Mar 1, 2023 | ARTicle
In 2012, retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park. With poaching spiralling out of control, Jooste was given the mandate to ‘go military’, to convert Kruger’s...
Mar 1, 2023 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Danna Margo was featured as part of the 2022 Turbine Art Fair Unearthed mentorship programme. What sort of training have you received and how important do you think it is to seek training (in terms of learning first principles and...
Feb 21, 2023 | ARTicle
Created by four-time SAFTA winner Alex Yazbek, small-town psychological thriller Dam was one of the 10 most-watched titles of 2021 on Showmax and the most nominated drama series at the 2022 SAFTAs, earning rave reviews for breaking the mould of South African TV....
Feb 20, 2023 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL DEA Special Agent Jeff Moore captured the world’s oldest and most successful drug cartel mule, Leo Sharp, and was portrayed by Bradley Cooper (as DEA Agent Colin Bates) in Clint Eastwood’s movie, The Mule. Moore shares his epic journey...
Feb 16, 2023 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Yaëll Campbell and Brynja Bjarnadóttir met while performing on the streets of Den Haag. A year later, after having moved back to Iceland, Brynja was looking for a male vocalist for one of her tracks and Yaëll came to mind. She decided to...
Feb 7, 2023 | ARTicle
By BARBARA ADAIR In the Shadow of the Springs I Saw by Barbara Adair, published by Modjaji Books, is available now. The book tells the stories of people who live in the Art Deco buildings of Springs, near Johannesburg. It is the imagined lives of those who live...
