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Culture, craft, and the things worth writing about.

The Layer Underneath
Tech6 min read

The Layer Underneath

Jude Anumudu built the Gauteng AI Community to ask a harder question than how Africa uses AI. The answer starts with who owns what gets built.

·Muthelo Kutama
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The City Everyone Called Empty
Culture7 min read

The City Everyone Called Empty

Everyone said there was nothing to do in Joburg. Rachael, Jeff and Ayanda built a community of 100,000 people on the refusal of that sentence.

·Muthelo Kutama
The Lens and the Rails: How Maverick Seizure Is Building ZeZe Global
Culture

The Lens and the Rails: How Maverick Seizure Is Building ZeZe Global

·8 min
Nothing to Lose
Sport

Nothing to Lose

·5 min
The Girl Who Sat Alone
Sport9 min read

The Girl Who Sat Alone

Jana Swart fell in love with football alone, in front of a TV in Stellenbosch. Then she built a seat in the industry that wasn't there before her.

·Muthelo Kutama
Rabat Belongs to Us
Sport

Rabat Belongs to Us

·5 min
The Ghost That Came Home
Sport

The Ghost That Came Home

·5 min
The Yellow That Carries All of Us
Sport5 min read

The Yellow That Carries All of Us

Mamelodi Sundowns are South Africa's most decorated football club. But their story is not only about trophies. It is about what happens when a team from Marabastad makes the whole continent stop and watch.

·Muthelo Kutama
The Country We Could Be
Tech

The Country We Could Be

·6 min
From Eldorado Park to the Top Floor
Culture

From Eldorado Park to the Top Floor

·4 min