National Arts Festival: Day 5 roundup
From death row to virginity Journey to Oom Kris: The rousing harmonies of the The Kgoši Mampuru II Unitas DCS Choir filled the cold corners of the cavernous Great Hall … Read More
Author: Steve Kretzmann
A Fool’s Guide: Buckland takes on the tech bros
You can’t escape the bastards. They’ve inserted their insidious fingers into so many aspects of life that it is almost impossible to earn a living without being smeared by their … Read More
The beauty of small things
In a world scarred by ecocide, Lizzie Gaisford’s finely crafted debut solo album calls us to attend to what remains There’s got to be a word for that specific kind … Read More
Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: Black is the colour of our beginning
We are literally rewriting history. Through testimonies, poems, plays, novels, and performances such as Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time, which had its world premier at The … Read More
Cottonwool Kid: Clown’s up to scratch
Toni Morkel provides a mix of introspection and humour that pulls the curtain aside on childhood anxiety Childhood, with its constant bombardment of the new, its lack of understanding of … Read More