Dear friends Today is our last letter for the year. Our next letter will be on 15 January 2023. Thank you for all the messages
The letter was born watching Gina Prince-Bythewood and Viola Davis’ The Woman King. The film’s joy is witnessing a Pan-African cast create magic together. Its
I loved artist Simphiwe Ndzube’s posts honouring the great South African sculptors Noria Mabasa and Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi (You can read more about Sebidi here). It is wonderful to see
Over the past few weeks, it has felt to me that we could all do with some gentleness, with some love and kindness. When one
Good morning friends Before contemplating failure, let’s warm ourselves with some success… Vusi Beauchamp’s solo show “The Cult of One” will open in New York in
Good morning my friends I’ve had a fun week watching South Africans popping up all over the global stage. Cape Town illustrator, Russel Abrahams contributed the editorial illustration to
Two weeks ago, we spent a few days in Seaforth, Simonstown. It is a small suburb that hugs Boulders Beach sanctuary, home to the African
Good morning friends Before we get started today, a few practical things. First, I won’t be writing to you next weekend. I will be taking
This Tuesday is Africa Day and so I have turned to a Pan African Pantheon to inspire our imagination, for in the Pan-African tradition an
Good morning Today’s letter might seem like a peculiar marriage, a sports apparel company and an award-winning author and activist. Yet, as I reflected on
Dear friends Thank you for the replies to last week’s letter, What World Do You Want? It is never an easy decision for me to turn my
In the face of the unfathomable, the most powerful thing that one can do is to seek hope, joy, and connection. It doesn’t make the
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