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Killing it: Multimedia artist Nakhane has excelled in a range of creative activities, including music, acting, novel writing and directing a short film

Nakhane is a lot of things — but not a pop star

The acclaimed multimedia artist Nakhane continues to explore the themes that have made them a rare talent across many creative fields

Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry

Subscription streaming services have become giants. Some will be lifted onto their shoulders and some will be crushed under their weight

The drama started in July 2017

Inxeba returns to cinemas nationwide

The film’s producers appealed the reclassification of their film that prevented it from being screened in local cinemas

The porn rating of the award-winning Inxeba does not reflect the film’s content but rather homophobia’s pervasiveness

Rating ‘Inxeba’ as porn is artistic illiteracy

Whatever our private views, they cannot be the grounds on which to ban a work of art

SA’s top teams competed at the Fistivus fistball festival at Wynberg Park in Cape Town.

Queer – and proud to be Xhosa

The furore over the film Inxeba has cast a light on men who are gay but deeply committed to their culture

Karabo Mokoena’s death elicited a public outcry about violence against women in South Africa.

Letters to the Editor: February 23 to March 1

Our readers write in about Inxeba’s censorship, not all Botswanans are also Batswana and Eddie Koch

Nakhane Touré stars in  ‘Inxeba – The Wound’.

Outcry over Inxeba’s porn rating

The controversial — and award-winning — film can now only be screened in adult-only cinemas

Nakhane Touré stars in  ‘Inxeba – The Wound’.

Disagreement cannot extend to censorship

Critics argue the film threatens to reveal the secrets of ulwaluko, Xhosa initiation rituals that are purposely shrouded in mystery.

President of the WFPMA Pieter Haen spoke at the IPM convention

‘Inxeba wounds our cultural practice’

The boycotters say the film inaccurately reflects initiation. Others call their reaction homophobia

Nakhane Touré stars in  ‘Inxeba – The Wound’.

Inxeba looks to be a strong Oscar contender

“The film will be able to stand out from the pack and it also has many elements in its favour".

Debate: Initiation or ulwaluko prepares young Xhosa men for manhood. So what is the attitude to transgender people?

Battle for rights in traditional rites

Nonconforming people are protected by the Constitution in a complex tug-of-war

After two terms at the helm of Sierra Leone

Usable traditions: The queering of Xhosa men’s initiation

Initiation practices might offer a moment of self-discovery for queer Xhosa men

Writer-musician Nakhane Toure.

All-or-nothing Nakhane’s happy

The multitalented artist, writer and actor is approaching 30 and feels that he is now settling into who he really is

The drama started in July 2017

Exposing a culture’s wounds

It’s been fêted around the world, but Inxeba’s smashed stereotypes will cause a stir locally