In the oppressive shadow of 1950s apartheid South Africa, Sophiatown became a beacon of defiance for black citizens intent on claiming their agency through cultural activities that produced some of the country’s most celebrated black writers, artists and musicians. It...
This year’s Cape Town Carnival theme, “Incredible Journey: Sounds of South Africa”, will combine a pulsating parade of two thousand dancers from community groups from across the Peninsula, with a string of thoughtfully designed, colour-fantastical floats, costumes and...
