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Following studying towards her Film & Media degree at the University of Cape Town and North Carolina State University, Stefanie Jason began work as a copy editor and writer for various South African publications, including Bona, True Love and Sowetan, as well as the Mail & Guardian. For the M&Gs arts & culture supplement Friday, she writes about art, music & lifestyle when she isnt relaxing, traveling or checking out Joburgs many art galleries.

Diamonds on display at the De Beers global sightholder sales in Gaborone. The high prices being placed on the boxes have resulted in sightholders declining them.

Nolan Oswald Dennis on South Africa’s shattered dreams and the future

Dennis’s first solo exhibition maps out and rejects SA’s popularised social fictions.

Shabaka Hutchings will be performing with the Kyle Shepherd Trio on January 7 and 8 in Cape Town.
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Shabaka Hutchings: UK saxophonist in tune with SA’s top brass

The frontman of award-winning UK jazz band Sons of Kemet is in SA to play & record with touted jazz artists. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian.

Turiya Magadlela insists that she does not make social or political commentary in her art

Turiya Magadlela: Art born of shared pain and pantyhose

This year’s winner of the FNB Art prize talks freedom and fragility ahead of her exhibition at the FNB Joburg Art Fair, titled "Imihuzuko".

Some of the residents of the relaunched August House gather in artist Samson Mnisi’s studio.

August House: The home of Jozi’s rising sons and daughters

Officially relaunching during this Art Week Joburg, the artist’s residency is full of history and a place for those long on vision but short of cash.

Bokani Dyer takes on the world

Through history and genres, pianist Bokani Dyer’s latest album "World Music" explores an almost limitless landscape of sounds.

An aerial panoramic shot of Kurland Hotel.

Travel: From rough farm to lap of luxury

Kurland has the feel of an English garden until you look beyond to the fynbos and mountains.

Fifteen artists are embarking on a mission to Accra art festival

Massive attack: Joburg art collective gears up for Ghana

With a bit of crowdfunding and a large gathering of multidisciplinary artists, JHB Massive looks to make an impact at Accra’s Chale Wote art festival.

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Our pick of Oppikoppi’s hottest acts

From jazz and house to hip-hop, we highlight some top music acts at Oppikoppi 2015.

Boudoir beatmakers: Music that creeps out from behind the curtains

From GinaJeanz to Card on Spokes and Indigo Reign, we’ve interviewed four musicians, who have given M&G readers a free download of their craft.

Mbongwana Star is one of the music acts whose video Kala features on the list.
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2015: The year in music videos … so far

From Hiro Murai’s thermal visuals for Earl Sweatshirt to the vibrant black and white shots for Mbongwana Star, here are 10 mind blowing videos.

Kanda Bongo Man’s revolutionary sounds travel to SA

Ahead of his Nu World Festival show, Kanda Bongo Man talks on why South Africa holds a special place in his heart.

Raél Jero Salley’s work depicts people as he sees them.

Artist Raél Jero Salley is present in the passing moment

Artist Raél Jero Salley says the ability to create and imagine the future enables us to overcome the obstacles before us.

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Oscar winners Adrien Brody, Kevin Spacey praise young SA director

The actors give the nod to Mark Middlewick’s movie The Mascot, a winner in the Jameson First Shot film festival that premiered in LA over the weekend.

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Q&A: Music ‘underdogs’ Johnny Cradle talk mass appeal

Ahead of their Jo’burg performance on Friday, we caught up with Sakumzi Qumana and Chris Lombard to talk about the band’s reincarnation.

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On blackness: Five fab sites for art-loving people

From Instagrams to Twitter feeds, check out these five platforms dedicated to conversations on visual art, history and culture from the POC world.

Dancers riel on to LA’s stage

Khoi and San scions are honouring their ancient dance tradition in a US competition next month but they lack all the funding they need.

Activist and artist Adejoke Tugbiyele.

Q&A with Adejoke Tugbiyele: Art that tackles homophobia

We recently caught up with the US-born Nigerian artist and activist, whose work on show at Speaking Back tackles Nigeria’s anti-gay law.

Curator Natasha Becker is back in SA

Women artists talk back to race and gender in new show

SA-born Curator Natasha Becker widens the geographical loupe to enable women artists to speak out in "Speaking Back".

Photograph by Ala Kheir

Bridging the gap: New network zooms in on Africa’s photography

Linking African photographic centres and practitioners, Centres of Learning for Photography in Africa aims to develop lens-based practices.

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Hollywood & home: SA filmmaker Mark Middlewick wins big in LA

After returning from LA, where he made his film with stars Adrien Brody and Kevin Spacey, Mark Middlewick says he is excited about telling SA stories.