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The anointing of Nomfundo Moh

Moh’s faith is reflected in her thought-provoking latest album

Coco Safar brings its sublime menu to Johannesburg

Coco Safar has opened its doors in Jozi, offering delectable food and an intimate atmosphere

One Series: Two Takes: ‘Harlem’

There is nothing new about this slightly disappointing new season but it does serve up some black-girl magic

Loaded with meaning: ‘The Head & the Load’ by artist William Kentridge, with choreography by Gregory Maqoma, and music by Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi, is about the plight of black African porters in World War I.  Photos: Stella Olivier

Gregory Maqoma and William Kentridge: Exploring the violence done to African bodies

Choreographer Gregory Maqoma navigates grief and trauma through tradition and dance in his collaboration with artist William Kentridge, The Head & The Load

Main meal: Order the lamb shank with creamy mushroom and apricot sauce at Lokkum.

The Flavour Hunter | A Turkish delight in Fourways

Relish the diverse flavours and textures of Turkish cuisine in a family-friendly atmosphere

Clap back: A billboard advertises Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ in which he addresses being slapped by Will Smith at last year’s Oscars.  Photo: Patrick Fallon/AFP/Getty Image

One Show Two Takes: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’

The comedian’s latest Netflix special does address that slap but it delivers very few laughs

A stitch in time: Small Street, in down town Johannesburg, has many fast-fashion outlets. Photos: Moeletsi Mabe

The Cost of Fast Fashion

Quality or quantity? The bind of fast fashion

Fine food: Chic and laid back, Mabu in Waterfall, Midrand, is a great place for drinks and a relaxed meal with friends.

Waterfall’s newest restaurant

Mabu combines Asian-inspired dishes with breezy views, production cocktails and great service for a pleasant dining experience

Must-do venues: Johannesburg’s Zioux Luxury Cocktail Bar, Hacienda in the centre of Cape Town, Chinchilla Rooftop Bar also in the Mother City and 14 on Chartwell, Durban. Photo: Supplied

Enjoy some of the best during Restaurant Week

Calling all foodies … Restaurant Week is offering affordable dining experiences at 125 of the country’s top eateries

AKA’s last album, Mass Country. Photo: Supplied

One Album Two Takes: Mass Country AKA

Released two weeks after his death, AKA’s last album is a genre mashup about regret, love and redemption

Sleek: The restaurant at the Durban Yacht Mole, 9th Avenue Waterside, has a cool, clean and contemporary look.

Rejoice foodies, Restaurant Week is upon us!

Feast at some of South Africa’s best eateries at a great price

In The Company of Men: Review

Veronique Tadjo In The Company of Men looks at the effects and outcomes of the Ebola epidemic that left devastation in West Africa from 2014 to 2016

One film Two Takes: Emancipation

Will Smith stars in the film Emancipation, which tells the story of an enslaved man named Peter whose back bore the scars of slavery captured in the 1863 photograph Whipped Peter

The Flavour Hunter: Dine with wine at Quoin Rocks’s Qbar in Rosebank

Qbar restaurant is bringing a taste of the Winelands to Johannesburg

The Broadway adaptation of the award-winning movie celebrates its quarter-century. (Photos:
Walter McBride/WireImage/ Delwyn Verasamy
and J Countess/Getty Images)

The Legacy of The Lion King lives on through theatre

The Broadway adaptation of the award-winning movie celebrates its quarter-century

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Marble restaurant is coming to Cape Town

Chef David Higgs and interior designer Irene Kyriacou talk about the opening of a new Marble Restaurant in late 2023 at the V&A Waterfront

One Movie, Two Takes: Wakanda Forever

This blockbuster sequel is a well-intentioned but painfully average tribute to the star of the first movie, Chadwick Boseman

Parliament was disrupted for an hour until the speaker of the national assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula asked security guards to remove certain EFF members. (David Harrison/M&G)

Opposition demands that Ramaphosa account for incident in which money was stolen from his farm

EFF tries to disrupt president’s speech to Parliament by bringing up deluge of points of order

Photo: Gallo Images/City Press/Muntu Vilakazi

The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow

Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa step aside immediately. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Julius Malema calls on Ramaphosa to step aside over corruption allegations

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has accused the president of defeating the ends of justice