Africa, Music No Signs of Sour Grapes, Yet Questions About the SAMAs And RiSA Still Bubble The South African Music Awards took place without incident despite the rollercoaster ride to get there and there’s hope for good things to come in the future. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Heritage, Lifestyle Multi-Disciplinary Performance Marks Heritage Day in South Africa “Reuben T. Caluza – The B-Side” thrilled Johannesburg with a mix of nuances. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Film Good Girls Go To Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere South African actress, singer, traditional doctor, and TV personality Letoya Makhene-Pulumo ruminates on the demands and rewards of playing a bad girl. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Film “Home Wrecker” Is A Radical Departure For Sorele Media Zwane: “As writers we dig deep into our psychology, into parts of ourselves that we don’t share with every-day people ….” BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Business Copyright War: Stakeholders and Netflix State Their Concerns The South African government’s lack of understanding of how copyright affects different sectors of the creative industry has pitched it against participants. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Theater Philip Miller Explores Power And Language As Form of Control And Oppression William Kentridge’s large-scale theatre production, “The Head and the Load” had a profound impact on South African audiences during its brief home run at the Joburg Theatre. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Film Oliver Schmitz’s ‘Mapantsula’: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow Film is mostly consumed as entertainment, but it could be reimagined as a mission to liberate a country. BY Melody Emmett
Africa, Film Women And Children Are Agents of Change in ‘African Folktales Reimagined’ Six young filmmakers from across the continent highlight their talents in the anthology of films currently streaming on Netflix. BY Melody Emmett
News “The Head & The Load” Comes to Africa Johannesburg Theater welcomes a performance about Africans in the First World War BY Melody Emmett
Awards, News Burkina Faso Knights South African Film Producer Steven Markovitz: “Money is not everything. Talent is the most important thing in this industry, and we have to find ways to support talented filmmakers on this continent, and that is what inspires me,” BY Melody Emmett
