SA Artists pay tribute to icon Letta Mbulu at NAF

by Mudiwa Mupotsa (FJP reporter)
On Friday 4 July at 20:00 at the Great Hall at Rhodes University, a host of artists are coming together to pay tribute to Letta Mbulu as part of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Artists performing in this tribute include Sibongile Khumalo, Ringo Madlingozi and Mimi Ntenjwa. The entire performance has [...]

Talent not held back by disability

by Thandanani Mhlanga (FJP reporter)
Siyasamkela Toli is a 27 year old painter from Cofimvaba in Transkei. He and two other friends have formed a partnership that’s seen them draw crowds daily at the National Arts Festival, Village Green in Grahamstown.
What sets them apart from other artists is not only their incredible talent but that all [...]

Political Commentator Xolela Mangcu

By Buhle Mbonambi (FJP reopter)
The Zimbabwean crisis is currently topping the agenda at the African Union summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. This comes amid a growing call for negotiations and a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe.

Fashion at the Festival: Get with the look

by Dinilohlanga Mekuto (FJP reporter)
Art comes in different forms and styles,fashion is one of those art forms too.I went around the village green in Grahamstown asking people about their dress style and what vit says about them.
                         
Divan Viljoen,21, from Pretoria
“My Grandpa Shoes are for comfort and I wear leg-warmers because its cold”
 
 
 Ayanda Kole,17,from Cape Town
“I [...]

Pantsula for Life

Ukona Jelwana (FJP reporter)
Gone are the days when isiPantsula dance was only for males. Girls are also taking to the stage, keeping the fast paced rhythm of the pantsula dance and giving the boys a good run for their money.
Three girls, Silindokuhle Diko (15), Anela Makayi (15) and Sanelisiwe Dyasi (16) from Mdantsane Township in [...]