Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
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Noluthando is a journalist and poet from Soweto. She is the founder of Poetry And Current Affairs , an initiative which aims to use poetry to deliver content with raw insight into social issues that affect South Africa on a daily basis. She has written two books She has a…
Explore! Awesome South African Artists is a literary treat for children. The book shines a spotlight on some of South Africa’s finest living contemporary artists such as Lady Skollie, William Kentridge, Nandipha Mntambo, Athi-Patra Ruga, Penny Siopis, Banele Khoza, Zander Blom and more. Teens can jump into the flourishing local art…
As the first black South African to captain a Springbok rugby team, Kolisi’s remarkable story is unique and deserves to be heard. His mother was a teenager when he was born. She left him in the care of his grandmother who brought him up until she died (in his arms)…
The longest running multi-genre film festival in the City of Gold is now in it's 8th year. The Jozi Film Festival began in 2012 and was initially created to provide a platform for local filmmakers and reach audiences under serviced by traditional cinemas.
This year’s list of the top 100 hotels in the world reflects 33 countries and all continents except Antarctica. South African privately owned Singita Sabi Sand Game Reserve was ranked highest of the eight local establishments listed, coming in at No. 3. To tell us more we are joined by…
Eight South African hotels were recently named among Travel + Leisure’s top 100 Hotels in the World. The publication lists the crème de la crème in the hospitality industry based their facilities, location, service, food, and overall value.
A hundred and twenty years ago, seven thousand Zulu mineworkers walked from the gold mines in Johannesburg to Natal, covering a distance of five hundred kilometres over ten days. This journey was their longest march.
Today we feature Mutle Mothibe who is a spoken-word artist from the Vaal. Mothibe is a member of the poetic trio Inaudible and began his solo project two years ago and although nervous that people would not attend the launch he was surprised that the café was packed. “Oh wow,…
Nigerian writer, Chigozie Obioma has been announced as one of six authors shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Obioma’s novel: An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of a young Nigerian chicken farmer whose love for a woman drives him to become an African migrant in Europe. Told in the…
Lebogang Mogul Mabusela’s work draws on capitalism and consumer products to interrogate the idea of the art object and value in thingumabobs, while strategically roasting patriarchy by making work that subverts the gender norms perpetuated by Sepedi-setswana proverbs and realised in stories collected from childhood memory and experiences.
With the majority of black South Africans still living in poverty today, many black middle-class households are connected to working-class or jobless homes. Some believe supporting family members is an undeniable part of African culture and question whether it should even be labelled as a kind of tax.
Others point to the financial pressure it places on black students and professionals, who, as a consequence, struggle to build their own wealth. Many feel they are taking over what is essentially a government responsibility.
A secret torment for some, a proud responsibility for others, ‘black tax’ is a daily reality for thousands of black South Africans. In this thought-provoking and moving anthology, a provocative range of voices share their deeply personal stories.
‘The real significance of this book lies in the fact that it tells us more about the everyday life of black South Africans. It delves into the essence of black family life and the secret anguish of family members who often battle to cope.’ – Niq Mhlongo.
Tshiamo Noko is a 13-year-old who found her love for writing at weekly creative writing classes. When she was younger, she didn’t like reading much, but when her TV privileges got taken away, reading became her only form of entertainment. She enjoyed the stories she read, and they became her…
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