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Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Joburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtain

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Caption: Rashid Lombard at the Cape Town Press Centre in Shortmarket Street, 1989, photo from the Shadley Lombard archive.

Visionary with a camera: Rashid Lombard’s lasting legacy

Rashid Lombard, legendary photojournalist and jazz aficionado, has died at 74 — leaving behind a legacy of resistance, rhythm and relentless storytelling

Photo of JP Mika by Riason Naidoo behind the painting entitled
Mwundu Na Pembe (Noir et blanc), 2019

JP Mika is a Congolese artist in full bloom

The painter, who hails from the DRC, is currently presenting his first solo exhibition outside his home country in Paris

Distinguished:  Novelist Bessie Head. (Peter Kevin Solness/Fairfax Media/Getty Images)

Head’s journalism eclipsed

The acclaimed author’s newspaper articles should have been given critical attention too

Local artists exhibit their artwork at a pop-up gallery by Sunnypark mall

Local artists given a platform to exhibit their artwork

Local artists exhibit their artwork at a pop-up gallery by Sunnypark mall, situated in Sunnyside, Pretoria.

Fine-tuning journalism

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the arts journalism course, for a long time the only one of its kind in the country, taught by Gwen Ansell.

‘We got the truth out. Isn’t that what the FBI should do?’

The death of Mark Felt, better known as Deep Throat, added a postscript on Friday to an era of political skulduggery and journalistic endeavour.