways of...
The Time of the Writer festival kicked off this week, and this year's theme is "Decolonising the book". Dana Da Silva spoke to MISHKA...
