Over the years since our main annual AfrikaBurn event began, our team and community have often discussed and considered the quandary of how an experience held in a remote location that requires resources to be part of, and holds radical …More »
Every year since 2007, our main annual event’s theme has gone on to inform the design of our event guide and poster – and each year, a volunteer designer from our community has considered the theme, and produced artwork that’s …More »
We’ve got a big announcement to make folks – Tankwa Town has a new home! Next year at our 2020 main annual event we’ll bid farewell to our beloved Stoney – and in 2021 Tankwa Town will rise from the …More »
Our Annual General Meeting is held in October each year – and this year, it will be held on Saturday October 26th, from 9am to 4pm. It’s when all Members, Directors and interested community participants review the financial statements and …More »
In 2015, a little idea to fill the streets of urban areas with the vibe and creativity of Tankwa Town took flight, as Streetopia in Observatory, Cape Town. Five years later, our Obs event – which is in essence a …More »
Words & photos: Jonx Pillemer I must admit at the outset, that while I knew there was a ‘Burner Exchange’ programme between the Great Lakes regional burn (Lakes of Fire) and AfrikaBurn, the South African regional burn, I have …More »
The Temple has developed as a part of AfrikaBurn’s physical and emotional landscape as a space of contemplation and reflection. The temple is intended as an area of sanctuary, a site of calm on the edge of the chaos and …More »
Streetopia, in Jozi? It’s true! Thanks to the efforts of artists, community members and volunteers in the Gauteng region that have stepped up to assist our team in organising an event in their area, Streetopia Jozi will be hosted in …More »
Every year at our main annual event, the Pedals For Peace team provide a community service to burners who need a bike. The basis of the bike project is that anyone is able to buy a bike from them, with …More »
(words: Marcos MOOP Bagz / photos: as per credit on hover) The MOOP map is finally here in all its glory! But first… What is Leave No Tace (LNT)? (LNT) Leave No Trace is one of the …More »