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On Thursday, hundreds of South African actors and crew members will come together to make a film centering on the "Jerusalema" dance craze.
The dancers, clad in midcentury formal suits, dance at times with beer crates — it’s common in South Africa to see young people dancing pantsula with beer crates at traffic lights, seeking tips.
Headlining the BeAfrika Amps international afro dance camp in Montpellier, France, Hope Ramafalo inspires the next generation of artists with her journey of passion and perseverance.
Thato Qofela first performed 'pantsula', a symbol of Black South African culture and resistance to the apartheid regime, in his childhood backyard. Now, he is helping to revive the dance style and ...
Three South African Navy personnel died and a senior officer was in critical condition after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck by big waves as a helicopter attempted a ...
South African singer Tyla's song "Water" is a catchy earworm on TikTok that has spawned a viral dance craze. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV Subscribe Subscribe ...
No conversation about South African dance icons is complete without Lorcia Cooper. First known for her role on e.tv’s "Backstage", she’s been dancing since the age of four, when she partnered ...
The South African crew continued displaying exuberance outside of a hotel in Edmonton donning their yellow tops and protective trousers. This video was captured by Facebook user, Allyssa Boulianne.
Nomcebo Zikode, the South African singer of the pandemic hit “Jerusalema” that inspired a global dance challenge, wrote the chorus while battling her own depression.
For 30 years, beginning in the 1980s, the South African dance pantsula has grown in popularity in the black townships surrounding Johannesburg, but it's only become a mainstay of the capital city ...
2014 is almost done and dusted and as part of a series of five columns that reviews the past year of South African theatre, this second 'six of the best' column serves as an overview of the best ...
While international film and TV shoots have been halted in South Africa for the past six months due to a ban on foreign flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the local industry have ...