Editor of the new online publication and occasional printed zine Chips! Alix-Rose Cowie chats to me about how conversations about food open up an avenue for sharing how we live our lives. Tell our readers about the thinking behind Chips! Elaborate on why you think writing about food is the perfect way to think through other topics?…
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria will be host to some exciting cinematic productions as part of this year’s European Film Festival. With films addressing a wide variety of topics, we selected The High Sun, Strike a Pose, Game of Checkers and American Honey as must-see films. These films will allow audiences to travel through…
“Every road is a catwalk” Embracing the power of this quote has made Khetsiwe Morgan aka DJ Doowap one of the most recognizable babes in the South African music space. I had a conversation with the live mix DJ and queen of bass about where it all began. After high school Doowap went over to…
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria will be host to some exciting cinematic productions as part of this year’s European Film Festival. With films addressing topics such as animal rights, family dynamics, experiences of war and heartbreak, audiences will be entertained as well as offered moments of contemplation. Having looked through their diverse programme, we…
From the 5th to the 14th of May, Joburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town will be host the annual European film festival. Coordinated by the Goethe-Institut in South Africa these cities will get to experience the exceptional work from the European continent at Ster-kinekor’s Cinema Nouveau. The festival’s director Katrina Hedrén mentions how this year’s…
For the queer, the trans, the non-conforming, the female and the black, For those who have been alienated by mainstream culture, For those who are constantly harassed by patriarchy and suffer at the hands of capitalism, For copper-coloured Afro wigs, golden chokers, torn stockings and moving freely despite Lorraine’s side-eye, there is FAKA. Buyani Duma…
Johannesburg-based digital artist, intersectional activist and Kemetic yoga teacher Tabita Rezaire is spreading love and inviting healing through her screen-based artistic practice. Having moved to Johannesburg a few years ago from Paris, she has been continuing to work within the Internet’s ecology to confront the legacies of colonialism and address our collective need for healing….
5 years after releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Umlilo, Bongeziwe Mabandla is back from touring the world and the SAMA nominated afro-folk musician is eager for you to hear his sophomore offering, Mangaliso. Mangaliso means “marvel” or “miracle” in Xhosa and it’s meant to represent the highs and lows Bongeziwe has experienced since his…
Over the years, Joburg has acquired a formidably dangerous cinematic image. Local crime films like Tsotsi, Jerusalema and iNumberNumber are built on scenes of hijacked buildings and explosive violence. International sci-fi such as Dredd, the atrocious Chappie and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter extend this visual mayhem to the future. But as film historian Alexandra…
I had a chat with founder of Plump Kitchen Mpho Masango to chat about her passion for food and re-thinking dining experiences. Mpho started Plump Kitchen as a way to channel her love for good food and caring for people. During our conversation, in between giggles, she revealed to me her sneaky attempts to avoid…
“Find what you love and let it kill you” This quote from Charles Bukowski is Zandi Tisani‘s favourite quote, and quite fittingly came up in our conversation about her journey as a filmmaker. Discovering her love for film did not come from one particular moment, but rather from a series of related events. The desire…
The ideology of the San people was rooted in egalitarianism and this is how they survived harmoniously throughout the wilderness of Southern Africa. Bushkoppies, a creative collective of individuals with a multidisciplinary skill set, have derived their core values around those of the San people so that they too can survive in Johannesburg, their urban…
