Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Arts and Culture

Gayton McKenzie’s vulgar ‘foreigners’ outburst needs to be called out by the GNU he serves

South Africa

Gayton McKenzie’s vulgar ‘foreigners’ outburst needs to be called out by the GNU he serves

By Marianne Thamm

Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie silent as basketball fiasco raises more questions than answers

South Africa

Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie silent as basketball fiasco raises more questions than answers

By Joseph Bracken

South Africa’s first Royal Ballet principal dancer Johaar Mosaval dies

South Africa

South Africa’s first Royal Ballet principal dancer Johaar Mosaval dies

By Suné Payne

One of Africa’s best – South African rapper AKA leaves a legacy of iconic music

Maverick News

One of Africa’s best – South African rapper AKA leaves a legacy of iconic music

By Daily Maverick Team

Winner: Songbird Sibongile Mngoma; Runners-ups: Adele & Britney Spears

South Africa

Winner: Songbird Sibongile Mngoma; Runners-ups: Adele & Britney Spears

By J Brooks Spector

A living tribute to James Matthews, writer and man of the people

South Africa

A living tribute to James Matthews, writer and man of the people

By Hein Willemse

ANC vision of Arts, Culture & Heritage revealed — graves, archives and very little art

South Africa

ANC vision of Arts, Culture & Heritage revealed — graves, archives and very little art

By Rebecca Davis

Red flags raised over ‘under-the-table’ formation of Nathi Mthethwa’s R30m new national orchestra

South Africa

Red flags raised over ‘under-the-table’ formation of Nathi Mthethwa’s R30m new national orchestra

By Victoria O’Regan

MPs, actors welcome ‘review’ of Nathi Mthethwa’s R22m flag jaw-dropper

South Africa

MPs, actors welcome ‘review’ of Nathi Mthethwa’s R22m flag jaw-dropper

By Karabo Mafolo

Culture Minister Mthethwa insists R17m monumental flag is key to ‘memorialising our democracy’

South Africa

Culture Minister Mthethwa insists R17m monumental flag is key to ‘memorialising our democracy’

By Karabo Mafolo

Following in the footsteps of Maishe Maponya — Fund the Arts and give us a better Minister than Nathi Mthethwa

South Africa

Following in the footsteps of Maishe Maponya — Fund the Arts and give us a better Minister than Nathi Mthethwa

By Mark Heywood

Theatre and Dance Alliance calls for nuanced approach to audience capacities during pandemic

South Africa

Theatre and Dance Alliance calls for nuanced approach to audience capacities during pandemic

By Karabo Mafolo