Bulelwa Mthombothi
Ground Zero //0 (or to die) by Gavin Matthys
Ground Zero //0 (or to die) was staged at Wits University Theatre, but not inside the building, rather it found its home for the next...
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Nikho Mageza
Sep 19, 20222 min read
The Bedroom Tour Experience
uMkosi omkhulu uyeza reverberates as I leave the bewitching space of The Bedrooms Tour Experience. “I wanted to create a space where my...
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Aaliyah Tshabalala
Dec 22, 20215 min read
A Bunch of Clichés
by: Aaliyah Tshabalala “Don’t worry. You’re young. You have time”. I understand these words are said with the intention of removing all...
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Zanele Mukhari
Dec 6, 20212 min read
Restricted Level 3 Worthy Reads
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson A novel about an ambitious 17-year-old black girl who falls prey to an older man, Grown appears to be loosely...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Dec 3, 20216 min read
Kamu Duclass is Ready
Kamu Duclass is an artist I am certain you will soon know very well. He has worked hard to cultivate a sound he feels will not merely set...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Sep 17, 20214 min read
Review of The Coin by Hannah van Tonder
By Bulelwa Mthombothi Staged at the State Theatre’s Sibusiso Kwinana theatre, this run of The Coin; written and directed by Hannah van...
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Zanele Mukhari
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Grown a novel by Tiffany D. Jackson
Reviewed by Zanele Mukhari “There’s blood everywhere. No, not blood. Beet juice. Or maybe cranberry. Thinned barbecue sauce. But no, not...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Jun 11, 20214 min read
3rty : On a Mission to Heal
By: Bulelwa Mthombothi Chicago born Mick Jenkins routinely speaks of the ‘healing component’ – which in his case water, giver of life;...
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Zanele Mukhari
Jun 4, 20212 min read
The Vanishing Half a novel by Brit Bennett
Reviewed by Zanele Mukhari The novel starts off in a small town called Mallard. A fictional town unlike any other, Mallard is inhabited...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
May 21, 20213 min read
KWAITO IN SLAGHUIS by Paul Noko and Hannah van Tonder
Review by Bulelwa Mthombothi Kwaito in Slaghuis, a theatre play written by Paul Noko and directed by Hannah van Tonder was staged at the...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
May 7, 20214 min read
Falling Inside to Grow
By: Bulelwa Mthombothi Soon after releasing his new EP, titled Falling Inside, I had the honour of asking Jarry Pitboi a few questions...
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Zanele Mukhari
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Get a Life, Chloe Brown a novel by Talia Hibbert
Reviewed by Zanele Mukhari Once upon a time, Chloe Brown died. Nearly. That is the opening line to this unputdownable rom-com and if that...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Mar 9, 20212 min read
Review: Crack; Cocaine, Corruption and Conspiracy.
The scourge of crack cocaine in lower income communities in America is truth we all know about, if not from rap lyrics, it’s from movie...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Heaux Tales – A Review
Album Released: 8 January 2021 Artist: Jazmine Sullivan The last time we heard from Jazmine Sullivan was with 2015’s Fearless, she has...
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Zanele Mukhari
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
By: Zanele Mukhari Who Fears Death is set in post-apocalyptic Sudan, in the Seven Rivers Kingdom where an ethnic genocide plagues one...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Dec 17, 20203 min read
METSI
By: Bulelwa Mthombothi Metsi, a play written and directed by Hannah van Tonder is currently streaming on YouTube, via The State Theatre’s...
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Zanele Mukhari
Dec 17, 20203 min read
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
By: Zanele Mukhari The Nickel Boys is one of Colson Whitehead’s latest novels and takes us on a fictitious journey that was inspired by a...
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Bulelwa Mthombothi
Dec 17, 20202 min read
LALIBOI x VOLUME XAM
By: Bulelwa Mthombothi XAM By Laliboi x Volume XAM is a collaborative EP by Sipho Nkondlwane – who goes by the stage name Laliboi – and...
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Palesa Buyeye
Dec 17, 20205 min read
A Conversation with Taraji P Henson
By: Palesa Buyeye 2020 so far has been a year of tests, feelings of failure, doubts and questions about the future, our existence and...
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Zanele Mukhari
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Girl, Woman, Other a novel by Bernadine Evaristo
By: Zanele Mukhari During the month of August South Africa commemorates Women’s month to pay homage to the thousands of women who marched...
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