Till Death: Tell it on the mountain
The tradition of male circumcison within South African cultures has come under a lot of scrutiny of late. Every July and December season the media report on injuries, amputations, and … Read More
Month: September 2018
Confined: Irrevocably shifted
For those fortunate to have never experienced it (which is far too few of us), it is difficult to imagine the horror of domestic abuse. What it must be like … Read More
Wathinta Abafazi: Strike a woman, it’s a woman you strike
There’s this white myth that black people are invulnerable. Or at least less vulnerable. That black people can endure more pain than white people, that they are more immune to … Read More
Kamara: Epic fight in red and blue
Dramatic. That’s a one word descriptor for Kamara, staged by Pacofs at the Arts Incubator’s Trade Fair hosted by the Windybrow Arts Centre at the Market Theatre this week. … Read More
Trade Fair: Enough with the complaining
When the question of where arts and culture should be aligned within the ANC’s policies arose at the fateful Polokwane conference that saw Zuma elected party president in 2009, only … Read More