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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 »

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 »

TTT – THE TANKWA TOKOLOSHE

                                                                                                Words and photos by Solar Santa   The Tankwa Tokoloshe is at it again. He is inside my brain filling it with bright ideas. Not many people know about him because he’s very sly and cunning. As are most …More »

Burning with Joy

Would you have liked it as much as I did? Would you have felt the magic wave carrying you from one experience to the next? More »

AfrikaBurn Is A Tool

If you can draw it, you can make it. So get out a pen and a serviette/newspaper, and draw The Thing. Photograph it and send it to your friends. You’ll find yourself down a rabbit hole in no time that you can’t reverse out of.More »

Fun and Loving: AfrikaBurn Archetypes

If love is in part only temporary shared space and time, then I can start to understand some of what makes up the magic of this event. Running into the desert is one of the most meaningful affairs I’ve ever had. More »