Nick Frost offers a cockeyed glimpse of the colourful personalities on display on any given night out in Cape Town.
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What your favourite Jo’burg venue says about you
Jo’burg’s a big city, but its social circles are a bit predictable. Your favourite nighttime hangout reveals a lot more than you think.
10 more things nobody tells you about freelancing
10 more thoughts on impermanent employment by former magazine editor and current freelancer, Annie Brookstone, still freelancing, still in her pyjamas.
Towards a new manifesto: Let’s talk about feminism today
How can feminism transform the rage against the patriarchy into actionable change?
A wobbly but sincere ode to my grandmother
Food for my gran was a source of pride – it was unheard of to leave the Haya household without a full stomach and a happy heart.
D is for Dissident
“In a world that polices who we should be, how we should be and where we should be – creativity is not just necessary. It’s urgent.” – Dinika Govender
The do’s and don’ts of dance
Dancer Nicola van Straaten shares a few tips to play with the next time you need to get down.
Job shadowing diary: 51st floor views and goodie bags for days
Grade 11 student Nina Jacobson spent three days with the 10and5 team for her job shadowing assignment. This was her experience.
The black womxn outside of protest
“I am currently on a quest. I am trying to find ways of rehabilitating my body and identity as a black womxn.” – Koleka Putuma
Where we go to talk about our dreams
Very few places are able to provide the pleasure of R17 beer quarts, hood nostalgia and good quality conversation quite like De Peak.
Death of the dinosaurs: Why does our music industry suffocate innovation?
This is South Africa’s threshold moment. We’re tired of being served the same old slop in the pig trough of our media industry.
Dear African artists, take off your rose-tinted European glasses
When it comes to African cultures and aesthetics, where do we draw the line between appreciation and appropriation?
A brief and incomplete guide to contemporary dance in South Africa
In rejecting the idea of the rainbow nation, a host of black, interrogative and unapologetic dance artists have emerged from South Africa.
10 things nobody tells you about freelancing
Reflections on ‘living the dream’, written mostly in pyjamas, by former magazine editor and current freelancer Annie Brookstone.
Urban Renaissance: The African graffiti movement
In terms of graffiti and street art, Africa boasts the smallest output, but it’s not as insignificant you might think.
