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Polished: The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro remains
one of Côte d’Ivoire’s most recognisable architectural landmarks. the town’s deep
cultural and historical significance. Photo:  Wendy Mosetlhi

Côte d’Ivoire is more than a stopover. It’s a story you travel through

A seven-day journey across Côte d’Ivoire reveals cocoa towns, coastal escapes, living history and cultural traditions carried carefully across generations

Mother of the nation: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the mother who did what she could with what she had, became something more recognisable, a
stand-in for a generation of women who stayed behind.

Rewriting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela through the eyes of her grandchildren

Refusing neat conclusions, The Trials of Winnie Mandela invites viewers into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation with history, legacy, and generational trauma

Deconstructed ballet: Hatched Ensemble speaks to anyone who has felt conflicted about their own identity
and where they belong in the status quo. Photo: Val Adamson

Mamela Nyamza’s global triumph, ‘Hatched Ensemble’, comes home for two nights only

Internationally celebrated dancer Mamela Nyamza returns home with two powerful productions interrogating identity, colonial legacies and belonging through bold, deconstructed…

Vuyelwa Maluleke’s ‘The Blue Album’ and the language of return

A one-woman performance that confronts memory, violence and complicity, as Vuyelwa Maluleke reclaims language to tell a black queer township story on her own terms

Winning streak: A still from Sierra’s Gold. The thrilling comedy film has been on an impressive run of international film festival appearances and award wins. Photos: Supplied

Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni Shines in Sierra’s Gold, Wins Best Actress

In a triumphant comeback, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni captivates audiences and critics alike, winning Best Actress for her raw and magnetic performance in Sierra’s Gold

The Time of the Writer Festival returns with a bold hybrid vision, using literature to challenge power, amplify voices and reconnect communities across borders

How the Time of the Writer Festival is taking the stories to the people

The Time of the Writer Festival returns with a bold hybrid vision, using literature to challenge power, amplify voices and reconnect communities across borders

‘Cape Fever’: When fiction fills the gaps of history

Through Soraya’s journey, Cape Fever explores identity, resilience and the hidden histories of Cape Malays in post-war South Africa

Crucial role: Showmax gave South African storytellers the freedom to experiment. Photo: File

After Showmax: Who controls the future of African film and television?

As Canal+ takes control of MultiChoice, the end of the African streaming service highlights growing fears that South African storytelling is becoming dependent on foreign media…

Pearl Thusi is an ever-evolving creative force stepping into a powerful musical rebirth where her sound
becomes a picture and her story finds new voice. Photo: Supplied

Pearl Thusi: A daughter’s offering

A cinematic Afrosoul offering, Sodwa captures Pearl Thusi’s journey into music through nostalgia, collaboration and deep emotional clarity

Blockbuster films: John Kani says Africa should make Box Office movies.
Photo: Supplied

Inside the New Creative Academies Shaping South Africa’s Next Generation of Storytellers

South Africa’s creative sector is evolving as John Kani and Maumela Mahuwa launch academies designed to upskill performers, empower filmmakers and reshape African storytelling

Kim Jayde. Photo: KJ Productions PTY Ltd

Kickin’ It With Kim Jayde goes international

From Bulawayo to New York, Kim Jayde’s self-funded sneaker show proves African creatives belong on the world stage

Topical: Chris Nyathi, left, and Oumi Ndaba in Nyasha Kadandara’s documentary Matabeleland about a
Zimbabwean immigrant’s journey home from South Africa to retrieve his father’s bones. Photo: Supplied

Whose Zimbabwe is it anyway?

Beautifully made and emotionally rich, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight exposes the uneasy truth of who gets to tell Zimbabwe’s story

Busisiwe Ntintili – 25 years of TV

Isidingo to Levels: Busisiwe Ntintili’s 25-year reign in storytelling

‘Writing is my first love.’ Busisiwe Ntintili reflects on her career and creative mission and social impact into every script

Setting the scene: Dancers, choreographed by Luyanda Sidiya, in Dancing the Death Drill. Photos: Joburg Theatre

Dancing the Death Drill: A Resurrection of forgotten spirits

Dancing the Death Drill is more than theatre — it is a resurrection, a requiem and a haunting reminder of forgotten African history

Leap: The Posh Vibrant Youth troupe at the Tweede Nuwe Jaar procession last year. Photo: Brenton Geach/ Gallo Images

Diary: Cape Town Photography Festival, Folklore Festival, Basha Uhuru Festival,

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Making their mark: Scenes from the new Netflix series Marked, directed by Akin Omotoso. Picture: Netflix

In Akin Omotoso’s Marked, crime becomes the only cure

Akin Omotoso’s Marked blends heart-pounding heist thrills with heartbreaking social critique in a story about motherhood, survival and a failing healthcare system

Calvin Ratladi sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’

The world through Calvin Ratladi’s eyes

The playwright sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’

Set against the backdrop of the 1983 Gukurahundi massacres — in which the Zimbabwean army brutally targeted civilians in Matabeleland, killing thousands — the film follows protagonist Chris Nyathi. (Photo supplied)

The ‘weight of heavy logs’: Masculinity and memory in Matabeleland

Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut

Kingpin: Mo Masire, played by Zolisa Xaluva, in a scene from Kings of Jo’Burg season 3, which is on Netflix. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Power, blood and spirits: Inside season 3 of Kings of Jo’Burg

An electrifying saga of supernatural warfare, family loyalty and the high cost of power in the Joburg underworld

Africa’s writer NgugiwaThiong’o.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, literary icon and cultural revolutionary, dies at 87

His pen exposed injustice, honoured heritage and helped free the African imagination from colonial constraint