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Facilitating dialogue: The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg.

Six decades In, Goodman Gallery reflects on its role in art and society

Liza Essers reflects on Goodman Gallery’s legacy, its global ambitions and the challenges of sustaining a space for art, conversation and community

A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art

Thando Mama steals the spotlight at Spier Light Art Festival

A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art

Jazz rehersals at home. Zola Madyaka and Eric Nomvete.

Photography as a listening tool: Beata America puts it all on record

Beata America transforms photography into a medium of listening and memory in her Cabinet section, Record, at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair

Shamilla Aasha’s The Healing Alchemy 2025

Generations in conversation: Tandazani Dhlakama curates across time

Tandazani Dhlakama’s Generations section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair pairs artists across borders and eras to reveal the quiet continuity shaping contemporary African art

In stillness: Zoya Uwineza Mothupi-Sarges, better known as Uwineza, is set to release her album in April.
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Uwineza’s ‘Wings’ teaches you how to sit still again

A quiet, stripped-back album that asks you to slow down, listen inward, and trust what surfaces in the silence

Attuned: The album Nomisupasta is preparing to release has been in motion for some time, even if its full shape is only now becoming visible. Photo: Supplied

Nomisupasta bridges sound and storytelling

Nomisupasta pairs love, politics, and artistic reflection in her upcoming album, debuting in full on the eve of Freedom Day

Maleh feels she is only
now stepping into the
fullest expression of
herself as an artist.
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Maleh on music, faith, and her artistic rebirth

Maleh’s path as a musician has evolved into a journey of faith, self-discovery, and artistic honesty, charting a deeply personal creative course

Spontaneous: Sarkodie recorded the effortless Lavida Loca in a hotel room while on tour in the United States three years ago – and it’s still infectious. Photo: Lavida Loca video

Success is spelt Sarkodie

The Ghanaian musician is label-free, legacy-focused and making global moves that are on his own terms

Martine Jackson shapes clay to document emotive journeys, such as Silent Resolve

Clay Formes and the resurgence of African sculptural traditions

Olivia Barrell’s gallery and book reclaim clay’s place in art history, grounded in care and curation

Gyakie blends Afrobeats, R&B and soul to create a sound that’s all her own

Gyakie: When the music chooses the artist

Gyakie blends Afrobeats, R&B and soul to create a sound that’s all her own

Mbali Tshabalala has been chosen to take part in the Tyburn Foundation’s new residency initiative

Space to shape and create

New residencies give African artists time to reflect, collaborate and evolve beyond commercial constraints

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Zimbabwean artist Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude wins 2024 FNB Art Prize

Nyaude’s work will be on display at the FNB Art Fair, and he will hold a solo exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Thandiswa Mazwai. Photos by Nick Boulton and Charles Leonard

Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa

Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture