Zimbabwean author of We Need New Names, Noviolet Bulawayo.
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Variations of English names reveal the enduring effects of British rule - but there’s also a return to tradition.
Stella Chiweshe, performing in Amsterdam in 1988, kept ancient traditions alive.
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She paved the way for women to play the mbira – and then took the ancient tradition global.
Refugees and asylum seekers were forced to live in the open in Cape Town following xenophobic attacks in 2019.
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Despite regular incidents of anti-migrant violence, peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships between South Africans and migrants can and do exist.
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Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of speech.