AfriPop! - What's New and Whats Next in Global African Culture

In Johannesburg, if you’ve got an even remotely creative job, the degrees of separation are few – and Twitter faves and famous faces can easily become friends. That was not how it happened with Langa. On a balmy summer afternoon, I spotted a blonde-headed...

It has to be said that for all the noise that there is about a lack of audiences in South African theatres, producers are starting to see that if you want new audiences, you need to start telling stories that represent them.
There’s a new development in local theatres that is seeing a budding of musicals telling black stories and showcasing immense black talent that’s hardly been seen before. This started with the revival of King Kong last year, (it was SA’s first black...

According to Shadow and Act the film adaptation of the book “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer is currently being filmed in Malawi. The best-selling book, based on a true story, details the ingenuity of a Malawian...

There’s a mixture of vulnerability and anxiety that comes with having your photograph taken. For South African photographer and visual artist Lebohang Kganye, it’s been a matter of using that sense of discomfort to create art that speaks to the complexities...