Featuring music by acts performing at this year's Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, including Xhosa Cole, Archipelago, Neil Charles, and the John Pope Quintet. Playlist Olivia Moore and ...

JOHANNESBURG - In the mid-1800s, a prophecy revealed by a Xhosa prophet, named Nongqawuse ultimately led to the slaughter of hundred of thousands of cattle. The story told was that the people believed ...

In a heartwarming gesture, St Andrew’s College in Makhanda recently shared a viral Facebook post welcoming back four of their grade 11 pupils who successfully underwent the Xhosa rite of passage ...

A Xhosa family turned heads with their stunning traditional attire, imibhaco, as they celebrated a vibrant umgidi at their village Friends, family and neighbours filled the yard with joyful singing ...

June and December are known to be ‘umgidi’ season in the Xhosa nation and other nations. The mentioned tribe is known to take over the internet during the season leaving others wishing to attend ...

The unexpected snowing season in South Africa has not stopped people from doing their traditional ceremony A family in the Eastern Cape continued as planned when it started heavily snowing across five ...

All ethnic groups have unique traditional garments that express their pride, heritage, and identity; each tells a distinct story of both the past and present. In the Xhosa nation, this garment is ...

As Mzansi celebrates the nation's diverse culture and rich heritage during Heritage Month in September. Earlier this week, on Heritage Day, millions day celebrated their cultures, promoting national ...

TV personality Anele Mdoda and former Miss Universe Zozi Tunzi have joined Springboks Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am in participating in a traditional Xhosa custom in a rural village in the Eastern ...

Social media users were left in shock after reading a Facebook post shared by isiXhosa community page Masibuyel’embo – ingcambu zesiXhosa. The page shared pictures of an Eastern Cape family ...

Jochen S. Arndt received funding from the Social Sciences Research Council, American Historical Association, and Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa. The beautiful thing about ...