South Africa

For Desire Marea, eroticism is a life force
Music

For Desire Marea, eroticism is a life force

On the romance of being — After being called to train as a traditional Nguni healer, the South African artist opened up a conversation between the spiritual, the ancestral and the erotic that led to the creation of an album like no other.

Written by: Niloufar Haidari

Tender photos of a maligned Cape Town neighbourhood
Photography

Tender photos of a maligned Cape Town neighbourhood

Sarah Stacke’s photos aims to give a different perspective of a South African neighbourhood known primarily as a community plagued by gang violence.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Capturing solidarity & community in South Africa
Photography

Capturing solidarity & community in South Africa

From street sweepers to hostel residents, Sabelo Mlangeni reflects on the importance of photographing people whose stories would otherwise have gone untold.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

The power & pride of South Africa’s drum majorettes
Culture

The power & pride of South Africa’s drum majorettes

Meet the drummies — Photographer Alice Mann reflects on capturing the compelling blend of energy, camaraderie, and discipline it takes to succeed in a highly-competitive sport.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Portraits of criminals & victims at the crime scene
Culture

Portraits of criminals & victims at the crime scene

Revisiting the past — After experiencing violent crime himself in his hometown of South Africa, the late photographer David Goldblatt set out to understand what leads criminals to that pivotal moment.

Written by: Bea Tridimas

South Africa’s jazz upstarts are imagining a new nation
Music

South Africa’s jazz upstarts are imagining a new nation

Moving pictures — A new release from some of the country’s most exciting musicians challenges the notion that the fight for freedom is a battle of the past.

Written by: Hugh Morris

Capturing a forgotten township in South Africa
Culture

Capturing a forgotten township in South Africa

Static dreams — Photographers Cyprien Clément-Delmas and Lindokuhle Sobekwa remember documenting a deeply conservative community living in the suburb of Daleside, south of Johannesburg – a place marred by hardship and addiction.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing the everyday reality of lockdown in Soweto
Photography

Capturing the everyday reality of lockdown in Soweto

Township blues — South Africa is one of the world’s most unequal countries - and the inequalities have only grown starker during Covid-19. In 'the everyday waiting' photographer Jabulani Dhlamini sheds light on the situation in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Keleketla!: A global music and activism collaboration
Music

Keleketla!: A global music and activism collaboration

From LA to Lagos — We talk to London DJ duo Coldcut about their new project, which features a cast of rising (and already established) musical talent from around the world.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice
Reportage

In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice

#SayHerName — The pandemic has wrecked the livelihoods of sex workers around the world. But in Cape Town – where racism, gender-based violence and police brutality are already rife – the struggles are even more acute.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

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