Africa, Africans art exhibit in Brazil evokes slave trade, sugar cane liquor, missionary zeal and voodoo For the past eleven years, the wooden carcass of an old ship has sat in the central hall of São Paulo’s Afro-Brazil Museum. Imposing in its proportions and haunting in its decay, it has stood as the institution’s most commanding testament to the history of the transatlantic slave trade since the doors to the museum were opened in 2004. But since May 24, this ship has been replaced by different...
Africa, Africans art exhibit in Brazil evokes slave trade, sugar cane liquor, missionary zeal and voodoo For the past eleven years, the wooden carcass of...
With no more oil money coming in, Angola’s rulers try to counter a winter of discontent by force For years, Angola’s elite rested comfortably on oil money. Even if it was an authoritarian one-party-state, protests were kept at bay as long as enough people saw dollars raining from the skies. But a winter of discontent is gripping the country. With oil prices down and coffers empty, social protest is visibly growing. The government, so far, has only responded with more repression. It was on...
With no more oil money coming in, Angola’s rulers try to counter a winter of discontent by force For years, Angola’s elite rested comfortably on oil...
A wide variety of movies from Jamaica to Uganda and South Africa to Japan. Directors and Q & A’s. Open air screenings. And nine movies from nine different countries competing for the World Cinema Jury Award . That is this year's World Cinema Festival in Amsterdam. Images: Stills from Necktie Youth Human life is the central theme in many productions. Take Necktie Youth , a movie from South Africa. We meet youngsters from Sandton, one of the wealthier areas in the country. They have very little to...
A wide variety of movies from Jamaica to Uganda and South Africa to Japan. Directors and Q & A’s. Open air screenings. And nine movies from nine...
Francis Mbala was investigating treatment facilities for malaria patients in Kinshasa. It got him arrested. The University Clinics in Kinshasa, the CUK, do not form an integral part of my investigation into the spending of hundreds of millions of donated dollars meant to fight malaria in my country, the DRC. The CUK is not a beneficiary of those specific funds. It is, however, a very well-known academic health facility in Kinshasa and I had chosen this place to compare their treatment of malaria...
Francis Mbala was investigating treatment facilities for malaria patients in Kinshasa. It got him arrested. The University Clinics in Kinshasa, the CUK,...
80 years after publication the Buganda court historian’s book has finally been illustrated {gallery}stultiens2{/gallery} During one of her quests through Ugandan family collections of photographs, books, manuscripts and other documents, Dutch curator and artist Andrea Stultiens made a remarkable discovery. Amid the papers left behind by Ham Mukasa (1868–1956), a chief and historian in the court of King Mutesa I of Buganda (in present day Uganda), was a list of descriptions for graphics meant to...
80 years after publication the Buganda court historian’s book has finally been illustrated {gallery}stultiens2{/gallery} During one of her quests through...
Around Cape Town? Don’t miss out on the Same Same but Different exhibition at Gallery MOMO in the Bokaap quarter. George Hallett, one of South Africa’s best documentary photographers, opened his body of work - from Apartheid area, images of the District Six and his time in exile. The contemporary arts collective Burning Museum contributed an installation of blown-up album covers inspired by Hallett’s work. {gallery}hallett{/gallery} Details: Gallery MOMO, Cape Town, 20 August until 26 September...
Around Cape Town? Don’t miss out on the Same Same but Different exhibition at Gallery MOMO in the Bokaap quarter. George Hallett, one of South Africa’s...
History after Apartheid by Haroon Gunn Salie will be shown at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg from the 22 of August until the 19 of September 2015. The young artist known for his public interventions works with themes of layered, often forgotten memories and violent histories in a transitional South Africa. His first solo exhibition shows his diverse approaches such as site- specific intervention, public art and dialogue-based collaboration. More information HERE and go to facebook event HERE .
History after Apartheid by Haroon Gunn Salie will be shown at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg from the 22 of August until the 19 of September 2015....
As part of our promotional campaigns, a new flyer has been published. It's the first of a series carrying the best of ZAM photography. Our opening shot presents Anton Corbijn's picture of Fela Kuti, made in Paris in 1981. A luta continua.
As part of our promotional campaigns, a new flyer has been published. It's the first of a series carrying the best of ZAM photography. Our opening shot...
Igshaan Adams, a young artist from Cape Town, is going to present his multi-disciplinary exhibition Please Remember from the 29th of August in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The artist is exploring the notions of cleansing within Muslim culture and includes performance as well as sculptures and handwoven, colourful tapestries. The exhibition will open with a performance by Igshaan and his father. This show is part of his residency at 'A Tale of a Tub' and runs until the 1. November 2015.
Igshaan Adams, a young artist from Cape Town, is going to present his multi-disciplinary exhibition Please Remember from the 29th of August in Rotterdam,...
If you’re in Hamburg in October, South African Choreographer Jessica Nupen’s dance performance Romeo & Juliet / REBELLION & JOHANNESBURG will be on stage. The young South African dancers are re-telling the Shakespearean story, exploring the challenges of their young generation while moving to the beats of Johannesburgs’ lively street culture. The music is composed by Spoek Mathambo , Soweto-born pioneer of the electronic beats. Check out the German tour dates of Romeo & Juliet / REBELLION &...
If you’re in Hamburg in October, South African Choreographer Jessica Nupen’s dance performance Romeo & Juliet / REBELLION & JOHANNESBURG will be on...
