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Music

Live Report: Discovering Cape Town's house music scene

Shining a light on underground upstarts — Producer Mohato Lekena uncovers the latest party in the Stay True Journeys series, a showcase of emerging electronic artists and pioneers from around the world.

Written by: Mohato Lekena

Film

More shark attacks in the world last year than ever before – what can you do?

The truth about shark attacks — Shark attacks grabbed headlines in 2015 but many of the interactions weren't quite what they seemed. Educate yourself on the ocean predator and increase your chances of safety.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Music

Huck's best music videos of the month

A not so dry January — Spinning in South Africa, a walk through the heart of grime territory and oozings of fake blood, from Massive Attack, Kano, Metz and more.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

Skate

Video: Skateistan's new year's resolution is to bring skateboards to kids everywhere

Become a 'Citizen of Skateistan' — Groundbreaking NGO Skateistan has shown how skateboarding can be a force for social change in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Now they need your help to keep moving forward.

Written by: Alex King

Magazine

The young South African photographers you need to follow on Instagram

#RainbowNation #BornFrees — Photographers Sipho Mpongo, Sean Metelerkamp and Wikus de Wet travelled South Africa together as Twenty Journey to understand the land that binds them. Here they select their favourite Instagrammers.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

Provocative photographer Roger Ballen delves into the abyss of the psyche

The house of the mind — Photographer Roger Ballen’s newest project is a collaboration with writer Didi Bozzini, which explores the idea of the mind as a physical living space.

Written by: Sam Warner

Photography

Photographer Jason Larkin unpicks South Africa’s complex present

Waiting and Platinum — Jason Larkin releases two photography projects from South Africa, Waiting and Platinum, which reveal the subtle complexities of the Rainbow Nation two decades after apartheid.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

The Smarteez on South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from young fashion crew The Smarteez, about the creative revolution taking root in Soweto, and how they're pushing into the future while refusing to be beholden to the past.

Written by: Huck HQ / Alex King

Top Picks

Is South Africa experiencing a new creative revolution?

Art and expression post-Apartheid — Documentary Shield and Spear reveals the limits to freedom of expression in South Africa today and introduces the "Rainbow Generation" driving an exciting new wave of creativity.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

Is this photographer exploiting the mentally ill?

In search of the Outlands — Photographer Roger Ballen shoots vulnerable people on South Africa’s fringes to challenge our ideas of normality and force us to look inside ourselves.

Written by: Alex King

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