A sober look at how South African art is recalibrating for the long term — smaller, slower and more precarious, yet still thinking its way forward
Melding protest, lyricism and ancestral tradition, Asanda Ruda’s Kemet is a visceral journey of emancipation, healing and artistic defiance
The playwright sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’
A tender meditation on care, memory and materiality, this artist’s work invites us to slow down and feel the soul
Photographer’s images are a soulful visual tribute to South African jazz
A candid look at Campbell Meas’s journey navigating creativity, identity and the challenges of breaking into the arts industry
Mtshali’s latest collection renders death not as absence, but presence — grief draped in beauty, ritual and defiance
Festival returns with fresh fire and fearless talent For 11 days this winter, Makhanda becomes the beating heart of South African creativity and artistic innovation as the National Arts Festival lights up the Eastern Cape until 6 July. A staple on the cultural calendar since 1974, the festival has long been a space for protest, […]
In a quiet moment on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, Modise Sekgothe found out he had been selected as only the second poet to win the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Poetry in its 40-year history. “I was in the house writing,” he tells me when we speak at an event introducing this year’s winners […]
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated
Behind every work on a gallery wall is someone like the unsung art installer
We chat to Darren English about his musical journey, inspiration and experience on stage
Ndlovu transforms traditional African ingredients into gourmet masterpieces
Artist transforms everyday objects as into poignant narratives exploring identity and heritage
National Arts Festival continues to create platforms for creatives, 50 years later
