CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Narnia Bohler-Muller, Human Sciences Research Council After a battle of about four years to secure the removal of South Africa’s public protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the country’s parliament finally delivered … Read More
Shola Adenekan, Ghent University The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics … Read More
Andiswa Mvanyashe, Nelson Mandela University In South Africa “umlungu” is a word that’s commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country’s Xhosa … Read More
Bhaso Ndzendze, University of Johannesburg and Siphamandla Zondi, University of Johannesburg Eager to escape perceived western domination, several countries – mostly in the global south – are looking to join … Read More
Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University The ruling elite in Zimbabwe has always tried to silence opposing political voices and erase histories it does not wish to have aired. Although “democratic” elections … Read More
Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso, better known as Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian novelist, playwright, journalist, scholar and actor, died on 19 July 2023. His son Akin Omotoso, … Read More
Abdi Ismail Samatar, University of Pretoria The former chief executive of South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has written a scathing critique of the ruling party’s practices that have seriously damaged … Read More
