South African artist Ruan Hoffmann’s recent residency at the Thami Mnyele Foundation in Amsterdam was an opportunity to get away, for a while.
Reminiscent of a well-crafted glossy advertising campaign, "Jong Afrikaner – A Self-Portrait" is a new book of photographs by Roelof Petrus van Wyk.
Musician Baaba Maal speaks to the M&G about ‘Africa Utopia’, a series of talks, concerts and events he is curating in London ahead of the Olympics.
Although quite tight-lipped about the details, the gallery wants to create an inclusive history of art.
A South African artist chose the workers as his subjects during his residency at London’s Olympic Park.
Institution faces a funding crisis that could result in priceless works in its storerooms getting damaged.
Deciding what constitutes a South African heritage work of art seems to be a guessing game.
A once-banned anti-war play returns to the stage with a ‘colour-blind’ cast making a very different statement
A new travelling exhibition attempts to uncover "lost" South African art — art that is unknown in its own home.
The African community in London was shaken by the news that the trustees of the Africa Centre planned to sell their building in Covent Garden.
Nicholas Hlobo’s new exhibition explores cultural history, and explores where identity and truth fit into the bigger picture.
<i>Mama Africa</i>, a feature-length documentary by Finnish filmmaker Mika Kaurismäki, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival recently.
Her father thinks it is Versace but it is Charles Saatchi who is featuring the East Rand girl’s work on his latest exhibition.
Puppeteers turn themselves ‘inside out’, telling the compelling story of their own lives.
German artist and filmmaker Harun Farocki discusses his installation <i>Deep Play.</i>
The World Cup has come and gone and Fifa’s officially endorsed exhibition, the <em>2010 Legacy</em> collection, is on display until the end of July.
"What does it mean to be safe and to be insecure?" artist Marthine Tayou wonders in his installation <em>LOOOOBHY n.50</em>.
The <i>Halakasha</i> exhibition is an ideal way to explore how the beautiful game has seeped into the popular consciousness in Africa.
A look into curator Trevor Steele Taylor’s vision for the season of South African film, currently running at London’s British Film Institute.
Rock star Annie Lennox tells of her commitment to fighting HIV/Aids in South Africa and welcomed the appointment of the country’s new health minister.
