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Hugh Masekela

Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

South Africa

Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

By Ferial Haffajee

Abdullah Ibrahim — South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

South Africa

Abdullah Ibrahim — South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

By Christine Lucia

Test your knowledge of South African music that rocked the world with the DM168 online quiz

South Africa

Test your knowledge of South African music that rocked the world with the DM168 online quiz

By Daily Maverick

The sheer joy of being a Patti Smith Substack subscriber

Magazine

The sheer joy of being a Patti Smith Substack subscriber

By Diane Coetzer

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

Sabotage and violence in Zuma backlash awakens spirit of Mandela as thousands come out to rebuild

South Africa

Sabotage and violence in Zuma backlash awakens spirit of Mandela as thousands come out to rebuild

By Marianne Thamm

There is a train that comes from Mozambique… a harrowing history of SA’s migrant mine labour

Africa

There is a train that comes from Mozambique… a harrowing history of SA’s migrant mine labour

By J Brooks Spector

Behind the Music: From Struggle songs to opera

Magazine

Behind the Music: From Struggle songs to opera

By Neroli Price

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Series Two, Part Two)

Maverick Life

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Series Two, Part Two)

By Ingrid de Kok

Called by G-d

South Africa

Called by G-d

By Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

Philip Tabane (1934-2018): The ‘best guitarist in Africa’, no longer with us

South Africa

Philip Tabane (1934-2018): The ‘best guitarist in Africa’, no longer with us

By J Brooks Spector

Is the Memory of Father Trevor Huddleston Fading?

South Africa

Is the Memory of Father Trevor Huddleston Fading?

By J Brooks Spector