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A seat at the table: Solange will perform at Afropunk 2019

Have fun this festive season

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Calling young writers

Teachers and parents are urged to encourage their youngsters (aged nine to 16) to spill those vivid imaginations on to paper

Juluka’s debut record became a landmark album with an acute awareness and translation of its sociopolitical milieu and that of the nuances of the cultures it drew from.(Fin Costello/ Getty Images)
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While tied to South Africa’s fortunes, Johnny Clegg’s music had a universal appeal

Developing a taste for Zulu music forms like isicathamiya, Clegg would freqeuent townships and hostels at an early age, flouting apartheid laws

Join Yoga works for a 75 minute slow vinyasa flow session at the Circa Art Gallery in Rosebank.(Antonio Bronic/ Reuters)

The Weekend Guide

For good vibes and an arts fix, don’t miss this

Tribute: Bernie Worrell defined how keyboards are played

On our Lists this week: Bernie Worrell, Ian McDonald, and Njabulo Ndebele

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches

Ray BLK’s single captures the godlike status that maternal figure can play.

On our lists this week: Ray BLK, Mad Satta, and metropolis

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches

‘This light viewing is one I always return to. Following a Chinese-American family, the sitcom is based on the memoir of chef Eddie Huang and offers me laughs in a time of sombre news cycles.’

On our Lists this week: Reni Eddo-Lodge, Blood Orange

This week we’re watching ‘Fresh off the boat’ and reading ‘When I grow up’

It is no surprise that poetry of Mongane Wally Serote (pictured), Mafika Pascal Gwala and Oswald Mtshali was read at anti-apartheid rallies — these poems no doubt aroused emotions but, more importantly, in the lines of the poems, citizens heard their voices and saw their plights. (Paul Botes/M&G)

South Africa has a new Poet Laureate

The work of acclaimed writer Mongane Wally Serote reveals the point at which poetry meets politics

Motswako legend: Jabulani ‘HHP’ Tsambo died last week

On our Lists this week: Zero 7, KS Bongela, and Harambe

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches

Sexual harassment on the domestic front (Photo Archive)

HHP, motswako maestro, has died at the age of 38

Although he didn’t start the style, Jabba is considered a motswako pioneer, raising the bar for the style and influencing a generation of rappers

“The conclusions of the Public Protector to the contrary are, with respect, unsubstantiated and prejudicial. They are strongly denied,” Mbalula said in a statement on Friday. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

On our Lists this week: Joe Carter, Women in Southern Africa, and BlacKkKlansman

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches

The legislation becomes part of the country’s basic laws

SA’s Mr Bollywood dies after long film career

Businessman and film doyen Moosa Moosa, the second generation of the Moosa film family, has passed away

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

On our Lists this week: Freshwater, Chimurenga, Darkie Fiction and Diana Vreeland

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches

Body Meta is the sound of limbs pulling in different directions but with a singularity of purpose

On our Lists this week: The Carters, Ornette Coleman, and Dr John

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

Kids See Ghosts by Kanye West and Kid Cudi

On our Lists this week: Kids See Ghosts, red cotton, and Russian Roulette

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

Res’s 2001 album refuses to age and plays out like some kind of personal journal

On our Lists this week: Def Comedy Jam, Bob Ross, and Res

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

‘Bessie Head: Thunder Behind Her Ears’ follows the trajectory of a life rejected but ultimately

On our Lists this week: Bessie Head, the Randlords, and The Golden Girls

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

Accountability in the spotlight: Writer Matthew Blackman

How Mark Coetzee’s resignation may lift the lid on the arts industry’s practices

Matthew Blackman shares his misgivings about Zeitz MOCAA’s operations and the parallels with South African society.

Matangi showcases M.I.A.’s dynamic life story overflows from within the self-captured frames of her life as the daughter of a rebel struggle leader in Sri Lanka to growing up in the United Kingdom

On our Lists this week: Cardi B, MIA, and Jay Z

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

J. Cole is characteristically captivating on his latest release “KOD”

On our Lists this week: Dirty Computer, J. Cole, and Sun-Ra

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.