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The death of a public museum in South Africa and the emergence of a privately owned museum

On The Map: perspectives on art from Africa South Vol.1: A book launch that was more than a book launch

Prima Facie: When the system you save turns and eats you

New dawn has arrived for independent artists as they occupy Sandton

Late fashion stylist and entertainment journalist Maria McCloy to be honoured at the Feather Awards

Wits Cultural Precinct to breathe new life into the City, connecting Wits’ arts, and heritage facilities with greater Johannesburg community

Whip out your smartphone and capture a moment in Jozi and stand a chance of your photograph featured in a global photograph project

Policy expert Shadrack Bokaba appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Video Foundation

Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Category: Opinion

Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom
Opinion

Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom

June 23, 2025

Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising … Read More

Comment on Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom
Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?
Opinion

Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?

February 20, 2025

Nicky Falkof, University of the Witwatersrand American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the … Read More

Comment on Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?
Trump inviting influencers to White House press briefings is likely to usher in a new era of fake news
Opinion

Trump inviting influencers to White House press briefings is likely to usher in a new era of fake news

February 4, 2025

Steven Buckley, City St George’s, University of London Just over a week after Donald Trump was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, his new press secretary, Karoline … Read More

Comment on Trump inviting influencers to White House press briefings is likely to usher in a new era of fake news
Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting
Opinion

Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting

January 30, 2025

Caroline Fowler, Williams College The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade. … Read More

Comment on Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting
Books: folklore and fantasy combine in Langabi, a supernatural historical epic from Zimbabwe
Opinion

Books: folklore and fantasy combine in Langabi, a supernatural historical epic from Zimbabwe

December 23, 2024

Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University In 2023, award-winning Zimbabwean author Christopher Mlalazi published a new book, Langabi: Season of the Beast. He’s the author of novels like Running with Mother (2012), … Read More

Comment on Books: folklore and fantasy combine in Langabi, a supernatural historical epic from Zimbabwe
Johannesburg’s underbelly is explored in Niq Mhlongo’s fresh new novel about a messy break-up
Opinion

Johannesburg’s underbelly is explored in Niq Mhlongo’s fresh new novel about a messy break-up

December 20, 2024

Olivier Moreillon, University of Johannesburg Niq Mhlongo was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up under apartheid, South Africa’s institutionalised racial segregation under white minority rule. He graduated … Read More

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Opinion

Rashid Vally: South African visionary whose indie record labels shaped the jazz scene

December 11, 2024

Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of their impact on … Read More

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