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Nduduzo Makhathini has been back in Durban for only a day when we speak. Two months on the road — Princeton, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle, Berkeley, London, Antwerp and points between — and now home, which he says with the particular relief of someone who means it. “Man,” he says, settling into the word. “It really…
A cultural extravagance is one way to describe Mzansi Magic’s new coming-of-age show, Mgidi Moms. A first-of-its-kind, the original reality series explores the formative journey of Xhosa boys as they transition into manhood through initiation, seen through the eyes of the mothers or zibazana who support them every step of the way. Similar to the Jewish…
The first thing Judith Sephuma tells me is that she hasn’t really stopped moving. We’re speaking in the aftermath of yet another busy weekend of performances, the kind that have defined much of her life for more than two decades. And even now, with a new album out, her calendar is shaped by the stage…
Archaeologists working in northern Malawi have uncovered evidence of the oldest known intentional cremation in Africa – a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about when complex ritual practices emerged on the continent. The cremation, dated to about 9 500 years ago, was found at the base of Mount Hora in Mzimba district. It predates previously…
Halfway through my interview with Thandiswa Mazwai, she tells me about a tattoo she has on her chest. It’s a combination of symbols she found in the late Credo Mutwa’s book Indaba, my children. On the first page of the book are over a hundred symbols representing everything from “Animal will eat you” to “Enemies…