The moment you sit down with members of the Lerato Orchestral Collective*, you understand that their music is only one expression of a much bigger, living organism. Their chemistry is immediate—equal parts chaotic, tender, and creatively charged—and the way they speak over and through one another mirrors the layered, evolving sound of Lerato La Rona. What began as Lesedi’s impulsive Instagram call for bandmates quickly transformed into a space where each person’s individuality sharpened the others’, where disagreements mattered as much as breakthroughs, and where simply showing up—whether with a guitar, a drum kit, or a DSLR—became an act of devotion to a shared vision. In conversation, they are disarmingly open and disarmingly human, weaving between politics, humanity, craft, community and love, revealing a collective bound not just by music, but by a genuine commitment to growing together.

A CITY OF HAUNTED FACES, A PLACE TO WORK, TO LIVE, TO HUSTLE, TO PRAY, TO HOPE AND HOPE AND HOPE. JOHANNESBURG WILL KEEP YOU AROUND AS LONG AS YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO IT. BEWARE: IF YOU GROW TIRED, IT MAY JUST CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT. JOBURG IS LIKE THAT. OR PERHAPS, IT WILL CRADLE YOU UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR FOOTING, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE PEOPLE WHO YOU WILL ONE DAY CLING TO AS THE CITY RAGES AROUND YOU. JOHANNESBURG WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE WITH IT’S CONSTANT RENEWAL OF ENERGY, PEOPLE, OPPORTUNITIES AND LOVE. JOBURG IS LIKE THAT. WHICH JOBURG, DEAR READER, DO YOU KNOW?  WHICH JOBURG SHOWS ITSELF TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS GREAT TEMPERAMENTAL CHILD OF A CITY? THE EXHIBITION “A SECRET THIRD THING” CURATED BY AZA MBOVANE, MBAKO MOEMISE, MOSA NALELI, ZOLEKA MOTLHASEDI AND DENZO NYATHI WAS ANOTHER NOBLE ATTEMPT AT UNDERSTANDING THIS PLACE SO MANY OF US CALL HOME.

It cannot be denied that South Africa has brought forth several amazing films and productions. From Tsotsi to Jerusalema, South African films have shook the big screen and have been engraved in our minds. With that being said, why is it that we are not watching South African films and movies anymore?

Whether we have paid conscious attention to it or not, Nollywood cinema and its influence on popular culture in the current digital age has been a long-in-the-works phenomenon, which has only very recently received its global due diligence.

Mitchell Gilbert Messina, an experimental South African artist, has an intuition for blending satisfactory design with intentional artistry. He recently added co-founder of the artist-run Under Projects gallery space to his list of constantly growing roles.

Not so long ago, attaining genuine artistry as a musician was a privilege reserved for nepo-babies, industry giants or those talented enough to be chosen and sponsored by capital corporations – today, music is an art form that is currently being revolutionized and we owe a large part of that ubiquity to the bedroom studio.

Once a month, Marvel fans and Twilight fans gather on Twitter to reiterate the impact of watching the Avengers assemble against Thanos and the Cullens face off against the Volturi respectively, live in the theatre. Although the age of streaming has long taken over, we are still a generation that craves to make a connection with what they consume beyond watching.

At 7:32 pm on the 25th of December 1991, the revolutionary red flag of the Soviet Union was lowered from atop the Council of Ministers building in the Kremlin. At 7:45 it was replaced by the Russian tricolor flag above the illuminated dome, as chimes from the Spassky Tower clock rang to mark the momentous occasion.

LUKHANYO MDINGI’S MOST RECENT CREATIVE ENDEAVOUR, THE PROVENANCE, PART 1 WAS AN EXHIBITION AT THE FOURTH CO-CURATED BY MORNE VIASGIE AND THE FOURTH, BASED ON THEIR AW22 COLLECTION: BURKINA.

AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST SSSKYLARKKK, ABOUT HIS LATEST RELEASE SKYPARK. ACCOMPANIED BY SOME SMALL TOWN CHITCHAT