The apartheid dream was to keep the land, use the workers, but hoard the benefits of citizenship for whites. The government made blacks citizens not of South Africa but of “Bantustans” based on ethnic ...
Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph by Laura Lane. We packed a week’s worth of sight-seeing into my last day in Johannesburg—Theatre Market (where I proved ...
UPDATE: This concert has been postponed to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 2022. All tickets sold for Sept. 29 will be honored Oct. 10. Details: hancher.uiowa.edu/2022-23/Soweto ...
2005-09-04 04:00:00 PDT Soweto, South Africa-- The woman in the doorway had a wide face and wider smile, a long, African- style skirt and a blue fleece sweatshirt. Before I could drop my overnight bag ...
Soweto will commemorate the 49th anniversary of the June 16 Uprising with a revival of Sarafina!, the musical that highlighted youth resistance during apartheid. Joburg City Theatres, in partnership ...
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is mourning the loss of a true South African musical icon, Winnie Khumalo, whose untimely passing has left an indelible void in the hearts of many. CoJ’s speaker of ...
A devastating tragedy unfolded in Soweto, Johannesburg, when a two-storey building collapsed, killing three people and ...
If you’re a road runner planning to participate in the next editions of the Soweto Marathon or the Two Oceans ultra-marathon, you might be concerned that these events will be cancelled. You have ...