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Manana, Zoë Modiga and SA Fashion Week lead Joburg’s massive weekend lineup

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 1165 words · By Ferial Haffajee
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(This article first appeared as a Johannesburg newsletter.

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(This article first appeared as a Johannesburg newsletter.

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Subscribe here.) Atlas of Uncertainty Date: Public Launch - 18 April 10:00 - 15:00, Exhibition ends 3 July - Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 17:00 - Saturday and Public Holidays: - 09:00 - 16:00 Address: Origin Centre, Wits University, Yale Road &, 1 Enoch Sontonga…

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Through art, music, essays, data, poetry and maps, it explores how people in fragmented and mobile urban environments – particularly in Accra, Nairobi, and Johannesburg – are shaping space and possibility.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Atlas of Uncertainty... explores how people in fragmented and mobile urban environments – particularly in Accra, Nairobi, and Johannesburg – are shaping space and possibility.”
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Web search results confirm the project focuses on urban environments and specifically mentions Accra, Nairobi, and Johannesburg as cities where uncertainty and mobility are being explored.
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web search NEUTRAL — Atlas of Uncertainty. Transforming African Cityscapes. Human mobility is the defining feature of an era marked by political instability, economic precarity, and environmental insecurity.
https://www.atlasofuncertainty.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Curators of Atlas of Uncertainty affirm that African cities are ahead of the curve.Cities such as Accra, Nairobi and Johannesburg “do not offer warnings from the edge but ways of seeing what is alread…
https://www.businessday.co.za/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Citymaking in uncertainty. The Atlas also flips the script that depicts African migrants as streaming into Europe or North America. Most migrants, the data show, are moving to other African cities — 8…
https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2026/2…
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Claim 2: “Atlas of Uncertainty: Transforming African Cityscapes is a collaborative project bringing together more than 40 writers, cartographers, and visual artists engaging with African migration and urban transformation.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that 'Atlas of Uncertainty: Transforming African Cityscapes' is a collaborative project involving more than 40 writers, cartographers, and visual artists.
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web search NEUTRAL — This collaborative, interdisciplinary project brings together more than 40 writers, cartographers, and visual artists engaging with African migration and urban transformation.
https://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/news/new-exhibition-african-citymak…
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web search NEUTRAL — Atlas of Uncertainty. Transforming African Cityscapes. Human mobility is the defining feature of an era marked by political instability, economic precarity, and environmental insecurity.
https://www.atlasofuncertainty.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — This collaborative, interdisciplinary project brings together more than 40 writers, cartographers, and visual artists engaging with African migration and urban transformation.
https://www.devstud.org.uk/2026/04/08/odid-migration-and-ref…
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Claim 3: “Twala also became a household name as a long-standing judge on SA’s Got Talent.”
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Claim 4: “Set to an original score by Yasheen Modi, performing live on piano, narrated by astrophysicist, Dr Luca Pontiggia.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the production features a score by Yasheen Modi and narration by astrophysicist Dr. Luca Pontiggia.
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web search NEUTRAL — The production is described as an evocative and visually stunning exploration of cosmic themes, energy and movement, born from a collaboration between Gaglione and Universe on Stage duo, physicist Dr …
https://iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/2026-04-10-experience-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — He found the right partners in physicist Dr Luca Pontiggia and composer Yasheen Modi, the duo behind Universe on Stage, a space-themed collective that mixes science, art and storytelling.
https://www.wantedonline.co.za/culture/2025-10-13-celestial-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pontiggia and Modi believe the production of Celestial Bodies is truly the first of its kind, where narration, science, space, music, visuals, and dance converge seamlessly to tell the story of our sh…
https://whatsoninjoburg.com/celestial-bodies-joburg-ballet-u…
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Claim 5: “Twala is also the chairperson of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit company”
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Claim 6: “The Vault is multi award winning Zoë Modiga's self-written and produced fourth album”
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Claim 7: “Siya Makuzeni is an award-winning South African trombonist, vocalist, composer and producer, and the 2016 recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the claims about Siya Makuzeni.
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Claim 8: “Liza Grober, Blessing Ngobeni, Norman Catherine and Khanyisa Agnes Brancon move beyond the decorative, utilising fabric, weaving, and soft forms”
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While the search results confirm that Khanyisa Agnes Brancon and Blessing Ngobeni are South African artists, there is no evidence in the provided results linking these specific four artists to a 'Curator's Choice' exhibition.
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web search NEUTRAL — Khanyisa Agnes Brancon. Khanyisa Agnes Brancon (b. 2002, Tzaneen, Limpopo) is a South African artist hailing from Polokwane, Limpopo and educated at the University of the Witwatersrand with a BAFA.
https://editorial.latitudes.online/blog/posts/index-independ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Blessing Ngobeni’s biography, achievements, artworks, auction results, and shows on Artsy. Blessing Ngobeni is an award winning South African fine artist who cre.
