Wits Review October 2024
Volume 52
Cover feature – The Piano People Everywhere it goes, the amapiano train creates a stir, captivating the world and giving a glimpse of what it means to be South African – a people who do so much with so little. Dr Palesa Nqambaza offers a perspective on the allure of this music genre | Profiles – Highlights from a few alumni finding solutions in South Africa now | International Witsie co-founder and former CEO of the Stable Planet Alliance, Dr Phoebe Barnard, says a biodiverse world is possible | Books – The transformative power of a father’s love in Kevin van Wyk’s memoir Irascible Genius | Joburg Spaces – The Centre for the Less Good Idea – what can it teach us? The Bioscope – the city’s independent cinema has clocked up 14 years | Wits End – former news editor, Peter Sullivan, returns to university and is humbled by the experience
