Arts & Entertainment
BIG READ: ‘Sangoma’ on vinyl a triumph of remastering
Matsuli Music has given due respect to some of SA’s best artistic contributions
By Richard Pithouse
Dark comedy ‘One Battle After Another’ takes four Golden Globes
Timothée Chalamet wins award for best male actor in a movie musical or comedy
By Reuters
Tome helps to save colonial British painter Samuel Daniell from obscurity
Daniell left very little text to accompany his enormous artistic portfolio
By Chris Thurman
Inside Uganda’s unique video hall experience with VJs
In Uganda, video halls known as bibandas are popular venues for film viewing, where 'video jokers' or VJs commentate over films, translating and adding local context, humour, and commentary, often overshadowing the films themselves.
By Damien Pollard
Trevor Noah talks African roots with Zohran Mamdani
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani tells Noah, an Emmy winner and the host of 'What Now?' podcast, about his childhood in Cape Town and political goals
By Jen Su
Five things to watch this week
Murder mystery, heist movie, angel alert and small-town horror
By Tymon Smith
CHRIS THURMAN: French Institute of SA helps local artists to thrive
Millions of euros and plentiful human resources are poured into SA's creative economy
By Chris Thurman
Five things to watch this week
Twinless is a dark dramedy while George Clooney questions his life in Jay Kelly
By Tymon Smith
CHRIS THURMAN: South Africa is not a stand-in for the whole continent
‘On behalf of …' expresses scepticism about the first G20 held on African soil
By Chris Thurman
The best TV shows of 2025
There were several smart, provocative and original shows this year
By Tymon Smith
MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Follow signposts to unexpected treasures at WineX
Kanonkop is in transition, with cellarmaster Abrie Beeslaar focusing on his own wines
By Michael Fridjhon
CHRIS THURMAN: The ZA Project will boost future artists’ portfolios
The ZA Project offers art students experience by having them design a wine label.
By Chris Thurman
Five things to watch this week
Awkward pair, photo investigation, visually arresting satire, black cowboys and the Fab Four
By Tymon Smith
Prepare for an avalanche of Trump-sanctioned movies
Having a major film studio to do his bidding could spell disaster for Hollywood
By Tymon Smith
