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Bopha, Bopha, Bopha!!!

When I heard Mr Percy Mtwa (who wrote, directed and starred in the play) alongside his co-stars Mr Tshallo Chokwe and Mr Terrence Ngwila scream out those words at the end of the pl...

By Tebogo Ditinti

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Culture / 07/06/21

Every Archive Has Its Limitations: In Conversation with Wanelisa Xaba

South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini characterises the university as “a space that does not listen to its surrounding” , if that is indeed the case, then UCT and other universities cannot be trusted to keep archives...

By Ncebakazi Manzi

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David Goldblatt

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Somi

Born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, African and Jazz legacies are always crucial to Somi’s sound. A two-time recipient of The Doris Duke Foundation’s French-Amer...

By Xolani Tembu

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Culture / 02/06/21

South Africa, It Is Enough

Over the past few months, South Africa’s LGBTIQ+ community has been rocked by a series of brutal hate crimes against its members – from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng, from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape. At least six li...

By Azania Desk

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Innocent Man Executed

By Nelvis Qekema

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Siya Makuzeni: An Out Of This Word Auditory Experience.

The first song I ever heard by Siya Makuzeni was “Out of this world”, the more I immersed myself into her work, the more I rejoiced at how apt the song title was in describing her...

By Mutle Mothibe

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Culture / 26/05/21

Joel Mpah Dooh: A Loving Eye

Joel Mpah Dooh’s show, ‘Stories To Tell’, is a record of lockdown. His residency at Gallery Momo extended, unable to return to Cameroon, Dooh hunkered down and produced ‘stories’ which are psychological. We enter the art...

By Ashraf Jamal