BINNEKRING BLOG
Don’t be kak. Be lekker.
Words: Suzette du Toit Photo: Jan Verboom The South African colloquial word “Lekker” is used referring equally to a person, object or event as superb, magnificent or fantastic. As part of AfrikaBurn’s Code of Conduct, the term “Don’t be kak. …More »
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020
Our Annual General Meeting is held in October each year – and this year, it will be held on Saturday October 24th. It’s when the Members, Directors and interested community participants review the financial statements and formally adopt them. In …More »
The Whimsy of a Wallflower in the Wasteland
Words by Gernus Oosthuizen on June 1, 2019 Rising like a dusty mirage out of the Karoo heat, there’s a city that many call home. It’s a manifestation of our collective imagination and the culmination of our collective …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 2
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. Welcome back to Solar Santa’s continuing adventures. The journey to the Karoo is an ordeal. But an essential rite of passage. After over a thousand kilometres of tar road, in an overloaded car, the …More »
Yin & Yang In The Tankwa
Words: Eleen Polson / Photos: Alexander Polson (unless otherwise stated) I remember a kind young dreadlocked man stepping closer, commenting on the perfect sunset with the perfect moon-rise on the other side. Many people were admiring the …More »
Why Decompression?
Text and photos: Jai’prakash Sewram This morning, in my dream, a young boy appeared and asked me “Why do people need to decompress?” Determined not to pass up a moment of knowledge impartation, I responded and wanted …More »
Hard Questions #1 – Inclusion
Words by Devin Isaacs and Travis Lyle Photos by Devin Isaacs and Mads Nørgaard The idea of inclusion sits front and centre of everything we do. “AfrikaBurn aims to be radically inclusive…” is one of the first lines anyone might read …More »
BURN BABY, BURN!
(words by The Bohemian Doctor – photos by Hervé PHOTOGRAFF) Trying to describe my first time at AfrikaBurn using words would be like trying to taste music, or to hear colour, or to see speech. It would be like …More »
AfrikaBurn Living the Dream
(words by Kwassi – photos by Rizza Bomfim) What is AfrikaBurn? It’s a great many things but the solution to humanities problems it is not. Every year around this time I find myself defending AfrikaBurn. People criticise this festival at …More »
2012: The Storm Outside (and within)
Words: Mutant Reaper / Photos: as per credit on shot My first burn was 2012, after many years of vigorously resisting my friend’s invitation. My perception was that is it a big trance party with people running around naked, …More »
