Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing ...

Looking back at his plunge into theater during apartheid, actor and playwright John Kani sees the stage as a form of resistance — even a weapon. “That’s why I am an artist. That’s why I am ...

South Africa will be represented by Thuso Mbedu, John Kani and Kagiso Lediga in Disney’s 'Mufasa: The Lion King’. The first trailer of the star-studded cast of 'Mufasa: The Lion King' was ...

Editor's note: As a member of The Serpent Players repertory theater group in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, John Kani ...

Legendary South African actor John Kani, 81, has the fondest memories of working with Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther. Kani, who played T'Chaka, the father of Boseman's T'Challa's, in the 2018 ...

The Disney film starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, Seth Rogen and more, hits theaters Dec. 20 Kate Green/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin ...

Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing ...