South Africa Mail Guardian
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:32:22 +0000Bheki Mseleku: An activist on his own terms
Steve Dyer reflects on jazz musician Bheki Mseleku’s contribution to the canon
The post Bheki Mseleku: An activist on his own terms appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:24:24 +0000Bheki Mseleku: Living inside the sound world
‘Beyond the Stars’ forces us to think about Mseleku’s solo piano practice as an approach to inhabiting sound
The post Bheki Mseleku: Living inside the sound world appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:14:24 +0000Bheki Mseleku: ‘He could play anything in any key’
Neil Gonsalves was formally taught, unlike his colleague Bheki Mseleku, but he was in awe of the genius the of multi-instrumentalist
The post Bheki Mseleku: ‘He could play anything in any key’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:04:30 +0000‘Mr Bruce’ remembered: An indelible first impression led to a lifelong friendship
Bheki Mseleku, or ‘Mr Bruce’ as he was known, roamed the globe but was at home in mantra mode
The post ‘Mr Bruce’ remembered: An indelible first impression led to a lifelong friendship appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:56:23 +0000The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become
Although it is in many ways a prohibitive instrument, particularly in terms of access, the piano offers both simplicity and richness to this songwriter
The post The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become appeared first...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:45:53 +0000Gas to power: Who can halt the hot air?
Parliament should be asking the public what we think of Karpowerships before approaching the energy department about its deal
The post Gas to power: Who can halt the hot air? appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:13:09 +0000North West premier refuses to resign as IPC looks for his replacement
Sources say Job Mokgoro has refused to abide by an order to resign as premier, making it hard for the IPC to install a new person in the position
The post North West premier refuses to resign as IPC looks for his replacement appeared first on The Ma...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000Nigeria’s Super Falcons: playing and begging
The Super Falcons are the undisputed queens of African football, winning 11 of the 13 women’s continental championships ever played. But they still have to beg the Nigerian federation for pay and respect
The post Nigeria’s Super Falcons: playing...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:46:19 +0000Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise
The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again
The post Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise appeared first on The ...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000Listen to women and youth to enable recovery from the pandemic
Women in the personal services sector and young people have been hard hit by the pandemic in terms of employment, but they struggled even before Covid-19
The post Listen to women and youth to enable recovery from the pandemic appeared first on The M...