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At a time when every alcohol brand seems desperate to convince drinkers that it carries a story, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Teremana arrives with something a little more grounded: patience.

Last week at Truffles On The Park, guests gathered for what the brand called a “Liquid Education Experience”, an intimate tasting session marking the South African launch of the...


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For much of its existence, the imposing theatre complex that houses the Artscape Theatre Centre stood as a contradiction: architecturally grand yet socially exclusionary, a cultural landmark shaped by the realities of apartheid South Africa.

Originally opened in 1971 as the Nico Malan Theatre, the venue was designed as a showcase for elite performance culture while ...


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There is a line in one of Vusi Mahlasela’s most beloved songs, When You Come Back, about climbing mountains and reaching for the top of Africa’s days, that’s a mixture of poetry and prophecy.

Because that is exactly what he has spent his life doing.

From Mamelodi township, where he taught himself to play guitar as a boy, to the stage at Nelson M...


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The collapse of an industry rarely happens all at once. It unfolds slowly, through shrinking teams, empty desks, farewell emails, disappearing publications and journalists quietly wondering what comes next.

The quiet devastation sits at the heart of The Devil Wears Prada 2. Beneath the impeccable tailoring, dazzling fashion and cinematic beauty, the film r...


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Arundhati Roy has become the figure of brilliance and rebellion; a literary giant who hails from Kerala, India and lays bare the emotional and political realities of her homeland. Her stories can unsettle a reader but equally compel them to turn the next page to follow the complex nature of her stories.

She won The Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of ...


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