Easter people cannot ask, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” because Jesus, on Good Friday, died for all, not just the chosen few. Our brothers’ situations in Sudan, Palestine and Iran…
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The streaming giant and local filmmakers are reshaping festive storytelling with relatable, binge-worthy South African stories
Lebo Mazibuko’s second novel, Fabrics of Love, looks at themes of family trauma, black womanhood, absent fathers and heritage
Series captures the complexity of grief, family and rediscovery through love
Author hopes the new series will induce viewers to think about the causes of violence
The pursuit of love ranges from bride-wealth and ‘braids of love’ to online situationships, perfumes, poetry and proverbs
A selection of luxurious spas to visit, and treatments to enjoy, in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban for couples celebrating love this month
A new book called ‘The Soft Life’ argues that blessers and blessees are as much a white and Indian affliction as a black woman’s
Having explored the fear of life and death in the first two novels, Steve Toltz’s third novel delves into public opinion
bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
Softie is an intimate portrait of how political activism complicates family life
It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences
Our egos are shaped by who we identify with and we rank those categories with whom we identify. Selfishness and self-interest are in the interest of these others we identify;…
A multimedia care package of reading material, series, movies and music to indulge in if you’re ghosted
In an age of egoism, demagoguery and hate, love is an act of revolution. But for us to love, we must learn again to hope.
Our poor understanding of how to conduct love in relationships has left many of us burnt by our dashed expectations of it.
