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Zenande Mfenyana as Thumeka. Photo: Mzansi Magic

Saftas celebrate the storytellers shaping South African screens

The 19th South African Film and Television Awards honoured actors, filmmakers and productions driving the country’s screen industry

Nomzamo Mbatha and a dress worthy of a gallery

Fusing tradition and couture, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s dress for Nomzamo Mbatha redefines African royalty

Buon appetito!: Chef Ashton Frodsham and his team took weeks to work out the menu at Pink Mama’s, which
uses seasonal ingredients. Photo: Taff Studios

Come home to Mama’s

From screen to plate … this restaurant brings Italy to the heart of Johannesburg

Breathing space: Mona Monyane plays the lead character Lesego in the film Sabbatical, which explores themes such as the price of success and family pressures

When the hustle breaks you: Karabo Lediga’s quietly radical Sabbatical

A layered, indie-styled character study, the film is a meditation on failure, family and fragile identity

Music, meaning and magic: Shekhinah (above) and Mi Casa will perform at a concert in Durban Botanic Gardens.

Diary: Old Mutual Music at the Lake, Mo Eazy releases Teriba, Diprente’s Sabbatical opens in May

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Free entry: The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival is an important reminder that for many in South Africa the battle for rights has not been won.

Arts and acts of freedom

Human rights festival honours the fight for justice with music, films and dialogue, offering free access to all and inspiring change

Sole searching: Usha Seejarim’s exhibition Unfolding Servitude will be on at Southern Guild Cape Town from 13 March.

Diary: Usha Seejarim at Southern Guild, Zoë Modiga empowers her voice, Onset Music Group releases Voicenote

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKERS INVITED TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK AT THE 2025 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

Submissions Now Open – Entry Fee Waived for South African Filmmakers. South African filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives are invited to submit their work for the 29th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), taking place from June 11–15, 2025, in Miami Beach, Florida. As a premier platform dedicated to empowering Black artists and celebrating stories from […]

Striking: Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero was choreographed by Gregory Maqoma.

Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films

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Reely cool: Busi Lethole is the principal protagonist in Epilogue, a film made in just two days as part of the 48 Hour Film Project, which takes place in more than 100 cities around the globe every year.

What did you do this weekend?

I played the lead in a film that took just 48 hours to make as part of an international competition.

Musical artist: Buhlebendalo will be performing at She Fest.

Diary: She Fest comes to Constitutional Hill, Soweto’s Buskaid String Ensemble in concert,  Lu Dlamini to perform at UKZN

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Masinga The Calling poster

Local paranormal thriller blends magic and mystery

Sean Cameron Michael plays the villain Jeremiah Mills in the movie Masinga The Calling

Encounters with Palestine and the environment

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly 50 documentaries

Russell Grant is the brainchild behind the independent cinema, now at 44 Stanley in Joburg. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Enjoy a cinematic journey at The Bioscope

‘After decades of mass products, society wanted to move back to the artisanal and great quality’

A scene from Inshallah a Boy, which will be screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival.

Tapestry of life through the lens of film

Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies

It’s AI versus humans in sci-fi thriller

‘The Creator’ explores humanity’s complex relationship with advanced technology

Well versed: A still from the documentary ‘Conscripted Poet’, which tells of Kris Marais, who turned his experiences in the apartheid army, and those of other men, into poetry.
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Trauma, silence and complicity

Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers