aBantu PodShack

In this episode we are joined by Zipo Rapiya who is the leader of the Komani(Queenstown) group. Ingqungquthela is a preservation collaborative project, with a focus on Amaxhosa beadwork and how it can be preserved at the same time be exploited to create contemporary works.

In this episode we are joined by Siviwe Ntlek who is the leader of the Baffalo City Municipality(East London) group. Ingqungquthela is a preservation collaborative project, with a focus on Amaxhosa beadwork and how it can be preserved at the same time be exploited to create contemporary works.

In this episode we are joined by Gugu Peteni who is the leader of the Gqeberha group. Ingqungquthela is a preservation collaborative project, with a focus on Amaxhosa beadwork and how it can be preserved at the same time be exploited to create contemporary works.

In this Episode we are joined by Malibongwe Nombande from Gqeberha. He is the Flunder and Owner of Select few, a creative Agency based in Motherwell Gqeberha. He joins us in Conversation about his experience at camp.

In this Episode we are joined by Thoko Makamba, a Singer,Song Writer and Actor from Gqeberha, as well as Gcobisa Tsewu who is a Fashion designer from Komani. They join us in Conversation about their experience at camp.

In this Episode we are joined by Bhongo an artist and Owner of Primitive African, a leather craft company from Sterkspruit. Bhongo is no stranger from aBantu Development Agency’s projects, he served as a Community Liaison in Sterkspruit for a preservation project.

In today's episode we are joined by Sakhe and Zingisa. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.

In today's episode we are joined by Dongadala a writer, cultural activist and poet, who was our guest facilitator in this phase of the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.

In today's episode we are joined by Sis Thembsi and Simvuyele, introducing themselves as new participants in the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.

In today's episode we are joined by Sis Nox and Nori, introducing themselves as new participants in the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.

This initiative is a project of the Bantu Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Develo...

This initiative is a project of the Bantu Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Develo...

This initiative is a project of the Bantu Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Develo...

This initiative is a project of the Bantu Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Develo...

This is part of our History Reimagined series. We are currently concentrating on recording and owning our living heritage. Songs and knowledge systems from indigenous peoples in the Eastern Cape . We brought a group to Ngqoko Village and Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape to decode and relearn who we are singa BaNtu.

In today's episode we are joined by Sipho Mathebula,Karabo Zokwe, Solomzi Mjayezi, Siphesihle Mva. 

In today’s episode, we are joined by respectable mothers of Hamburg in the Eastern, Mama Nozethu Makhubalo and sis Veronica Betani from Keiskamma Trust. These two women serve as a beautiful reminder that through the creativity of our minds and the workings of our hands women can still be proven to be the pillars of nations.

In this episode we are joined by our two artists Nompumezo Gubevu who  is a curator, Glass and Fine Artist and Miranda Grootboom an Fine Artist and Sculptor. These two artists are creating public art pieces responding to the question of History Re. Imagined: The Politics of Space and Identity.

In  today’s episode We are joined by Professor Simphiwe Sesanti a  specialist in the field of communication and cultural expressions. He  reminds us about the importance of tracing ourselves back.

The year 2020 marked 200 years since the 1820 Settlers arrived in South Africa, claiming land on the banks of the Fish River all the way to the shores of Algoa Bay now known as Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. The settler’s history and footprint is evident in architecture, public art and documented history. The majority and the indigenous people of the area exist with minimum or no documentation o...

In this episode I am joined by the Mohair South Africa’s in-house designer, 2018 Design Indaba emerging creative, one of the first-ever Project Runway SA TV show contestants and a business woman  Gugu  Peteni. We chat about her journey and her work in the fashion industry.

In this episode we get to have a conversation with an internationally acclaimed master ceramicist, a leading voice in the field of contemporary ceramic arts in South Africa, Andile Dyalvane. Born and raised eNgobozana, a small village in the Eastern Cape South Africa. We talk about his work and the symbolism around it. He takes us on a journey of his working process, as well as the spirituality an...

In this episode I am joined by an award winning jazz musician, a teacher and scholar Nomfundo Xaluva, we chat about her MBA thesis which focuses on whether the digital music platforms are in fact beneficial for independent Artists. 

On our first episode for 2021 we are joined by an author, poet and marketing manager Mabel Thandeka Mnensa. Born and raised in Jo’burg with parents hailing from Malawi. We converse about immigration, her experience as a child of immigrants in South Africa, taking ownership of the African narrative. We then finally talk about her new children's book Kantiga finds a perfect name.

On this episode we are having a conversation with  Yandiswa Sodaba,  from the Eastern Cape  Development Corporation (ECDC). We Discuss market access, product  Development and other opportunities ECDC has for crafters, fashion designers  and visual artists of the Eastern Cape.