State of the Arts

Mandla Sibeko was exposed to the diverse South African experience from an early age. Born in Mpumalanga, he describes his childhood before he moved to Johannesburg at the age of eight as…

Hometown Glory – THE DESIGNER

Laduma Ngxokolo has put the cult in culture, with his now-iconic beadwork-inspired knitwear garnering high praise – and high-profile fans – both locally and internationally. Through his label Maxhosa Africa, he pays…

Hometown Glory – The Art Curator

As a child growing up in Port Elizabeth, curator Kefiloe Siwisa wanted to be many things: an artist, a marine biologist, an entomologist, an earth activist (“Essentially an environmentalist, although I didn’t…