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- Film ReviewSouth Africa, Sun CityRead audit ↗
Film Review: Blended (2014) in Sun City, South Africa
Blended (2014) turns Sun City, South Africa, into the setting for an American family comedy. This Film Audit asks a different question from whether the jokes work: what did Hollywood preserve when it filmed at Sun City in 2013, and what disappeared when a specific South African place was packaged as a broader idea of “Africa”?
- MusicSouth Africa, Zambia, Malawi, ZimbabweRead audit ↗
What Does Lucky Dube’s “Remember Me” on Prisoner Tell Us About South Africa and Migration?
Lucky Dube’s “Remember Me,” from the 1989 album Prisoner, begins with a child asking not to be forgotten after a father leaves for the city. This The Kopje Journal & Review Arts Desk song audit treats that song as a cultural document and asks what it reveals about migration, labour and family separation. The episode is built around original narration, historical analysis and custom visual evidence. The central question is simple: why does a song recorded in South Africa in 1989 still sound so current to families living through migration today?