Heated art discussion at the Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize exhibition
By Edward Tsumele It is not so often that the public gets so close and personal with visual artists, and engage with the artists about their art practice, their processes … Read More
Month: September 2020
Cities like Lagos need building designs that don’t just copy global styles
By Dr Anthony Ogbuokiri Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University .. .. .. .. .. .. Dr Emmanuel Manu Associate Professor in Quantity Surveying and Project Management, Nottingham Trent University .. … Read More
Politics of now explored by Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize exhibition
By Edward Tsumele The Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize, which has been running for years now, and which aims at giving a young, emerging artists an opportunity to practice art under … Read More
DJ Les G’s infectious music at Bertrand in Maboneng
By Edward Tsumele It is late Friday afternoon, and a number of patrons are enjoying their sundown drinks. There is a couple not far from where a friend and I … Read More
Down memory lane of Protest Theatre: Egoli
By Edward Tsumele The issue of migrant labour has always been part of the history of South African mining, especially with the discovery of gold, diamonds and other minerals in … Read More
South African singer Nakhane redefines ideas of masculinity
The clichéd adage “boys will be boys” has, over the ages, normalised unbecoming behaviours. It has also socialised young men into thinking that being a man could entail getting away … Read More
Q&A with DJ Sureshnie Rider of 5FM
Seasoned 5FM newsreader and DJ Sureshnie Rider prides herself on being compassionate and eager to stand up for a cause she believes in. And there are many, from the protection … Read More