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Wave goodbye: Cameroonian-Swiss curator Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer on 10 May, was executive director and chief curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.

A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh

Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures

Bonds: The tree that inspired Tracy Megan’s A Biography of a Sugar Gum

‘A Still Life’ goes to root of the connection of all things

An homage to selected dying trees, ‘A Still Life’ provides viewers with an opportunity to consider a moment of connection between humans, trees and the natural environment

(Graphic:John McCann/M&G)

The duplicitous conceit of innovation

Because of the multidisciplinary and collaborative nature of innovation, human foolishness and pettiness are often thwarted in favor and pursuit of the bigger picture which, in…

Adeola Oagunju’s Higher Self, from the series Navigating a Dark Space (2017)

Extract from ‘The Journey: New Positions in African Photography’ — an introduction

A new book examines the great flourishing of photography across the African continent

Our relationship with politics is akin to our relationship with religion. In the same way that we believe a Shepherd Bushiri more than we think we should examine the truth in their messages. (Phil Magakoe/ Gallo Images)

Vote for parties that live up to promises

Who is likely to ensure I am freer to express discontent while ensuring that I don’t prefer death because healthcare is unaffordable?

Photo: Luke Boelitz/ M&G

Project spawns stories for young adults

Why do African governments have ministries of arts if they don’t seem to put as much funding into the arts as the Goethe-Instituts of this world?

Outstanding debut: A scene from I Am Not a Witch

Migration permeates Euro film fest

The European Film Festival is stepping away from gentility to highlight the continent’s burning issues

Temba Bavuma is a proud person and failure will not be countenanced for long. (AFP)

Slice of life: Science for a better future

‘Last year, two of my classmates, Bathabile Monati, Dineo Shayi, and I were chosen to be part of the I Am Science project at the Goethe-Institut’

Film festival in South Africa lays bare a changing and multifaceted Europe

The Europe Film Festival will be hosted by Cinema Nouveau theatres across the country from May 6 to 15, and includes many award-winning films of note.

A photographer’s search for Jo’Burg’s essential essence

Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi’s exhibition "(Alice) Adama in Wonderland" draws on his fascination with Johannesburg and Africa’s megacities.

The fine art of technology

The space between traditional visual arts and cutting-edge gaming design is an exciting creative playground, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

Slumming it

Slumming it, ja

<b>Christina Gossmann</b> checks out the Goethe Institut’s caravan-themed fan park as an alternative place to watch the footie.