South Africa reveals itself in layers that are political, cultural, spiritual and deeply personal. Long before the landscapes ...

Without systematic documentation, traditional plants’ uses could be lost or excluded from mainstream medical discourse.

An 18-year-old South African cannot receive his Smart ID after Home Affairs flagged special characters in his Khoi name, ...

Khūboab Oedasoua Lawrence has been trapped in bureaucratic limbo for nearly a year, recognised by his family and community ...

Explore Cape Town, South Africa’s Mother City, with its stunning landscapes, rich history, vibrant culture, pristine beaches, ...

A long-running debate over place names in the Eastern Cape has taken a decisive step forward, with East London and ...

What we call “folklife” in the United States—the traditions, activities, skills, beliefs, and tangible creations of a ...

In a study published in Telestes, Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu categorized the various dance scenes ...

Artist Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo, who developed the Elegy proposal for South Africa's participation in the 2026 Venice Biennale (photo by ZUNIS, courtesy Gabrielle Goliath studio) ...

First, dinosaur tracks aged around 140 million years were reported in 2025 on a remote stretch of the coast in South Africa’s ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...