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They told us we were the future. Then they stole itThis article reflects on the unfulfilled promises of democracy for young people, fifty years after the Soweto Uprising. It highlights how youth globally bear the brunt of political failures, economic instability, and climate change, demanding…

From victim to vanguard: Is South Africa at risk of becoming a villain?South Africa's modern history, framed by "V" metaphors from victim to vanguard, now faces a critical juncture. Recent xenophobic attacks against African migrants raise uncomfortable questions about the nation's trajectory and its commitment to…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE15 JUN 2026‘Magnifica Humanitas’: What Pope Leo XIV’s theological document about AI means to Africa’s…Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," released in May 2025, is sparking global debate. This theological document, a new social doctrine of the Catholic Church, addresses critical global issues, particularly the profound…

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT15 JUN 2026Safer communities start with investing in the mental well-being of our youthSouth Africa's youth face immense psychosocial and economic insecurities, stemming from intergenerational trauma, historical injustices, and modern challenges like poverty and unemployment. The article highlights the compounded impact of the…Nozipho January Bardill 14 min read

VideoAbdullah Ibrahim, jazz icon, dies at 91The Polygamist: Familiar themes, powerful performancesSOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE12 JUN 2026Nearly 50 years on, the Market Theatre is still holding up a mirror to South AfricaLesego Chepape13 min readSOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY12 JUN 2026Fifty years on, ‘Rise '76’ asks what we still owe the generation of June 16thThe uprising they turned into a party: What Youth Day keeps getting wrongSOWETO UPRISING12 JUN 2026Tsietsi Mashinini and the questions that refuse to dieSOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC12 JUN 2026Gig Guide: Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial by Pharrell Williams launched in SA, Louise Carver releases My Love and Laj Beats tackles men's struggles with new single SebenzaWhat my uncle’s dompas could not tell meSouth Africa's art market is slowing down but collectors aren't walking awayMandy Johnston burns art to rekindle lost traditionsGuy Ritchie’s ‘In The Grey’ is all plan and no personalityJoburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtainNasty C and Tellaman have terms and conditionsCATERINA BOLLINI5 JUN 2026More than a restaurant, Tortellino d’Oro is a story about belongingALINE MEDIA GROUP5 JUN 2026The Ascots promises a world-class Durban July experience — but is it Worth the Price of Entry?Outside the white cube, art learns to breathe againGillian Fleischmann8 min readCould these twenty-something YouTubers be the future of cinema?A BELMOND HOTEL5 JUN 2026Gig Guide: MetroBeatz RSA drops Superstar, AMURA and ANTHM one-night-only dining experience and Disney On Ice returns to South AfricaPeabo Bryson, the voice behind Disney’s greatest love songs, dies at 75Youth Day deadline set for Nando’s Hot Young Designer 2026 competition