UManzekhofi nezaKhe iyona incwadi engiyifunde ngihleka unomphela ngingakwazi ngisho ukuyibeka phansi. Kodwa okungemnandi ngayo, ukuba mfishane kwayo. Ngithe ukuyibuka kancane, ngizikhumbuza lezo zindawo ezinmandi kanye nezibuhlungu. Ngakha imifanekiso emqondweni, ngibuye ngiyibhidlize leyo mifanekiso ngiphinde ngakhe eminye imifanekiso. Kubekhona into ethi angihleke futhi kodwa ngabe kukhona

Igama lami nguSiya Masuku. Ngikhulele eSoweto, ilokishi eliziqhenya ngokuhluka kwezilimi, eNingizimu-Ntshonalanga neGoli, eNingizimu Afrika. Ngikhule ngesikhathi lapho ezweni lethu isiNgisi sasiphakanyiswa kakhulu. Thina abebafunda ezikoleni zasemadolobheni sasingavunyelwa ukukhuluma izilimi zethu zendabuko. Ngakuvumela lokhu kucindezelwa kolimi lwami lokuzalwa, ngifaka isandla ekucindezelweni kolimi lwami lwasekhaya, isiZulu. Akumina

Maxhosa by Laduma has been showing the world how Africa glows with pride. I learnt this on my first visit to the Johannesburg-based factory of the knitwear brand in 2018. In fact, “knitwear brand” makes me cringe. Maxhosa by Laduma stands for more. There is

Ngelinye ilanga ngavakashela abangani bami, uThabo noLudwe, ngamangala uma ngifika ngibabulisa bengitshela ukuthi wusuku lokuzalwa lwendodakazi yabo uLiyana. Nango-ke eseza egijima ezongibingelela. Wangigabisela, ethi yena useneminyaka emine. Saphela sonke yinsini, kodwa sizama ukuzifihla ukuze angaphoxeki. Kuthe ngihlezi noThabo sinethezekile, weza uLiyana egijima ephethe imiqhathane emithathu,

As a child Maaike Bakker came up with strange inventions by combining found objects. Her creations seemed to end up as random props in some odd narrative. ‘Art making always came natural to me,’ she says. ‘I felt comfortable with making things.’ It is through

Durant Basi Sihlali, born in 1935 in Germiston, earned a reputation as an artist who could perfectly capture life around him. His tools of expression comprised a wide range of media, including printmaking, pulp painting and sculpture. On the occasion of a selection of his

The sun soothes the back of my neck. It’s early winter, but still a warm Saturday afternoon as I arrive at Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank. A live band produces mellow acoustic covers. Photographers capture moments. The table by the entrance is swollen with fresh

When asked how she feels as a black female artist working and living in South Africa, she sighs. “My name is Bongi Dhlomo-Mautloa. I’m a mother and a grandmother” she says. “That is all.” But that’s not quite all. Dhlomo-Mautloa’s maternal skills reach in directions

Another Bag Factory Artist who is dealing with women’s issues, is Bronwyn Katz (24). Like Dhlomo-Mautloa, she is growing in confidence through character building life experiences, navigating her role as an artist. She is currently working under the Bag Factory Studios’ 2017 Funded Studio Programme.