

A CAPSULE OF MADNESS: THE CONTEXT
There is a growing belief among some people that there is a thin line between genius and madness and perhaps some of us have come to...


A JAZZY SUNDAY WITH DOROTHY MASUKA
This week I have been thinking a lot about my first encounter and interview Dorothy Masuka in 2014. One of Africa’s musical progenies...


The Shitty Truth: Africa Is a Country
I recently met up with an old friend of mine in my not so new neigbourhood of Troyville east of Johannesburg. It was a surreal meeting...


A DANCER WITH BALLS: NELISIWE XABA
I first met critically acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Nelisiwe Xaba, in 2008. We made T-shirts together for the anti-Xenophobia...


DONE: MUSIC KEEPS MY HAIR
I am listening to The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by American Jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus. This album...


POVERTY PORN & FAKE BENOVELENCE
That’s what Zz; a good friend and former colleague told me she’s so tired of, over her plate of garlic chicken and fries at the ...