Editor's note: As a member of The Serpent Players repertory theater group in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, John Kani ...

The 81-year-old South African actor says he got, 'a thousand messages of deepest condolences' from people who thought Boseman was his real son Legendary South African actor John Kani, 81 ...

Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing ...

With “Kunene and the King,” playwright and star John Kani aims to demonstrate far more than the mere differences between two men. The 82-year-old artist, whose legacy of activism onstage ...

The South African government has congratulated theatre legend Dr John Kani, who formally received his Order of the British Empire on 30 July. Kani was officially honoured with a ceremony in Pretoria ...

Legendary South African actor, John Kani has noted that plans are underway to ensure the creation of a learning space that will build the capacities and abilities of African youths. The actor who ...

The story is told by the shaman mandrill Rafiki (John Kani) to lion cub Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), with wise-cracking meerkat and warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa (Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen ...

It will be interesting to see the beginnings of that transition. John Kani’s Rafiki is the foundation of the prequel, as he’s the one who tells the flashback story to Simba and Nala’s ...

To pass the time together, Rafiki (John Kani) decides to tell his young ward the story of her grandfather. And so Kiara learns about Mufasa (Aaron Pierre), a brave outcast who, when swept away ...

Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, John Kani In this prequel to the 2019 remake of The Lion King, Rafiki (John Kani) tells Simba and Nala ...