As South Africa mourns Albert Mazibuko, his life reveals the deep intersections between music, memory, displacement, and the resilience of black cultural expression.

This year’s festival begins and ends with powerful local films confronting apartheid, colonialism and memory through confident, world-class craft

Zakes Bantwini opens up about the sounds that saved him, the genres he helped shape, and the festival experience he’s building for South Africa

The Bengal Tiger’s life is retold on screen, revisiting the populism, opportunism and contradictions that made Amichand Rajbansi unforgettable

Ernest Cole’s lens captured apartheid’s truth and his legacy continues to shape creatives today

Ernest Cole’s untold story comes home — with a revealing documentary premiering at the Joburg Film Festival this week

The exhibition invites viewers to reflect on South Africa’s history through deeply personal stories of loss, memory and healing.

We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society