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African awakenings—Dipo Faloyin chats to Khanya Mtshali about his new book Africa is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022Khanya MtshaliLeave a Comment

When I read Africa is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin, I was overcome with…

Art & Architecture

[City Editor] ‘At first sight, Johannesburg is simultaneously welcoming and unwelcoming, familiar and unfamiliar’ by Lidudumalingani

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022Lidudumalingani1 Comment

There is something permanent about how Johannesburg reveals itself to anyone arriving in it, etching itself into the memory, even…

Art & Architecture

[City Editor] ‘At night, Jozi is dead, unless you are the killer’—11 observations about the city, by Lidudumalingani

October 15, 2021April 29, 2022LidudumalinganiLeave a Comment

Cities and mining Underneath Johannesburg, imagine hollow cities, stretching from Soweto all the way to Turffontein, and further. As the…