In July, Gökçe Akyuz joined the ZAM team as an intern. She loves Africa, investigative journalism and struggles for freedom and justice, that’s why. On the 20th of July a tragedy occurred in her home country. Here is her story. By Gökce Akyüz “It is not my country. It is the country of people who want to kill me.” This is a well-known notion among many young people in my country Turkey. I would like to explain the reason. But first, I should introduce myself. I am a Turkish citizen and have been an...
In July, Gökçe Akyuz joined the ZAM team as an intern. She loves Africa, investigative journalism and struggles for freedom and justice, that’s why. On...
Mohau Modisakeng is one of the many upcoming artists to look out for at this year’s Unseen , an international photography fair and festival taking place between 18 and 20 September at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. When visiting Unseen, one can expect more than ‘just’ a photography show - it is an international platform for contemporary emerging photographers accompanied by a programme of lectures, debates and a book fair. Definitely recommended if you happen to be in Amsterdam this weekend....
Mohau Modisakeng is one of the many upcoming artists to look out for at this year’s Unseen , an international photography fair and festival taking place...
South Africa’s efforts to keep all languages alive have global impact In South Africa all languages are equal but one is more equal than the others. Teachers, students and parents alike often prefer English as a vehicle for jobs and access to education. Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng called for practical solutions in order to safeguard her countries multilingual dream rather than a desperate ‘war on English’. Phakeng’s key note speech attracted a full house at the annual Dutch Drongo Festival in...
South Africa’s efforts to keep all languages alive have global impact In South Africa all languages are equal but one is more equal than the others....
Once people moved from one place to another without documents and limitations like birds with the transition of seasons. Free movement and the struggle of newcomers with strange cultures are the themes in Inyoni Yezulu (The Swallows), the latest project of South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni. The photographer built on his project during his guest visit at the Treehouse artist residence at the NDSM yard in Amsterdam. Work part of Inyoni Yezulu (The Swallows), the latest project of Sabelo...
Once people moved from one place to another without documents and limitations like birds with the transition of seasons. Free movement and the struggle...
French economist and writer of the international bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century will read the 2015 Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg today, 3 October at 15:00 (local time). Watch the video stream here: INCOME, WEALTH & PERSISTENT INEQUALITY.
French economist and writer of the international bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century will read the 2015 Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Soweto...
An instruction manual for those who want a slice of the donor money pie The world is full of ungrateful people. People who cannot see beyond the big picture to the small mercies. People who are unnecessarily critical when they should see only the bright side. Such people question the efficacy of NGOs, for example, and criticise them for standing in the way of real solutions. They say that government should provide services like health and education and that government should be held accountable...
An instruction manual for those who want a slice of the donor money pie The world is full of ungrateful people. People who cannot see beyond the big...
With his data landscape on the consumption of added sugars Ruiter Janssen has won the annual Dutch Designers ( BNO ) infographics Award 2015. The winning infographic was published in the Dutch daily nrc.next . Ruiter Janssen is the designer of the beautiful country maps in the ZAM Chronicle. The first map of his hand was one of Burundi which appeared in ZC13. A map of Mali followed in ZC14 and a map of Angola in ZC15 . The number of maps will continue to grow with each Chronicle and ultimately...
With his data landscape on the consumption of added sugars Ruiter Janssen has won the annual Dutch Designers ( BNO ) infographics Award 2015. The winning...
Free movement and strange cultures are the subjects of South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni Once, people moved like birds: from one place to another, with the transition of the seasons, without limitations or documents. Free movement and newcomers’ struggles with alien cultures are the themes in Inyoni Yezulu ( The Swallows ), the latest work of South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni. The photographer is building this new project as a guest of the Treehouse artist residence at the NDSM...
Free movement and strange cultures are the subjects of South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni Once, people moved like birds: from one place to...
Up until the very last moment they had kept hoping that not so many of Ghana’s top men of justice were so ready to be bought. In one particular court case a member of the investigative Tiger Team could barely stop himself from shrieking in disgust when a fully-dressed judge with wig and all, after pontificating about right and wrong and the need for justice, issued a verdict that was exactly what had been agreed with the violent robber’s ‘cousin’ sitting in the public gallery. It had cost 15 000...
Up until the very last moment they had kept hoping that not so many of Ghana’s top men of justice were so ready to be bought. In one particular court...
The original Mandela Landscape, an art piece created by Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn and visual artist Berend Strik, has been sold for 32.500 euro. The ‘Landscape’ was handed to its new owners on Wednesday October 8 at the studio of Berend Strik in Amsterdam. All proceeds are donated as a gesture of support to ZAM. While Berend Strik had commitments elsewhere in Europe, Anton Corbijn attended the occasion. He recalled his memories of the photoshoot with Mandela more than ten years...
The original Mandela Landscape, an art piece created by Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn and visual artist Berend Strik, has been sold for...
For a split second I can see the townships red dust dwirling up. Maxolisi Majozi, aka Zuluboy, starts a rhythmic monologue, mingles his rap voice with tight baselines and energetic drums at the opening night over Afrovibes, the Amsterdam based festival. The fusion between traditional township Mbaqanga music and Dutch rockers starts with slight hesitation. The concert is at full steam when Zuluboy and Hemelbesem make the South Africans in the audience jump. It’s heavy dancing all over. The heart of...
For a split second I can see the townships red dust dwirling up. Maxolisi Majozi, aka Zuluboy, starts a rhythmic monologue, mingles his rap voice with...
