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Johan van Wyk

Johan van Wyk is the Culture Editor and covers the arts, sport and the culture of the country, including the parts the rest of the world keeps discovering late.

Ama Qamata takes the London stage as Zambia's space dream lands at the Royal Court

Ama Qamata makes her UK theatre debut at London's Royal Court Theatre in The Afronauts, written by Ryan Calais Cameron and co-directed by Cameron and Monique Touko, with Lucian Msamati, Ivanno Jeremiah and Pamela Nomvete in the ensemble.

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Culture

South African schoolchildren's daily journey wins British photographer a new award

The award, run by Gost Books with the Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant, backs long-form documentary photography. Crossings turns on a routine South African readers know well: the walk, the bus and the wait, and what they cost the children who do them.

More from Johan van Wyk
  1. 01 Coral Hart has published 371 books in 20 months, and the AI author is not apologising Culture ·
  2. 02 Ne-Yo plays Cape Town on Saturday, Pretoria on Sunday as Cape Malay choirs fill Artscape Culture ·
  3. 03 Ian Berry, the photographer who shot Sharpeville, dies at 92 Culture ·
  4. 04 Sharpeville photographer Ian Berry dies at 92, the only lens at the fence on 21 March 1960 Culture ·
  5. 05 Ian Berry, the photographer who showed the world Sharpeville, dies at 92 Culture ·

Earlier from Johan van Wyk

Culture

Ian Berry, the photographer who was at Sharpeville when the shooting started, dies at 92
Culture

Mpumalanga gets a new tourism showcase as TV presenter joins the adventure
Culture

Tony Richmond, the Star editor who fought to get black reporters into parliament, dies at 82
Culture

Tony Richmond, the Star editor who fought to get black reporters into Parliament, dies at 82
Culture

Springboks edge All Blacks 29-24 in Soweto to take 2-1 series lead
Culture

Boks beat All Blacks 29-24 in Soweto to lead series 2-1
Culture

Tony Richmond, the Star reporter who fought to get black journalists into parliament
Culture

The Guardian's obituary of Tony Richmond records the press-card fight that opened Parliament to all reporters
Culture

Tyla told the VMAs she is amapiano, not Afrobeats, and the global charts still disagree
Culture

Lhuan-dre Pretorius blitzes 50 in 24 balls to break T20 record
NEWS BRIEF Culture

KwaMhlanga festival fills guest houses as Mpumalanga traders sell art, food and culture
Culture

UCT jazz festival opens with three nights at the Baxter and free lunch hour concerts
Culture

Pacific World brings 1 397 cruise passengers to Cape Town as 2026/27 season opens
Culture

Durban and Joburg producers fuse R&B with maskandi on new duo project
Culture

Gauteng fills four days as Heritage Day lands on a Thursday
Culture

Thirty countries at Waterkloof as defence expo enters day four
Culture

Green ID books get two years as Home Affairs moves to smart cards
Culture

AVBOB hands Ingwavuma high school its 77th container library
Culture

Film producers wait on R1bn rebate as Quizzical Pictures warns of a lost production year
Culture

Lawrence Maleka takes Future Tense to Toronto as Centrepiece premiere
Culture

AAD 2026 opens in Pretoria with 300 exhibitors from 30 countries
Culture

Home Affairs gives green ID books two years as 341,000 smart cards sit uncollected

Johan van Wyk files to the Culture section. The other editors are in The Editors' Room.