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Palesa Segomotso Motsumi

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Palesa Segomotso Motsumi

Filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela. Photo: Hankyeol Lee

Milisuthando: A film reckoning with our past

Through Milisuthando, cultural thinker Milisuthando Bongela confronts South Africa’s unfinished healing — reimagining nationhood, belonging and love through deeply personal…

Sabelo Mlangeni’s photographic essay of his experience at the “Royal House of Allure”.

A Different Now Is Close Enough To Exhale On You: Curating, according to Bonaventure

Goodman Gallery collaborates with International guest curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and the Umhlabathi Collective

Art meets philanthropy as Zanele Muholi embarks on a new chapter

The photographer has created a nurturing space for young creatives to tell their own stories by setting up the Muholi Art Institute in Cape Town

On the dot: Bonolo Kavula and her works Lewatle, Kagiso and I am Drowning in Blue, made from punched seshweshwe and thread, on at her exhibition Lewatle at the Norval Foundation in Cape Town

Artist cut from different cloth

Bonolo Kavula, winner of the Norval Sovereign Art Prize, has a new exhibition that references seshweshwe fabrics and themes inspired by the sea

The e-learning platform My Playbox profiles 11 South African entrepreneurs and unlocks their secrets for less than the price of a business textbook

Entrepreneurship education innovates with online offering

The e-learning platform My Playbox profiles 11 South African entrepreneurs and unlocks their secrets for less than the price of a business textbook

Take note: In Tutu Puoane’s music, time and pace is everything. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Tutu Puoane back on the South African stage after two years away

She may have left South Africa more than 20 years ago, but this jazz singer is still firmly rooted in her heritage

Zandile Tshabalala’s next exhibition, titled ‘In Search of My Mother’s Garden’, is at the Kunstmuseum Magdeburg in Germany. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Zandile Tshabalala exhibits for the first time in SA with BKhz Gallery

Pandering to the art world is no longer a prerequisite for success. Zandile Tshabalala has proved this in the last two years by exhibiting abroad before coming home

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Nomzi Khumalo’s ‘The Truth’ tells it like it is

Nomzi Kumalo is brutally honest. Her melancholic but beautiful songs speak the truth and are often inspired by her poetry

Opportunity: Nomaza Nongqunga Coupez, the founder of Undiscovered Canvas, welcomes Lulama Wolf (above right) to the Undiscovered Canvas Art Residency. (Mathieu Chatonnier/Undiscovered Canvas)

Nomaza Nongqunga Coupez shines the artists’ light in France

A residency started by South Africans in the south of France supports Africa’s women artists

Epitome of poise: The work of Cynthia Sifa Mulanga is hot property in the art market right now, as evidenced by her recent collaboration with luxury brand Gucci. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

In the bag: Artist Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, Gucci and Princess Diana

Congolese-born, South Africa-based artist Cinthia Sifa Mulanga collaborated with Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci in a tribute to the late Princess Diana

On show: The Fashion Revolution exhibited clothes by the Swedish Institute at the Future of Fashion Symposium 2019. (Thabo Matsepane)

Weaving ethics into fashion

Fashion looks glamorous but it’s not. Behind the glitz is environmental and social damage