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Tafelberg and Exclusive Books invite you to join the book launch via online webinar of Bloody Sunday by Mignonne Breier.

"I’ll meet you in ten minutes 
At Cafe Anton for coffee 
You’ll be early as always 
Waiting for me" 

The Baxter Theatre will host two productions on 6 and 7 April 2021 ‒ Trapped by Unmute Dance Company at 6pm and Louise Coetzer’s (Darkroom Contemporary) Memoryhouse at 7.30pm.

Roger Ballen talks to Naomi Meyer about how Hänsel und Gretel can energise people during pandemic times and how theatregoers might be able to "walk out of the opera as different people".  

"In a time in South Africa when we are trying to understand each other more than ever, when we are experimenting with ideas of unity, diversity and forgiveness, while still staying true to ourselves, Johanne 14 is a quiet celebration of the things that really matter, that which lies at the heart of it all – like the perfect cabbage."

"'Defend our democracy! Defend our Constitution!' These are the slogans of a new civil society campaign. After the Save South Africa and #ZumaMustFall campaigns, is this yet another single issue campaign – to free us of the Zuma legacy of state capture, cronyism, nepotism and corruption?"

If you reckon corruption in South Africa began with Zuma or even with apartheid, it’s time to catch a wake-up call.

Where are the millions? Freek Robinson interviews playwright and activist Mike van Graan from the Sustaining Theatre and Dance (STAND) Foundation and the Theatre and Dance Alliance.

"My eternal thanks for kykNET’s very generous Legende Fiësta award ..."

We hope you may be able to join us for the launch of Yesterdays and imagining realities: an anthology of South African poetry this Sunday 21 March at 15h00.

The books uniquely tell the story of the pandemic through the eyes of disadvantaged communities. 

"The live experience, the exchange between actor and audience, which theatre uniquely offers, cannot be replaced by other mediums."

"It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the new interim Director of the Vrystaat Kunstefees, Corneli van den Berg."

"Despite what the COVID-19 lockdown threw our way, at the Vrystaat Arts Festival we are incredibly proud of what we were able to achieve in such uncertain times."

What role can Afrikaners play in the practical rebuilding of South Africa? A summit between the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and Afrikaner interest groups took place at the end of February 2021 in Cape Town. Freek Robinson interviews Thabane Vincent Maphai from the Thabo Mbeki Foundation.

"Wena wendlovu! Bayede! The sun has set at midday in the Republic of South Africa as the nation mourns one of its finest monarchs, His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini Ka BhekuZulu."

Film students and lovers of the genre can win big cash prizes. We are looking for more than a conventional movie review. Analyse the movie for us.

"Duncan and Proust have compiled a magnificent book, a feast for the eye. In it, they have captured numerous buildings, each with its own intriguing story."

Here dreams are born, legends are made, and outcasts find sanctuary. It is also an ancient place, whose story is revealed through geology, fossils and artefacts.

"Once all the adults in a particular group have been vaccinated then it must be okay to socialise together, or attend meetings together, or congregate together."