June 25
South Africa: In Joburg, Art Is Made With Urgency, Worlds Collide and Status Can Shift
Despite all Joburg's fractures, there has been a steady opening - an understanding that bringing people together matters. Culture grows stronger when it becomes porous rather than… Read more »
South Africa: Is the National Arts Festival Worth the Effort?
Of course it is. It's more than a festival, it's where the nation gathers to bare its soul. Read more »
June 22
South Africa: Young, Talented, Underfunded - The Bright Sparks At the Theatre's Fringe
The National Arts Festival gets under way on 25 June. With budget and funding cuts making it harder than ever for young artists to pursue their dreams, a Cape Town-based theatre… Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Abdullah Ibrahim, the Pianist Who Turned Manenberg Into an Anthem of the Freedom Struggle.
He was called Sentso, Adolph, Dollar, then Abdullah. Nelson Mandela called him 'our Mozart'. Whatever the name, the music behind it never stopped reaching back towards the scarred… Read more »
June 17
South Africa: Netflix's the Polygamist Confuses Culture With Sexual Deviance
The series fails to interrogate polygamy and instead mistakes sexual pathology for culture. There is a difference between interrogating culture and butchering it. The Polygamist… Read more »
South Africa: The Polygamist - Netflix 'Supernovella' Tops Madlanga Commission As National Conversation
Based on the novel by Sue Nyathi, the 22-episode Netflix 'supernovella' lifts the story of a polygamous marriage into the stratosphere with a stellar cast, brilliant photography,… Read more »
June 16
South Africa: The Arts Shaped SA's Revolution By Giving a Voice to the People
The black consciousness movement and the art that erupted from its politics helped to channel the energies that brought on the 1976 uprisings, which then inspired a new wave of… Read more »
June 15
South Africa: Constellations - the Fragile Calculus of Human Emotions
Actors Mwenya Kabwe and Mark Elderkind are both fantastic in Nick Payne's multidimensional, yet beautifully simple two-hander about the infinite choices we make in an infinite… Read more »
June 07
South Africa: 'It's Hollywood' - MPs Slam Leadership Vacuums As Higher Education Sector Positions Remain Unresolved
As criticism mounts over acting appointments across the higher education sector, MPs have questioned why permanent appointments have not been filled. A leaked letter obtained by… Read more »
June 08
South Africa: Zama Zama - Graham Coetzer Digs Into the Illicit Mining Underworld
Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this… Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Old-School Style and a Lonely Grand Piano At Level Four
Set in a classy boutique hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg, Level Four is redolent of older hotel restaurants where standards are high and the menu laced with the familiar. And… Read more »
South Africa: The Mandalorian and Grogu - a Dazzling but Bland Entry in the Star Wars Universe
The good news is that in making the leap from the small to big screen, The Mandalorian and Grogu is extremely cinematic, dazzling the senses. The bad news is that it's narratively… Read more »
May 28
South Africa: Voices of Reclamation and Resistance At Encounters International Documentary Festival
At the Encounters International Documentary Festival, films from South Africa and abroad illuminate urgent issues of land ownership, cultural identity and the power of music in… Read more »
May 26
South Africa: Minister Mckenzie Axes National Arts Council Board With Immediate Effect
Minister Gayton McKenzie has dissolved the council of the National Arts Council, citing financial incompetence and governance failures, amid ongoing labour disputes affecting South… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Joburg's Keyes Art Mile 2.0 - a Vision Finally Takes Shape After a Decade of Dreaming
Keyes is synonymous with creative energy and urban gathering, woven into Rosebank's cultural life. Now, bureaucracy has caught up at last and it's a go for the precinct's next… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: SA's 2026 National Orders Showcase Cultural Giants and Community Leaders Alike
Recognising achievements across diverse fields, South Africa's 2026 National Orders celebrate the contributions of artists, community leaders, and global figures in building a… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: A Glimpse Inside the Green Room At the Franschhoek Literary Festival
Behind the scenes, on the velvet couches, amid the literary glamour of the Franschhoek Literary Festival Green Room, authors swapped stories, confessed anxieties, discussed murder,… Read more »
May 13
South Africa: Visionary Maria Mccloy 'Hustled Like a Muthah' to Globally Showcase SA's Urban Culture Creativity
The media producer, publicist and accessories designer who documented post-apartheid South Africa's urban culture and put African textiles on the street, the runway and the global… Read more »
May 08
South Africa: Variations On a Theme - a Slow-Burn Film Mixing Magical Realism With Documentary
More of a cinematic meditation than your typical popcorn flick, this beautiful new film from directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar has already garnered major international… Read more »
April 29
South Africa: Afrihost Wins Two 2026 Mybroadband Awards - Best ISP and Best Hosting Provider
Afrihost has won two major 2026 MyBroadband Awards, reinforcing its leadership in connectivity and hosting services. Read more »
April 27
South Africa: Words Words Words At Everard Read Shows the Power of Words in Contemporary Art
Everard Read's WORDS, WORDS, WORDS exhibition brings together South African artists who merge text and image, pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions of language in… Read more »
April 23
South Africa: Culinary and Literary Classics - Meals and Books Worth Waiting for
Marita van der Vyver paints a vivid picture of indulging in traditional French cuisine while reading timeless novels, celebrating the beauty of cherished tastes and tales. Read more »
March 12
South Africa: The Viljoens - From 'Real Housewives Fame' in South Africa to U.S. 'Shoplifting' Bubbly
Melany and Peet Viljoen are no strangers to the limelight. And to controversy. The South African couple featured in a local reality TV show, they back the 'white genocide' lie, and… Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Adult Colouring Books Are Bestsellers Again. It Makes Sense in Our Anxious Age
The renewed popularity of adult colouring books is unsurprising: they appeal at times of prolonged uncertainty, cognitive overload and emotional fatigue. Read more »
March 05
South Africa: How an Unworn Dress Inspired a 'Pay It Forward' Movement
This is the story about a dress intended for an interview that never happened, and a deeply human idea to help young people who have talent and ambition but not the pricey outfit… Read more »
