Young Port Elizabethan artists are uncompromisingly disaffected, writes Tim Hopwood. They're also uniquely on the money

In the early 1970s Fred Scott started collecting art. He discusses the ongoing conflation of the words "collecting" and "investing", and what exactly distinguishes them

Paul D Miller, aka DJ Spooky that subliminal kid, is a New York-based electronic music composer with a habit of collaborating. Aside from Yoko Ono, Merzbow and Arto Lindsay, he has also worked with Fernando Alvim and Berni Searle

Visual Century, a new multimedia publishing initiative funded by the dac, aims to promote a critical reappraisal of South African art history, writes Gavin Jantjes

A New York publisher has commissioned a 304-page hardcover book on contemporary South African art. author Sue Williamson reveals more about her book project

The routine is familiar: a big corporation sponsors an art competition, artists submit work, finalists are selected, someone wins, And then, like clockwork, an article appears whining about art sponsorship. Not again!

Public museums are losing out on building representative collections for future generations as contemporary South African art increasingly gets exported. By Carol Brown.

The work of Beninese artist Meschac Gaba, currently on show In Johannesburg, often creates a meeting place where ideas of art and life are bandied about. By Kim Gurney.

Namibian art enjoys little currency In South Africa. The opening of a recent site- specifics project at Etosha National park allowed Kim Gurney to meet some of the country's more established artists.

GugulectIve, a group of young artIsts based in the cape town township of Gugulethu aim to foster creative interactions and debate in their community. By Gabi Ngcobo.

It Is risky business setting up a gallery In Soweto but a necessary step for the promulgation of the vsual arts, writes Mary Corrigall.

Shortly after the opening of Africa Remix, a number of visiting artists from the continent and beyond participated in a public debate. Mary Corrigall reports

Africa Remix's first panel discussion included a number of artists represented in the exhibition. Their ambiguous responses prompted an open-ended conversation between Brenden Gray and Michael Smith

There are an estimated 9.5 million high net worth individuals globally, some of them South African. Sean O'Toole looks at how they're changing the shape of art collecting

Dungamanzi, which means stirring waters in Vatsonga, is also the title of a groundbreaking exhibition of objects made in the Tsonga and Shangaan tradition. Robyn Sassen speaks to the team of curators about their strategy to engage art audiences

Success in London, as opposed to New York, Paris or Berlin, has generally eluded South African artists. Kerryn Greenberg explores some reasons why

Heinrich Wolff of Cape Town architectural firm Noero Wolff Architects deservedly won this year's DaimlerChrysler Arts Award, writes Hannah Le Roux

So whats new?, Wonders Rasheed Araeen.

After delays and a game of musical chairs, it finally happened. Kim Gurney looks at What Cape 07 promised and then delivered

A number of South African curators submitted proposals for this year's Venice Biennale, amongst them Colin Richards. The following is an edited extract of his proposal, entitled 'Punch-line: Hurt and Humour in Contemporary African Art'