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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: The 2025 edition of the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa ’s (HACSA) Sankofa Summit will take place in ...

Looking back at his plunge into theater during apartheid, actor and playwright John Kani sees the stage as a form of resistance — even a weapon. “That’s why I am an artist. That’s why I am ...

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

Legendary South African actor John Kani, 81, has the fondest memories of working with Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther. Kani, who played T'Chaka, the father of Boseman's T'Challa's, in the 2018 ...

South African actor, author, playwright, director and grandfather of the nation John Kani is not going to follow the example of another John who returned his fancy medal to Buckingham Palace.

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 ...

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 ...