The Joburg Film Festival returns to the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry from March 11 – 16, with a seventh edition that organizers say is designed to celebrate “the shared ...

The road to the 2023 Joburg Film Festival is open, after a two year closure due to the pandemic, with what promises to be an action-packed programme. The festival, in collaboration with ...

The festival’s Young Voices award, meanwhile, went to the film “Checkmate,” with Joburg Film Festival head Timothy Mangwedi taking the opportunity to reaffirm the fest’s support for young ...

Lynsey Chutel is a staff reporter covering southern Africa for The Times. She grew up in Johannesburg and currently lives there. For too long, Johannesburg was a victim of its own reputation for ...