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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:58:04 +0000The Portfolio: Nocebo Bucibo
Photographer Nocebo Bucibo explores the role of photography in the production of the Thokoza hostels as spaces
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:55:18 +0000‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo
Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:52:42 +0000Nompumelelo Ebronah Moholo: The first lady of jazz
Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:47:10 +0000Violet Gwangwa: Natural class, nurturing brass
A builder of networks and a tactical freedom fighter, Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa nurtured not only the liberation movement, but also the creative spirit within her family
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:43:31 +0000Ma Rainey robbed of complexity on a ‘Negro’ path leading nowhere
The life of blues pioneer Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey and her song Black Bottom have been turned into a film. Bongani Madondo laments its anticlimax
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice
Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly
Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000‘No one took us seriously’: Black cops warned about racist Capitol police for years
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates
A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Children may benefit when parents share their digital gaming space
Digital games can provide forums for diverse groups of people to come together, which is especially important while our physical activities are restricted
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