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A striking work of art from a tiny town in the Eastern Cape is being showcased at the international climate change conference in Dubai.

It was just a matter of time before the magnificent handwork created at Hamburg’s Keiskamma Arts Project took on a new form. Founded 23 years ago by Dr Carol Hofmeyer, the project has produced award-winning embroideries documenting the history, culture and everyday life of the Eastern Cape. To own a piece stitched by the artists of Hamburg is to own a unique artwork, a tactile embodiment of the province’s rich heritage.

Instead of sitting around wringing their hands, each stitcher set to work on a piece of self-designed handwork that would eventually come together to become the project’s incredibly moving Covid-19 Resilience Tapestry – depicting the people of Hamburg’s dogged will to survive in the face of unspeakable calamity.

Instead of sitting around wringing their hands, each stitcher set to work on a piece of self-designed handwork that would eventually come together to become the project’s incredibly moving Covid-19 Resilience Tapestry – depicting the people of Hamburg’s dogged will to survive in the face of unspeakable calamity.

Nozeti Makhubalo was forced to poach abalone under the cover of darkness to feed her kids. Today, she is a master embroiderer and artist with the skills to earn a decent living.

A staff member and two students from Rhodes University’s International Library of African Music (ILAM) will be stars of their own show during the National Arts Festival (NAF) in Makhanda this year.After two years of being forced to move the event pre

No supermarkets, no fast food joints, no billboards. Just cows, goats, donkey carts, a few people, the river and a secluded beach.