Arts and culture

The Mamelodi hostel where “Emzini Wezinsizwa” was filmed is a mess

Site of hit 1990s SABC comedy series has no electricity

Book Festival brings authors and poets to the Cape Flats

Two-day event in Mitchells Plain draws hundreds of participants

Five great places to eat for under R100 in Cape Town

We found some of the best local restaurants across the city where you can eat for cheap

Young Khayelitsha poet publishes his first book

Momelezi Kanyiwe says writing has brought him healing

New copyright bill will take South Africa into the 21st century at last

The bill will give South African artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries

“Ubuntu is alive” and it sounds like marimbas

Annual Marimba Jam Festival in Cape Town brings youth together

Meet Makhanda’s self-taught pencil artist

Lubabalo Kosi captured the hearts of people in his community after winning a local government tourism competition

“We have so many artists in Khayelitsha” — owner of township art centre hopes to expand

Nwabisa Nkonyana teaches art to children

Video: How a disabled man has brought chess to one of Cape Town’s poorest schools

Sidwell Mayekiso hopes one of his students will one day become a Grandmaster

Meet Hendrick Chebanga, an artist who makes model cars

“I make anything with wheels or without wheels so long as they send me a photo”

Blind DJ feels the music as he spins the decks

Raeez Kuhn aka DJ Eezo from Eldorado Park says his dream is to become a headlining DJ

Media executive linked to River Club developer

CEO of Cape Town media company has boardroom connections to developer’s interests

SA music industry exposed: the money is not going to the artists

One of many grim statistics: of R200 million in royalties collected by SAMPRA in 2020, R41 million went on “administrative costs”

Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry

Once seen as a vital growth point with huge export potential, our music industry is a tiny shadow of its former self, and Covid is not the main culprit

Salt River community celebrates shared heritage with the Palestinian cause

New murals a break from “cultural gentrification”

Cape Town’s orchestra performs first live concert since pandemic — for Groote Schuur’s health workers