Through her powerful artworks, Thania Petersen is reclaiming the dignity that colonialism denied her forebears.
Tag Archives: south africa
LM Radio once broadcast the sounds of freedom into apartheid SA — now it’s back
The remarkable rebirth of LM Radio: Africa’s first commercial radio station and the forerunner to 5fm.
Portrait of an artist without a home
Chuma Somdaka fled prejudice to live on a park bench. Now her art keeps her whole.
The power of quiet attention: “Mzansi Zen” reviewed
Antony Osler’s new book – a patchwork of poetry, parable and memory – offers a gentle reminder of the power of embracing the present.
Hit and miss: hunting in the Karoo
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, every man should kill the thing he loves to eat. And so I gave it a go.
From veld to fork: the tasty tale of slow Karoo food
Self-taught chef Gordon Wright’s passion for the Karoo’s unqiue recipes and ingredients is putting the region’s cuisine on the map.
Fracking scary: a review of “Unearthed”
Jolyn Minnaar’s carefully researched and beautifully shot doccie shows how fracking will have devastating consequences for the Karoo and those who live in it.
Searching for silence in the Karoo
Discovering the extraordinary power of absolutely nothing in South Africa’s semi-desert heart.
Bringing people home
Angel Jones, the founder of the Homecoming Revolution, on convincing talent to return to Africa.
A novel idea
Veteran ad man John Hunt on his debut novel, The Space Between The Space Between.
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