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‘The soul of the nation’: Arts education needs to be significantly supported and developed, especially since besides its emotional value, the sector is growing faster than the SA economy. (Madelene Cronjé)

The arts sector is economic gold

Artists everywhere are self-publishing and performing through social media to get their voices heard.

Women are funny in general, says Celeste Ntuli. (Graphic: John McCann)

Celeste Ntuli

Actress and comedian

M&G Friday caught up with jazz performer Langa Mavuso

3 Minutes with Langa Mavuso

M&G Friday caught up with jazz performer Langa Mavuso, who is putting old ideas of masculinity to sleep and breaking rules of music distribution.

Former GCIS head, Mzwanele Manyi. (David Harrison/M&G)

Slice of Life: Learning from a place of failure

To find self-value in an industry that at times makes artists feel small can be a lifelong journey

​The Foxy Five: Issue-driven

​The Foxy Five: Issue-driven, thinly written but rich with potential

The creator of ‘The Foxy Five’ deserves praise, but the writing could improve.

Video

Entertainment news: Safta winners and Suge Knight have us talking

From the best actors and actresses at the Safta awards to Suge Knight collapsing in court, we’ve rounded up the news you might have missed here.

Billie Zangewa’s intricate tapestries seek to explore the female gaze – that is

The Creative Showcase: Exploring the female gaze by Billie Zangewa

A weekly round-up of South Africa’s creative community and projects, by Between 10and5.

Letters to the editor: May 30 to June 5 2014

M&G readers speak their minds about policies against European culture in the arts and EFF commissar Andile Mngxitama’s open letter to Richard Branson.

M&G Newsroom: 28 January 2013

In our first edition we cover major news, talk all things tech, arts and culture, Africa and get insight from M&G editor Nic Dawes.

M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair

Fair and fabulous

M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, which took place in Sandton at the weekend.

Around 20 000 people descended on the dusty

Oppikoppi 2012: The sweetest thing

Around 20 000 people descended on the dusty, rocking ‘n rolling festival this year. Themed SweetThing, we ask people about their sweetest thing at Oppi.

Underground hip-hop artist Ben Sharpa

Hip-hop or hip-pop?

Underground hip-hop artist Ben Sharpa, BlackNoise legend Emile, and ProVerb ask whether hip-hop is still relevant and whether it still talks to social issues.

We chat to legendary musician Baaba Maal who is curating ‘Africa Utopia’

The champion of African music

We chat to legendary musician Baaba Maal who is curating ‘Africa Utopia’, a series of African music events for the Cultural Olympiad as part of London 2012.

The R150-million Soweto Theatre complex opens this week and forms part of an ambitious development plan to revive Soweto’s cultural life.

Soweto Theatre: A dream realised

The R150-million Soweto Theatre complex opens this week and forms part of an ambitious development plan to revive Soweto’s cultural life.

Pieter-Dirk Uys talks about his new show Adapt or fly

Adapt or fly

Pieter-Dirk Uys talks about his new show Adapt or fly, reminds us of our past and talks about our present.

We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio

Fashion, camera, runway!

We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio, to model fittings, in the days leading up to his big show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Jo’burg.

The Market Theatre’s artistic director

Yesterday’s protest theatre, today

The Market Theatre’s artistic director, Malcolm Purkey, talks about the new theatre season, with historical protest plays Woza Albert!.