The struggle of a small Maryland church to protect a historic burial ground recently became the source of inspiration for South African poet Siki Dlanga. Members of the Macedonia Baptist Church in ...

South African pianist, composer and scholar Dr Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane takes his acclaimed album ISIGQI — Live at the bird’s eye on the road this month, with two intimate performances in Cape Town ...

The 29th edition of Poetry Africa 2025 commenced on Monday, and the opening evening set a resounding tone: poetry matters in times like these. Professor Ari Sitas delivered the keynote address, ...

The 29th edition of the Poetry Africa festival concluded on a high note this past Saturday at Seabrooke’s Theatre, with Zewande BK Bhengu emerging as the 2025 South African Slam Poetry Champion. The ...

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The 150th anniversary of Fort England Psychiatric Hospital makes it South Africa's oldest psychiatric facility. Rory du Plessis's poetry collection, Automaton(tik), memorialises the lives of 25 ...

Over 30 poets and artists gathered in Durban, South Africa last week, to participate in the 10th Poetry Africa festival organised by the University of Kwa Zulu Natal's Centre for Creative Arts. We ...

Keith Gottschalk is a member of the African National Congress. Memories of Keorapetse Kgositsile (1938-2017), or Bra Willie, as he was affectionately known, are of a poet who always had a smile on his ...

The Assembly Improv South Africa will present a landmark performance featuring Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM) at Theatre ...