After a fierce and fiery start to the National Arts Festival on Thursday, expect another steaming day. A couple of brassy birds (Ladies of Midnight Blue)
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AuthorCapo Cassidy
Results519As irresistible as it sounds
Ladies of Midnight Blue starts out gently, playfully. Two women drumming. It is rhythmic and somehow hypnotic, you follow them down the path. The beat speeds
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Grahamstown: Curtain’s up!
A short-ish drive (130km) from Port Elizabeth airport to Grahamstown is just perfect to re-calibrate heart and mind, aka get one in the mood, for the
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Value of social grants outstrips cost
Flying in the face of criticism that social grants spark dependency, comprehensive studies in Zambia have shown that the benefits of cash transfers to poor families
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Zambia, a reason to be thankful
By Siphelele Dludla “Zikomo”, the local way of saying thank you in Lusaka, always evokes a smile when said by a foreigner, Zambians rightfully laying claim to
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Catch The Firebird on its way to LA
Janni Younge’s production of The Firebird will open in Cape Town and pop in at Grahamstown before turning the tables on that big, brassy exporter of
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Journey through another world
Review: A Thousand Shepherds by Cape Dance Company at Artscape Theatre, Cape Town A Thousand Shepherds takes your breath away as it screams out to all your senses,
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Shining a light on Africa’s utilities sector
Anyone who witnessed Kandeh Yumkella’s inspiring keynote speech at the opening of the annual African Utility Week won’t be surprised to hear that the Sierra Leonean
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Transforming the African musical landscape
In a stroke of creative mastery, a media company that is set to transform the music scene in Africa has helped a diverse group of African
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WEF Africa: it’s a wrap
Ramaphosa hails ‘fruitful’ WEF mission Kigali – South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at a press briefing held to conclude South Africa’s business at the
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