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Gift Hlahane performs his Headless Man act at a Johannesburg traffic light, turning a few red-light seconds into theatre for motorists. Image: Supplied

The documentary about life at a South African traffic robot

Yaseen J. Khan’s documentary chronicles street performer Gift Hlahane’s life at Johannesburg’s traffic lights

By 2027, passengers will be able to tap onto a MyCiTi bus using a bank card or virtual wallet. Picture: Supplied

Cape Town’s MyCiTi surges, a man and his dog reunite, and Spider-Man breaks records

Cape Town's MyCiTi bus system is rapidly expanding with a new bridge, a Malawian man and his dog are reunited after fleeing xenophobia, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieves…

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Is it curtains for South Africa’s film industry?

The country’s film sector is in crisis, with incentive applications gathering dust and claims going unpaid, producers say

Five new films for your weekend watchlist

Uncover the buzz around new films, including One Battle After Another, The Rip and Nuremberg, and see our verdicts on them too

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Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Deniz Sertkol

Deniz Sertkol is bringing bold curation and engagement to Joburg’s film scene. Here she talks vegetarian dinners, barre classes and Leo DiCaprio

Bloody good viewing – the ultimate vampire movie list

From cult comedies to gothic classics, this is Currency’s ultimate list of the best vampire films to watch – from scary to sexy, and of course, the gloriously camp

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Can-do vibe emerges at the film market in Durban

From chaos comes opportunity as the 16th Durban FilmMart navigates troubled times for the film industry

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Talking about a revolution in Africa’s creative economy

A new equity company for creatives is set to make strategic investments in intellectual property across the continent’s creative and cultural sector

Run for your lives, the zombies are here!

Our expert’s curated list of the best zombie films

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‘Figaro’ for first timers: an opera newbie’s take

Opera meets the big screen in Cape Town as ‘The Met: Live in HD’ brings Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ to a new generation of viewers

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We review: ‘Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey’

‘Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey’ follows the moving rewilding story of a rescued pangolin pup and his devoted conservationist, Gareth Thomas

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We review: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’

Currency reviews an important new documentary about one South Africa’s most iconic photographers

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‘Conclave’: where film and reality meet

The new movie is about what happens when a pope dies and a new one must be elected. It comes just as people may be asking those questions

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We review ‘Wicked’: it’s wickedly good

Wicked is a treat of a movie. On the long side, sure, but well worth watching

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Back to the future – we rate 2024’s big film remakes

Mark Twain said: “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn…