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Taxi Poetry: Show & Shine Event

Inspired by Imraan Coovadia’s novel “The Institute for Taxi Poetry”, commuter taxis will be adorned with poetry created by South African writers and presented to the public at a Show & Shine event on 12 May at Thokoza Park in Soweto. Join us for music, braai & poetry! More...

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Minibus Taxis

Johannesburg's informal transport industry

Music around Africa

A musical journey through Africa

Eli Weinberg: Crowd near Drill Hall on the first day of the Treason Trial, Johannesburg, 19 December 1956 | Times Media Collection, Museum Africa, Johannesburg

Photography

"Rise and Fall of Apartheid" at Haus der Kunst in Munich

Current Projects

Word of Mouth

Explore the various aspects of orality: orally transferred knowledge, Oral History, storytelling, oral literatures, Spoken Word.

Film + School - film education for school classes

Every week from 3 April - 29 May 2013 in Johannesburg.

Goethe on Main

Multidisciplinary art space in Johannesburg’s inner city. Visit one of the current exhibitions.

Music in Africa

The Music in Africa Project aims to establish an information and networking portal dedicated to African music scenes.

Writing about Africa

Welcome to a voyage of discovery of new German literature representing images of diverse Africa

Weblog: Moving Africa

Pan-African exchange is the main goal of the Moving Africa program, which enables African artists to travel to the most important festivals in Africa. On this blog, they share their experiences.