Arts and culture
Government promises to fix payment backlog choking film industry
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition tells Parliament it will secure urgent funding
By Liezl Human
News | 17 February 2026
In photos: Not your usual ballroom dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Photo Essay | 14 February 2026
New exhibit looks at apartheid’s effect on current-day Joburg
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February
Brief | 11 February 2026
Joburg’s old Drill Hall now an arts sanctuary
Once the site of the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the building has been brought to life with art installations and greenery
Photo Essay | 6 February 2026
Lights. Camera. But very little action. Why?
Film sector in free fall as government scores own goal
By Nimrod Geva
Opinion | 4 February 2026
Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”
Protest outside DTIC headquarters
Brief | 29 January 2026
Government is killing the film industry, say protesters
Hundreds of industry professionals marched in Cape Town calling for a meeting with trade and industry minister
By Liezl Human
News | 28 January 2026
Weaving mats for survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal
The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options
Photo Essay | 7 January 2026
“A soap opera with bodyslams”: meet Cape Town’s pro wrestlers
Unique characters take to the ring in an epic display of physicality
Text by Ishmael Mabena. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 12 December 2025