The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin

The film is being celebrated as an example of “fierce” representations of black womanhood, so unlike dominant popular culture stereotypes

Dominique Somda- Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town·4 months ago

City of Joburg congratulates Urban Space Management and MojaNation on winning BASA award

The award follows the contribution made by the collective in a street art and beautification initiative as part of the Newtown Revitalisation Project, that was supported and funded by the City

Executive Mayor Mpho Phalatse·5 months ago

Parliament’s Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee pleased with successful King Misuzulu’s Kraal entering function

Joburg Post·5 months ago

How Burna Boy set the world alight with his mixed brew of influences

His 2014 contribution to South African hip hop mainstay AKA’s infectious song All Eyes on Me first put him on the African radar

Sanya Osha-Senior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town·6 months ago

Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists

I believe that when Black people tell our own stories, we can shift the axis of the world and tell our REAL history of generational wealth and richness of soul that are not told in our history books. – Beyoncé

James Chikomborero Paradza- Doctor of Music Candidate, University of Pretoria·6 months ago

What does it mean to be a ‘person’? Different cultures have different answers

Opponents and proponents of abortion rights often frame their positions in terms of two fundamental values: “life” or “choice"

Robert Launay-Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University·7 months ago

Radio is thriving in South Africa: 80% are tuning in

Almost three decades into democracy, radio is thriving in South Africa. Radio listenership in the country is consistently higher than the global average. And it in fact increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past two years. T...

Tanja Bosch·12 months ago

Holiday reading: Five picks from a great year for African writing

It’s been a great year for African writing, with Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. South Africa’s Damon Galgut lifted the Man Booker Prize for his novel, The Promise, and exciting prose continued t...

Peter Kimani·about 1 year ago

The growth of South Africa’s cultural industries depends on broader state policies

At many discussion panels about repairing the cultural and creative industries in South Africa, a familiar slogan is echoed: artists should solve their own problems. This seems fitting when one considers that this sector has unique probl...

Akhona Ndzuta·about 1 year ago

Quotes from Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth that resonate 60 years later

Franz Fanon, the Martiniquan born psychiatrist, committed Algerian revolutionary and Pan-African thinker, died 60 years ago on December 6, 1961 just after the publication of his last book, The Wretched of the Earth. To mark this 60th ann...

Nigel Gibson·about 1 year ago