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"Van Onselen’s exposition of the night trains on the Eastern Main Line offers a clear and focused view of the circumstances surrounding the Mineral Revolution in South Africa."

You are invited to the launch of To the volcano and other stories by Elleke Boehmer in Stellenbosch on 4 March.

Spectacular routes for walking and running. Breathtakingly beautiful views of District Six, Gardens, Bo-Kaap and the Atlantic Seaboard. Historical landmarks, commemorative medal and a koesister. The Slave Route Challenge returns on Sunday 23 February 2020 on the Grand Parade in Cape Town. It is our 10th Anniversary Year!

Lamees Albertus started at The Fugard as the office assistant and has risen impressively over the years to establish herself as a formidable and highly respected Co-Producer and Theatre Manager.  

Nelson Mandela was scheduled for a medical operation, but all hell broke loose.

The first major exhibition of papers and artefacts from the JM Coetzee archives opened on the evening of 9 February to honour Coetzee on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Here is a photo gallery of the event.

“I think there are still many narratives that portray adoption in a very positive light, where the child is somehow saved by the parent, or, in this country, the black child is saved by the white parent.”

"We wanted to do it a bit differently this year, hence the 'street festival', the fun, the free, tantalising cocktails, the food and the great company."

"The night wind sprang up suddenly,
like a startled rat"

This robust and exciting line-up delves into the practices of artists, focuses on important narratives and critiques from across the continent and its diaspora, with an emphasis on the individual voices of artists. 

"lit like fisherman’s lantern
Swinging in a dark sea"

"a corpse deceased and silent,
it touches the wet, grey beach"

"These are the stories of real people. They’re the stories that we enjoy most, and are, from their reading, those that Gladwell relishes compassionately too."

The nominees for the prestigious 55th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been unveiled. The winners will be announced at a gala event on 22 March, to be held at The Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.

"We all had feathers. Then we all had wings. Then we were shipped back home to our physical address."

"The film is also an exploration of the SADF and its effect on a generation of white men who were fed an ideology of hate and fear."

"The music box treats its first half like a slow ascent up a steep rollercoaster, taking the time to show you the inner cogs of John’s thoughts, giving a carefully intimate look into the mind of a child in an abusive household."

"If you are white and Afrikaans, feelings of shame and defeat will never help build a new, dynamic and nonracial future for the Afrikaans language."

Robin was interviewed by Ruben Richards.

Ming-Cheau was interviewed by author and journalist Sara-Jayne King.