Maverick Life

Bitter Winter — Veteran playwright Paul Slabolepszy’s ode to theatre and the art of acting

By Marianne Thamm

Maverick Life

Athol Fugard’s plays offered hope where there was despair, courage where there was dismay

By J Brooks Spector

South Africa

South African playwright and theatre legend Athol Fugard dies aged 92

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa

Connie Chiume — more than an actress, she was a ‘brilliant and courageous cultural activist’

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela

South Africa

‘Apartheid police feared that camera’ — Mbeki, Ramaphosa attend photographer Peter Magubane's funeral

By Bheki C. Simelane

South Africa

Prof Sandy Africa: July 2021-scale national unrest is still happening, just in a different format

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Magazine

Kunene and the King: A meditation on power and the violence of racism

By Mark Heywood

Maverick Life

Congo: The Trial of King Leopold II – strong on facts but lacking in feelings

By Lesley Stones

South Africa

Winston Ntshona: The SA actor who took Robben Island to Broadway is dead

By Nathi Mthethwa

Maverick Life

Athol Fugard’s Nongogo could help us understand the land debate

By Nkateko Mabasa

Maverick Life

Theatre Review: ‘The Train Driver’ doesn’t take the easy track

By Lesley Stones

Maverick Life

Born in the RSA: When the past sometimes doesn't make it to the future

By Marianne Thamm