Saturday, 25 May 2019
Fezokuhle Mthonti is from Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. She writes about culture for New Frame and is committed to writing from a feminist perspective.
Members of shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo are using choral hymns to share their daily reality of struggle and indignity with the world.
Art, education and culture collide in ‘Homecoming’, a documentary that is unavoidably rooted in black politics and raises unique questions about South Africa.
With sales of about 5 000 copies and nine print runs, Koleka Putuma’s ‘accessible and compelling’ anthology of poems is bucking the global trend of poetry selling in small numbers.
It was a gathering of maskandi stars and their fan bases and, as promised by King Khuba, it filled the venue in Durban with sound, lights and colour – and a hint of rivalry.
Dismissed Heineken factory worker and theatre-maker Gladys Thaane is using performance as an educational tool to teach and empower workers on and around the factory floor.
The gifted singer-songwriter was already signed to a label as a young teenager. Her legacy includes singing, performing and antagonising the apartheid government.
Samkelo Mdolomba has refined his vocal talent over time, drawing on past life and musical experiences to hone his unique sound.
The singer-songwriter returns to Joburg in spirit for a production of ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’ at the Market Theatre, reworked for South African audiences.
With almost 8 million loyal South African listeners, Ukhozi FM has become a mainstay in most working-class black South African homes, particularly as the New Year draws closer.
Zimbabwean-born visual artist Shumba Felix reflects on the meaning of his series of black artworks, his pilgrimage to Great Zimbabwe,
With days to go before the 46th International Emmy Awards, New Frame caught up with Thuso Mbedu, who has been nominated again.
Two years after her debut album, Modiga is still dazzling audiences with performances from Yellow: The Novel.
Activists S’bu Zikode and Willie Baptist, who have organised land and housing occupations on either side of the Atlantic, speak about the dignity of having a home.
“There he is, that is the man I used to play with. Fela. Fela Kuti”. CC Yoyo, a dark man of slight build stands in front of a black and white portrait of the Nigerian musical icon. His eyes glimmer with a knowing look behind a set of wide-framed, blue-tinted glasses as he turns to […]
Edward ‘Bra Eddie’ Mudau speaks about his Braamfontein based CD and record shop, Just CD’s, a cultural institution in Johannesburg.
Sacred soundscapes and delicately hushed vocals make Gabisile Motuba’s latest offering near impossible to box.
Fezokuhle Mthonti speaks to South African music icon and childhood hero Phuzekhemisi about speaking truth to power and the
Wanuri Kahiu’s gorgeous film ‘Rafiki’ has been banned in Kenya, a country that has expressed its hostility for same-sex and LGBTQI