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This extract from playwright Anthony Akerman’s memoir tells of coming home after 17 years’ exile
Bheka, who started his career at the Of Soul and Joy programme in Thokoza, was chosen for a residency at the prestigious NOOR photo agency in the Netherlands
The artist shares how his practice has evolved: initially he was an oil painter, but now he works in mixed media, marrying painting with collage
Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man
Multinational corporations are considered motors for development in Africa and the Dutch beer giant Heineken is often cited as one of the best examples. The reality is different…
If we can relinquish the smallest of responsibilities under the guise of creating employment, what of the bigger responsibilities on a national level?
While many countries have decriminalised the use and possession of cannabis, only a handful have gone as far as to make it fully legal
The Amsterdam appeals court agreed with the lower court that the position of Britons living in the EU after Brexit was a matter of EU law
‘Most puzzlingly, there’s a woman in the middle of the painting — a “mascot”, says Wikipedia demeaningly’
To avoid naming streets after rat infestations, the alleys were rather known for the animals that hunted the vermin.
A look-out post on the highway going north out of Johannesburg, and named “Shut up, Pretoria” – wouldn’t that be nice?
Amsterdam is leading the country’s culinary renaissance with the opening of four new exciting restaurants.
Sorry, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga – lighting up a "suspicious cigarette" is not good PR – it marks you out as a daft tourist.
South African artist Ruan Hoffmann’s recent residency at the Thami Mnyele Foundation in Amsterdam was an opportunity to get away, for a while.
Authorities in the Maastricht are striking back after some cafes staged an open revolt by selling marijuana to foreigners in defiance of a ban.
Almost 10 000 people have gathered outside Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum as Queen Beatrix declared the national museum open after a decade-long renovation.
Life has not been kind to the ‘oldest window girls in Amsterdam’, but the 70-year-old twins are enjoying their celebrity status.
Embracing a policy of "Do Tell," the Dutch military joined Amsterdam’s annual Gay Pride parade for the first time.
