CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
The veteran Harari anchor and musician turned 70 this week. By Gwen Ansell Drummer, saxophonist, composer, activist – and anthropology student – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse has turned 70. If you wanted a … Read More
By Chad Williams The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national security … Read More
By Lesley Cowling In 1988, Aggrey Klaaste became the editor of Sowetan and launched a project to intervene in the fraught political situation in South Africa. The Sowetan was the … Read More
By Lizzy Attree The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year … Read More
By Christopher Isike South Africans wish to see men and boys change their violent behaviour towards women and girls to stem the worsening tide of male violence against females in … Read More
By Tinashe Mushakavanhu Zimbabwe born artist Kudzanai Chiurai is a phenomenon. He is one of the most challenging and inventive figures in contemporary African art. From large scale photos of fictional African dictators to … Read More
By Ahmed Elgammal When Ludwig von Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum … Read More
