Cecil John Rhodes: British Empire Hitman

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Ukugrumba

Ukugrumba, which means to “dig up” in isiXhosa, is a body of work motivated by my family’s trauma as a result of activism in South Africa's struggle against apartheid, liberation a...

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Culture / 16/08/19

Naga ya Fsa

The music of the mountains – which is ‘music of the day before yesterday, for a people of the day after tomorrow’ is a thrust of this Naga ya Fsa series of performances. Because as black artists who create, free within o...

By Tlokwe Sehume

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Huyj Matters

HYuj Matters – The Movement of Stillness

By Mutle Mothibe

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Please Do Not Call Me South Africa

I am Azania land of black folks/ Grain grown when stones were/ still as soft as butter./ I am Azania land of Zenji/ Truth made redundant/ by the tyrant´s gang

By Ahmed Cheikh

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Culture / 14/08/19

UJ Weekend of Jazz

“Jazz musicians and their audiences are feeling the decline of Jo’burg City’s iconic jazz circuit and it is imperative to create new spaces where artists can let their riffs run wild and audiences can revel in the sound.

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Nwabisa Plaatjie’s Double Bill at the Baxter

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Zu. Returns with Allow and Third EP

Having already released two seven-track Eps, Ndim Nawe and Ndim Nani, the husky voiced Zu. is back to mark Women’s Month, with the release of a music video for Allow, a single off...

By Heston Thomas & Zu

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Black Love / 12/08/19

uNkomish'yetiye & A Case of Zamalek

I must be honest though, our weddings are more spectacular. In our weddings, there is a lot of meat. Lots of singing and dancing. People get showered with booze until they swim in it. Ours is a three-day event, taking pl...

By Mthokozisi Mthethwa