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Kafka’s Ape – A Deep Dive Into The Dialogue
This review is a deep dive into the production and how Phala and Miyambo present the universal subject matter that Kafka deals with in his short story, specifically focusing on the...
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Cecil John Rhodes: British Empire Hitman
“We fight Rhodes because he means so much for oppression, injustice, & moral degradation to South Africa - but if he passed away tomorrow there still remains the terrible fact that something...
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Ten years on the road.
Trouble at every turn.
Longer-lasting licences offer one bright turn as the Madlanga Commission examines alleged police corruption and Tshwane confronts a grim discovery behind a spaza-shop door.
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CULTURE Review SHORTS: ESKOM - Nongqawuse Reloaded
As a country, we are once again witnessing our leaders being duped by the colonisers, this time around, not to slaughter our cattle but to decommission our power stations and endure load shedding in the hope that someday...
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Thabo Phalatse’s Palate
One could say that he wears his heart on his sleeve. His name says it all. Thabo Phalatse, his birth name, is his stage name and that, as a DJ, is something unusual. He has no alia...
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Sizophelelaphi?
There is a looming decline in accessible live/jazz music venues in Johannesburg's inner city, with unemployment and a lack of discretionary income playing a significant role.
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Beyond The Mainstream: Hauntings Directors Festival
These exciting sessions are aimed at upholding The Writers’ Lab’s long-standing mission to provide quality educational development initiatives for artists in development through ex...
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Black Music Goes to Pitori
Pitori mahlanyeng, some call it. The place of the mad ones. There is just something a little bit extra about the Blacks of Pitori (not to be confused with Pretoria). To the outsider, there is a spotlight-hogging, devil-m...
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The Paucity of Black Intellectuals
My study on this phenomenon revealed that a significant number of black intellectuals and potential ones left the country, either to work or study abroad, as it was challenging to do so in a...
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