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Culture, craft, and the things worth writing about.

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
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Rabat Belongs to Us
Sport5 min read

Rabat Belongs to Us

Mamelodi Sundowns are CAF Champions League winners for the second time. The same stadium. A different May. Ten years between stars, and everything that wait cost.

·Muthelo Kutama
The Ghost That Came Home
Sport

The Ghost That Came Home

·5 min
The Yellow That Carries All of Us
Sport

The Yellow That Carries All of Us

·5 min
The Country We Could Be
Tech6 min read

The Country We Could Be

South Africa sits at the edge of an AI revolution that could change everything, from the clinic in Limpopo to the boardroom in Sandton. But potential means nothing without the right foundations. And history keeps reminding us what happens when we leave the foundations to politicians.

·Muthelo Kutama
From Eldorado Park to the Top Floor
Culture

From Eldorado Park to the Top Floor

·4 min
Yellow, Again
Sport

Yellow, Again

·5 min
Champions Until Midnight
Sport7 min read

Champions Until Midnight

CAF stripped Senegal of the AFCON title just before midnight, two months after they won it on the pitch. This is about what that means for African football, and for the people who have always known it deserves better.

·Muthelo Kutama
Four Years In. Still New.
Studio Notes

Four Years In. Still New.

·4 min
Monoliths of Nasrec

Monoliths of Nasrec

·5 min