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Prize-winner: Variations on a Theme was cast entirely from the local community. Photos: Supplied
AFRICAN FILM

Directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar push creative boundaries with Variations on a Theme

A poetic, genre-blurring film, Variations on a Theme excavates ancestral grief, memory and forgotten histories in a Northern Cape community still waiting for justice

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
7 min read
Cynthia Shange a Lifetime Achievement Award at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2024. Photo: Supplied
APARTHEID ERA HISTORY

Cynthia Shange, trailblazing actress and beauty queen, dies at 76

From Miss World contestant to celebrated actress, Cynthia Shange’s life traced the evolution of South African entertainment across generations

  • Kibo Ngowi
3 min read
Makhadzi at the South African Music Awards at Sun City last month;
AWARDS

Award shows need a serious shake-up

They have consistently failed fans and artists of late. What is required to regain our trust?

  • Sabelo Mkhabela
7 min read
Visibility: James Ngcobo says the Market Theatre is celebrating the ‘tenacious young actors and people who are writing stories that speak to the now’. Photo: Paul Botes
JAMES NGCOBO

Q&A Sessions: ‘I will be an actor until my last breath’ — James Ngcobo

Veteran actor James Ngcobo, who is also a director, recently scooped his fourth South African Film and Television Awards accolade for his role as a corrupt leader on Netflix’s…

  • Ntombizodwa Makhoba
6 min read
Self taught art director Sandile Mhlongo has worked with household brands including Castle Lite, Edgars, MTV Base, SA Fashion Week and AfroPunk. (Cole Ndelu)
ART DIRECTION

The Portfolio: Sandile [Nothing] Mhlongo

Sandile Mhlongo is a self-taught art director who draws his inspiration from several disciplines, including fashion, carpentry and gaming

  • Sandile [Nothing] Mhlongo
2 min read