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On Sunday Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny delivered an electrifying performance during the Super Bowl LX half-time show

Bad Bunny’s Superbowl performance was an Afro-Carribean celebration — and protest

The Puerto Rican superstar’s half-time show was a beautiful act of joy and resistance for black and brown people everywhere

  • Eyaaz
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All that glitters: Artist Johnathan Schultz’s most distinctive and dominant medium is gold. Photo: Sonder Rose Media

Typos & change: Jonathan Schultz and the alchemy of identity

In his latest body of work, Johnathan Schultz trades spectacle for soul, reimagining gold as a vessel for memory, resilience and identity

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
In Nigeria, oil extraction continues to pollute the Niger Delta.

The African Union must include climate reparations on its agenda

Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa

5 min read
Olivier Laouchez (Photo supplied)

Bold innovations for this year’s Trace Awards — and beyond

This year, the Trace Awards will feature a range of categories celebrating musical excellence across different regions and genres

  • Des Erasmus
11 min read
Going for gold: Salimah Valiani’s anthology of poetry iGoli eGoli is a socio-political examination of the city. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
The eternal dance: Nduduzo Makhathini recently released his third album, which is titled uNomkhubulwane. Photo: Arthur Dlamini

uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits

Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album

  • Eyaaz
11 min read