Domestic workers, nurses, and caregivers are occupying abandoned buildings to challenge a system that keeps them cleaning homes they can't afford to live near.
Once a sanctuary for those patching lives together with discarded clothes, thrift markets in South Africa now cater to pseudo-bohemians, shunning the communities that created them.
Cape Town outfit Internet Girl is finding its sound and is dead-set on bringing it to you.
Despite facing gender stereotypes, harassment and limited resources, communities across the continent are empowering women and girls to thrive in the world of skateboarding.
Mandla Dube, director of the Netflix hit movie Heart of the Hunter, speaks about his process, cinematographic decisions, and how he cast Bonko Khoza for the leading role.
As Johannesburg residents experience water shortage after water shortage, authorities say the situation could end up worse.
Amazon is set to launch an online shopping service in South Africa in 2024, sparking a clash with an indigenous tribe over a Cape Town office.
The Archive of Forgetfulnessis an exhibition dedicated to remembering both our personal and collective histories.
The Boom compilation album showcases the talents of Cape Town's emerging hip-hop and R&B artists.
Veteran South African hip-hop producer Arsenic shares a flip of Madvillainy's 'Great Day' as a tribute to MF DOOM.
Cape Town lyricist Ndlulamthi explores the experiences and actions of black men, touching on survival, failure, disappointment and GBV in his new EP 'The Substance'.
Cape Town duo Mshayi & Mr Thela on their sound and latest EP 'Make Cape Town Great Again': 'People have named us the pioneers of "gqom gospel" and we love that.'
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