Poetry Africa today announced that storyteller, poet, playwright and actress Dr Gcina Mhlophe will receive its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising more than four decades of contribution to South African oral tradition, literature and theatre. The award will be presented during the festival’s 30th edition, running from 5 to 10 October 2026 at the Durban Playhouse Theatre. […]
Alf Kumalo occupied a singular space in South African photography. He was not merely a documenter but a visual archivist of dignity in an era engineered to strip it away. At FNB Art Joburg 2026, the exhibition THE WOMEN’S MARCH TO FREEDOM, presented by MBR Projects in collaboration with the Alf Kumalo Estate, offers a timely […]
Following the 28th edition of the Centre for Creative Arts’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban, the acclaimed festival expands access to groundbreaking contemporary dance by bringing a selection of the JOMBA! festival’s most celebrated productions to Johannesburg audiences. The carefully curated four-night season celebrates exceptional contemporary dance. Running from 9–12 September 2026, the programme […]
The Market Theatre in partnership with the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO), Wits University Press and the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN CCA) have teamed up for the premiere of Mr Duiker Sang the Blues, a theatrical adaptation of the 2025 DALRO Can Themba Merit Award winning short story of the […]
Renowned South African LGBTQIA+ cultural worker, activist, and media personality Yaya Mavundla recently returned from the Netherlands after representing South Africa as one of six international advocates hosted at the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pride House during WorldPride Amsterdam 2026. The LGBTQIA+ cultural worker, activist and media personality was one of just six international representatives […]
2025 FNB Art Prize winner, Thato Toeba, will open their solo exhibition to the public at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Sunday 6 September 2026 at 13:00. Now in its 15th iteration, the FNB Art Prize has become an important platform for recognising and supporting significant contemporary practices from across the African continent. Its significance lies […]
Poetry Africa has named Koleka Putuma, a Cape Town-based cultural worker whose work spans performance, publication and installation, as its 2026 Featured Poet. The announcement comes ahead of the festival’s 30th edition, organised by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and taking place at the Durban Playhouse Theatre from 5 […]
Presented by BMW South Africa in collaboration with FNB Art Joburg, The BMW Art Generation Vol. IV brings together some of the most significant and compelling voices in contemporary African and diasporic art. Held together by an exhibition parallel to a public programme including talks and music, this year’s volume unfolds across The BMW Art […]
Theatre-maker Zimkitha Kumbaca brings her provocative and socially urgent production, Confessions of a Blacklisted Woman: She Bellows, to East London for a special one-night-only interactive showcase on 22 August 2026 at 18:00. The performance will take place at Legends Showcase Exclusive Venue, 42 Stewart Drive, Berea, offering audiences an immersive theatrical encounter that moves beyond […]
World-renowned visual activist and photographer Prof. Zanele Muholi presents Brave Beauties: Stories of Identity, Visibility & Courage, opening 20 August – 24 September 2026 at Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg. Curated by Africa’s most decorated transgender voice, Yaya Mavundla, herself a participant in the Brave Beauties series. Brave Beauties is an ongoing and empowering photographic essay by acclaimed South African visual activist Prof. Sir […]
