The Time of the Writer Festival returns with a bold hybrid vision, using literature to challenge power, amplify voices and reconnect communities across borders
John Kani and Zakes Mda are leading masterclasses at the Iphulo Drama Festival, inspiring theatre, writing and directing talent across the Eastern Cape
South African artists keep dying poor while their work enriches others. The Copyright Amendment Bill could finally change that – if it ever becomes law
Renowned soprano Pumeza Matshikiza steps off the stage and into advocacy, using her art and influence to fight child abuse
The acclaimed multimedia artist Nakhane continues to explore the themes that have made them a rare talent across many creative fields
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A tour de force of 20 dancers from Gregory Maqoma’s Vuyani Dance Company, and 18 singers as fellow mourners, Cion unpacks the centuries of incessant mourning by black people
Stevenson gallery staff took to Instagram to share a small selection of literature guiding their “respective journeys towards listening, learning and confronting bias”
The past explains the present but not the future because ‘that tiny chaos’ makes the future opaque
Mda’s latest novel paints a picture of how the West, then and now, refashions the other to validate its own preconceptions
The president and his fawning ministers are being interrogated about corruption. Sound familiar?
The trope of the anguished artist romanticises the acute mental suffering that afflicts some of those who find an escape in creativity
Every leader in this democratic dispensation understands that they are not above the organisations that nominated them, says the president’s adviser.
The academic believes the Democratic candidate will win the US election and slammed Republican candidate Donald Trump as racist and xenophobic.
The director-writer duo of John Kani and Zakes Mda taps into a relevant South Africa topic, but could do more to deepen the conversation.
Zakes Mda says his historical novels, such as his latest, ‘Little Suns’, grapple with the same issues that currently plague South Africa.
Veteran writer Zakes Mda and first-time novelist Nakhane Touré discover they are more similar in their views than they thought.
Noted novelist Zakes Mda and debut writer Penny Busetto take the University of Johannesburg awards.
Noted novelist Zakes Mda and debut writer Penny Busetto have won the University of Johannesburg awards with "Rachel’s Blue" and "The Story of Anna P".
What is the real issue facing South African writers after apartheid?
