South Africa: Fading Footprints – – Ancient South African Culture Found Hiding in Plain Sight
[Daily Maverick] There are few books that quietly rearrange the way one sees a landscape. Fading Footprints is one of them.
South Africa: Call to Protect Intellectual Property of Creatives Amid AI Revolution
[SAnews.gov.za] As the international community embraces the digital revolution and artificial intelligence (AI), KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Mntomuhle Khawula, has stressed the importance of safeguarding the intellectual property and…
Africa: G20 Called to Support Creative Industries
[SAnews.gov.za] The African Union (AU) has called on the Group of Twenty (G20) members to support inclusive financing frameworks for the cultural and creative industries.
South Africa: Organisers of Hey Neighbour Festival Under Fire – Refund Promises Fall Flat for Fans
[Daily Maverick] From a star-studded debut to a cancelled comeback, Hey Neighbour festival fans are stuck waiting, and fuming, over delayed refunds. Daily Maverick speaks to consumer law experts about what festival-goers can do to get their money back.
South Africa: Speech Therapist From Eastern Cape Crowned Miss South Africa 2025
[Scrolla] Qhawekazi Mazaleni is a qualified speech therapist who is studying autism and promotes literacy through isiXhosa children’s books.
South Africa: Black Coffee and Enhle Ruling Sends a Clear Message – Customary and White Weddings Are Equal in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] South African actress and businesswoman Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has won a victory in the Johannesburg High Court. It ruled that her customary marriage to music star Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo was valid, declaring their l…
South Africa: Arts Festivals Call for Clarity On Funding
[GroundUp] Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
South Africa: Madness and Civilisation – Memorialising the Lives of Institutionalised Individuals Through Poetry
[Daily Maverick] The 150th anniversary of Fort England Psychiatric Hospital makes it South Africa’s oldest psychiatric facility. Rory du Plessis’s poetry collection, Automaton(tik), memorialises the lives of 25 individuals who were institutionalised th…
South Africa: Music Icon Vusi ‘The Voice’ Mahlasela Shares His Story On Stage
[GroundUp] “When you are on stage, it is like you are in a different world.”
South Africa: Zoë Wicomb, the South African-Scottish Writer Who Told Powerful Stories About Belonging
[The Conversation Africa] Zoë Wicomb, a celebrated South African-Scottish writer and scholar, has died.