Celebrating radio milestone
By CityLife Arts Writer 5FM DJ Kid Fonque celebrated 200 shows on 5FM this week with an interview with award-winning DJ and producer Louie Vega. The DJ behind the popular Selective Styles show on … Read More
Month: August 2020
The evolution of multi-media artist Blessing Ngobeni
His exhibition at Standard Bank Gallery Chaotic Pleasure speaks truth to power By Edward Tsumele Multi-media South African artist Blessing Ngobeni’s exhibition has just opened at the Standard Bank Gallery … Read More
Why it’s not empowering to abandon male pseudonyms used by female writers
In a letter to James AH Murray in 1879, the writer ME Lewes wrote: “I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot”. She perhaps would not have been pleased … Read More
How grassroots video is building a film industry in Zimbabwe
There is a general perception that there is no film industry to talk about in Zimbabwe. This argument is mostly based on comparisons with other well-resourced film economies, such … Read More
Ethiopian film, Finding Sally, which premieres at two international film festivals in South Africa reveals family secrets
By CityLife Arts Writer August and September will be a period for Ethiopian filmmaker, Tamara Mariam Dawit, who has the African premiere of her documentary Finding Sally, at Encounters International … Read More
Tribute to S’busiso Mseleku: Remembering the day when we shared that stage in Soweto
By Edward Tsumele As tributes continue to pour for veteran sports writer S’busiso Mseleku who died yesterday, two things come into my mind. One, only last month Mseleku had reached … Read More
The Lab on the search for next generation of creative pioneers
By CityLife Arts Writer You fancy yourself as a John Kani or an Athol Fugard? If the answer is yes, you might be the right person that the world renowned … Read More