Viral African Dance Videos Are Busting Stereotypes in China – And Making Money for Some
Digital platforms offer opportunities for African dance influencers to construct their own visions of what it means to be African.
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Zed Beats: How Home Studios Reinvented Zambian Pop Music and Gave Young People a Voice
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
Abuja’s Housing Crisis: Why Affordable Homes Stay out of Reach for Low Paid Workers
Nigeria’s housing policies have failed to meet the needs of its federal capital residents.
AI Can Design Cities, but Can It Understand What Matters to People? 10 Ways to Keep Humans in Control
Urban design depends heavily on human judgment and field-based understanding.
How a Company Is Making Affordable Housing Possible
And what municipalities can do to help
Revolutionary Rap: Nigerian Star Falz Has Kept Protest Music Alive
Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.
Inner City Cape Town: No Room for Locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Soweto Fashion Week Shows Work of Young Designers
This year’s runway designs gave spectators a glimpse into some of the country’s creative and emerging fashion trends
Homeless Shelter Waltzes to First-Ever Dance Show
The Haven Night Shelter will stage the “Dignity in Motion” show next week
Dramatic Song, Disturbing Priorities – Municipality Must Explain Wasteful Spending
The launch of the Drakenstein “anthem” may be intended to promote pride, but what it reveals instead is a deeply troubling set of municipal priorities and a worrying use of public funds in a time of growing hardship.
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Soweto Gallery Brings Photographic Art to the People
Photography is not just for the elite, says Gopolang Ledwaba
Affordable Housing Without State Subsidies?
City plans to sell land to private developers at a discount
R25-Million and Six Years Later, Soweto Centre Still Needs Millions to Be Completed
SIU investigates unfinished arts centre backed by music legends Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu