Film Review: Riaad Moosa’s ‘New Material’
There is a moment in New Material where protagonist Cassim Kaif looks on to a group of would be colleagues taking shots and waiting to board a plane. It’s a moment that’s familiar to many
Creole Van Cabo: Fashion as Storytelling
Gordyn Lifting the curtain. Feet on the soil. Wind in our hair. Spices in our blood. Songs from ashore. We came here from different seas. And now, we are Creole. -Rizqah
Excerpt from ‘The Road to Tarim’
The day before my journey I prepared everything that I needed and gathered every cent I had. My concern was that my ticket was paid, but I only had R7,000 and a few rand in
Eid in Lockdown: A Documentary
In 2020, Muslims around the world celebrated their annual Eid-ul-Fitr festival in an uncommon way due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In contrast to the normal communal festive celebrations with many friends and family, Eid was
Our Names Shape Us
During the colonial era, white people refused to call Africans by their birth names. So African parents gave their children two names - an African name and a western name to better help their kids
Hope In Action: An Interview with AMAL
I arrive in Bo-Kaap, the historic Malay quarter situated above the city of Cape Town to meet with Ameen Habib, one of the co-founders of AMAL, a Non-Profit Organization focused on sustainable and holistic community