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Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media. >

"I am an artist first, before anything else." >

Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya. >

This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy. >

“I believe in how powerful street art is and use it to give a place life or a feeling.” >

The graphic designer and illustrator talks to us about the inspiration behind the African Sisters project. >

We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun. >

The hunt for South Africa’s hottest young emerging creatives has begun. Apply now! >

The 27-year-old talks to us about how he harnessed his 1,2 million Instagram followers to build a global brand. >

Ghanaian game developers, Enter Africa, are creating a game that focuses on the issues of safety and sanitation surrounding e-waste dumps. >

“This acts as inspiration to influence a positive work flow to the career or the job of your dreams.” >

Spanish art collective Boa Mistura have created a 35m-tall mural that purifies the air. >

Kot Bonkers is a brazen illustrator who fiercely defends her right to draw for the sake of it and identify with no political groups, despite audience opinion. >

We chat to Saeed Abu-Jabar and Mothanna Hussein about how they’re contributing to the desert city’s flourishing design scene. >

The graphic designer talks us through his design career and starting his own agency, Middleboop. >

Sophie Sandberg tackles everyday harassment by taking it back to the streets. >

Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world. >

He took the Design Indaba audience through his most famous project and showcased how nature inspired it. >

Yamakasi's project, through the power of social media, helped bring together illustrators and colourists from Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo >

The London-born, New York-based artist is creating larger than life artworks that comment on intersectionality, identity and play. >

She may not call herself an art curator but Hannah Barry explains how she revived an art scene via an abandoned car park. >

The South African artist brings the worlds of her psychedelic artworks to life through VR. >

"Countless people are fighting for equality and fairness, and fighting for broken promises by the government, but they don't get the spotlight they deserve.” >

How a reading culture can be fostered by means of public art. >

Ngadi Smart, a photographer from Sierra Leone, captures the diverse ways people express their identity. >