Thandiswa Mazwai’s wisdom
The music that Thandiswa Mazwai is making right now, invoking the spirits of Miriam Makeba & Busi Mhlongo & Abbey Lincoln is some of the...
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Londiwe Ntshele
May 19, 20154 min read
Pitika Ntuli
Pitika Ntuli is a man whose mission seems to be to defy convention and straddle as many categories as possible. He is a sculptor, art...
Londiwe Ntshele
Feb 19, 20155 min read
Madonna cannot tell me what to do
In the year Design Indaba celebrates 21 years, perhaps it is time to reflect on how Ravi Naidoo has turned the platform into the most...
Londiwe Ntshele
Jul 16, 201410 min read
A Cat Called Bongani Madondo
He should have been a Sophiatown heavy. With his two-tone brogues, tweed jackets, and occasional bowtie, he looks like something straight...
Londiwe Ntshele
Jan 30, 20137 min read
Let The Bass Mourn
It is always a joy to hear an old and familiar instrument given new wings. This is how I felt when I first heard Victor Ntoni play the...
Londiwe Ntshele
Jul 2, 20124 min read
Reflecting on No Shame Day
“It’s not who you are, it’s what you have” is the powerful motto of The Siwe Project that today marks its global No Shame Day. The aim of...
Londiwe Ntshele
Dec 20, 20118 min read
Joburg’s Inner City Blues
Urban renewal, gentrification, inner city rejuvenation, call it what you will, awaits every ageing city. When done well, it is more than...
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