Culture

Society sells us this constant lie: We need more. More clothes; more toys or things for our kids; more random objects; more techno gadgets; more, more, more... So much...

We've reached the second half of the week and that means it's time for one of our 1Africa friends to Represent!  This week we're in Nigeria, and it's the...

I imagine many of you have never heard of Derek Webb. He is a musician I was introduced to when we lived in Americaland (as I call it) for...

Why is it that when you sit around a camp fire either really scary stories come out or deep dark secrets come out? It's like a campfire has this magical...

Last Saturday we attended the 5fm Live Loud event at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, scheduled on a very special day in South Africa – Heritage Day!This is one day where we...

South African news is buzzing with a story that has been bubbling under, particularly in the mineral-rich province of Gauteng, for quite a while now. An announcement was made...

Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America, but her crowning moment was nearly overshadowed by a three-decade old pageant scandal, and a still-raw debate over whether the...

What would a childhood be without Disney?There is a saying, ‘Everyone knows where they were the first time they saw Mufasa die’. I was on the floor of a...

Have you ever watched a Shakespearean tragedy involving a dental hygienist set in a tuna canning factory?How about a full-length hour-long documentary completely made up on the spot?A locally...

Should Shakespeare’s plays be taught in Africa’s schools and universities? It’s a question that emerges, sometimes flippantly and sometimes in earnest, when conversations about post-colonialism and decolonization turn to...