https://www.artsy.net/artist/blessing-ngobeni
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web search NEUTRAL — Johannesburg 4 April 2023: Blessing Ngobeni, the world-renowned, multi-award-winning South African visual artist, has entered the metaverse with a ground-breaking collection that combines physical…
https://medium.com/@support_21370/celebrated-sa-artist-bless…
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Claim 9: “Groove Biennale... Presented by DORMANTYOUTH in collaboration with Pro Helvetia, the third edition of this music and architecture festival”
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Claim 10: “Nunu's The Artist is a warm, family-run restaurant and creative space... they serve uncomplicated, honest, flavourful Halaal meals”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the claims about Nunu's The Artist.
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Claim 11: “SA Fashion Week returns with shows from your favourite designers like Gert Johan Coetzee, Ephymol, Black Coffee, Naked Ape, House Of Ole, Helon Melon and Fundudzi among others.”
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Claim 12: “Laurice Taitz-Buntman is publisher of the fabulous Johannesburg in Your Pocket city guide and she is an urbanist.”
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Claim 13: “Curator’s Choice is an exhibition exploring textiles as both physical materials and conceptual frameworks within contemporary art.”
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The provided web search results discuss other textile exhibitions (Connecting Threads, Lithuanian exhibition) but do not mention an exhibition specifically titled 'Curator’s Choice' with the described focus.
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web search NEUTRAL — Connecting Threads: Textiles in Contemporary PracticeCurated by Tasneem Mehta and Puja Vaish2nd December, 2018-17th February, 2019Featuring works by Anita Du...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCdBM8B_GpQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Reflections from Lithuanian textile artists. A contemporary Lithuanian textile art exhibition in Bhutan has opened new avenues for cultural dialogue, artistic exchange, and future collaboration betwee…
https://businessbhutan.bt/lithuanian-textile-exhibition-open…
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web search NEUTRAL — From May 13 to June 20, Lippitt House Museum will be home to an art exhibition of five, local contemporary artists each drawing on the house’s architecture, time period, and stories to explore the the…
https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/community/events/on-bein…
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Claim 14: “Nomshado Twala is a national treasure. Professionally known by her stage name Shado Twala”
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Claim 15: “As a pioneering female voice in the 1980s, she built a massive following at stations like Bop Radio, Radio Metro and 702 Talk Radio.”
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Claim 16: “Newly crowned Standard Bank Young Artist For Music, Manana presents his first-ever nationwide theatre tour!”
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Two independent sources (Mail & Guardian and Sunday Times) confirm that Ndumiso Manana was named the 2026 Standard Bank Young Artist for Music.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — There’s a quietness to Ndumiso Manana when he speaks about success, not indifference but a kind of careful distance from it. When I ask him where he was when he found out he had been named the 2026 St…
https://mg.co.za/friday/2026-04-17-manana-and-the-art-of-tru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet the 2026 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners and trailblazing SA creatives – Gabi Motuba (jazz), Jason Jacobs (theatre), Bronwyn Katz (visual arts), Ndumiso Manana (music) and Lee-ché Janeck…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-02…
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Claim 17: “Celestial Bodies... ground-breaking ballet created in partnership with the Universe on Stage.”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Celestial Bodies' is a ballet created in partnership with Universe on Stage and Joburg Ballet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Celestial Bodies, choreographed by Mario Gaglione and presented in partnership with Universe on Stage, had its world premiere during Joburg Ballet’s Spring Season at Joburg Theatre in October 2025.
https://iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/2026-04-10-experience-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — A new ballet performance created by choreographer Mario Gaglione explores the connection between humanity and the cosmos.Celestial Bodies is a collaboration between Joburg Ballet, Mario Gaglione, and …
https://www.citizen.co.za/multimedia/pictures-joburg-ballet-…
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web search NEUTRAL — This April, UJ Arts & Culture, in partnership with Joburg Ballet and Universe on Stage, presents Celestial Bodies at the Keorapetse William Kgositsile Theatre.
https://arts.uj.ac.za/whats-on/celestial-bodies-takes-the-st…
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Claim 18: “Manana presents his first-ever nationwide theatre tour!”
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The search results discuss 'National Theatre Nationwide' and a different person named Manana Caparidze, but there is no evidence confirming that the musician Manana is conducting his first-ever nationwide theatre tour.
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web search NEUTRAL — National Theatre Nationwide is the first initiative for the network and centres on the partners’ shared, deep commitment to boosting the touring ecology.National Theatre Nationwide activity. The Rise …
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/introducing-national…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who is Manana? Manana Caparidze was born on December 28, 1978, in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Manana has given two solo concerts in Azerbaijan. The first one took place in March 2000 at the Heydar…
https://antiradio.net/artists/who-is-manana/
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web search NEUTRAL — This includes touring National Theatre productions direct from its London stages with the original cast with venues in all English regions, supported by Arts Council England.
https://www.mayflower.org.uk/news/mayflower-joins-national-t…
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