Dennis Webster

Stories by: Dennis Webster

3 April 2019: A heavy police contingent looks on as Alexandra residents shut the township down in protest.

Alex shutdown reopens old divisions and old wounds

The notion of ‘insiders’ versus ‘outsiders’ has shaped the politics in Joburg’s Alexandra township for generations. Now, in the lead-up to elections, it is being rekindled and repurposed.

By: Dennis Webster
4 Apr 2019

Culture

27 September 2018: CC Yoyo at the Republic Bar and Grill Pub in Accra, Ghana.

CC Yoyo recalls Fela Kuti and (Afro)beat

Ghanian Afrobeat drummer Frank Ankrah, popularly known as CC Yoyo, recalls his experiences with Nigerian icon Fela Kuti and legendary drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen.

By: Fezokuhle Mthonti
11 Oct 2018