The Maasai warrior necklace is a bold statement piece from Kenya and Tanzania. Made with large beads and metal elements, ...

Durban — Gender inequalities in rural South Africa have traditionally left women with no voice, but a group of female Zulu doll makers in the KwaZulu-Natal province are now speaking about HIV/AIDS ...

The women who created the artwork in Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence “paint” with beads. Each “canvas” is composed of a myriad of tiny glass beads sewn into black cloth stretched ...

Grahamstown — South African's rich bead-making heritage may be restored soon through a pilot-project in the Eastern Cape. A new initiative by Mintek's mall-scale mining division, funded by the Eastern ...