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Big reveal: The two balls were unveiled at the launch of the Legendary Women in the Arts exhibition at the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History. Photo: Supplied
ART AND CULTURE

The dying art behind Esther Mnguni’s World Cup tributes

Ndebele artist Gogo Esther Mnguni has transformed historic World Cup rugby and netball match balls into cultural masterpieces, showcasing a rare chicken-feather brush technique…

  • Amahle Banda
6 min read
Legacy: Gallery Momo in Johannesburg has been championing emerging artists since its establishment in 2003. Photos: Supplied
ART

Gallery MOMO and the Long Game of African Art

After being named Outstanding Art Gallery at the National Arts Council Awards, Gallery MOMO director Odysseus Shirindza discusses more than two decades of championing…

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
SOUTH AFRICA

High Court reinstates National Arts Council, suspends McKenzie's dissolution

The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria has reinstated the National Arts Council's governing council, suspending Arts, Sport and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie’s…

  • Kibo Ngowi
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN ART

Why Muofhe Manavhela wants SA's art world to return to Venda

Artist Muofhe Manavhela is spearheading a movement to reverse the traditional flow of South African art, inviting artists, curators, and cultural enthusiasts to Venda. Her…

  • Lesego Chepape
6 min read
Sophie Joans in Play Things.
SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE

They Didn't Wait for an Invitation. They Built the Table Themselves.

Sophie Joans and Mxolisi Masilela, both recipients of the Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans recognition, are theatre-makers who built their own spaces in the…

  • Kibo Ngowi
6 min read