The encompassing spirit of Ramadaan was palpable in Mother City over the weekend as thousands of Capetonians attended the Spice Mecca Ramadaan For All Exhibition. This year’s event was a roaring success, with thousands of local making a beeline to the Castle of Good Hope over the three days. Organisers[…]
By Anees Teladia A video providing the proof of life of missing South African photo-journalist Shiraaz Mohamed has been described as a “breakthrough” by Gift of the Givers. Mohamed is currently being held hostage in Syria by an armed rebel group and has been in this situation for over two[…]
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mtethwa is expected to visit Bo-Kaap on Tuesday evening following a previous engagement last year around the ongoing fight against gentrification and the pursuit of heritage status. With the national elections just one week away, Bo-Kaap is seen as a major testing ground for[…]
By Anees Teladia With South Africa already being a site of severe socio-economic inequality, women arguably face another crisis of inequality within the existing one, i.e. gender inequality. Accordingly, the Rita Edwards Collective decided to host an election debate which would allow for a focus on the challenges women face[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele is to meet with Western Cape government officials within the next month to discuss failures relating to policing in the province. The provincial government has declared a formal intergovernmental dispute with the Police Minister, citing the shortage of police officers in the Western Cape as a[…]
By Anees Teladia The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Policy, the Dullah Omar Institute and the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Department of Political Studies held an International Conference on the 2019 National and Provincial Elections looming in South Africa. The conference[…]
Its all systems go for the 2019 Spice Mecca Ramadaan For All exhibition, which takes place from the 26th to 28th April at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. As South Africa celebrates 25 years of democracy on Freedom Day on the 27th April, the fight for freedom[…]
By Anees Teladia A heart-warming and inspiring story of success and achievement is on the horizon and it all stems from the vision of the Fish Rite Hanover Park Cricket Club. The club from Hanover Park is soon to embark on a tour of England which will to the team’s[…]
Around 70 physically disabled people marched to the City of Cape Town on Thursday, accusing government of overlooking the needs of the disabled community of the Western Cape. Members of the Disabled People of SA (DPSA), in conjunction with the Dial-A-Ride Users Forum, initiated the march after citing continuous problems[…]
Outrage continues to grow in response to findings by researchers at Stellenbosch University that coloured women have low cognitive functioning due to low education levels and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours. The study is called the ‘Age and education effects on cognitive functioning in coloured South African women” and it was conducted[…]
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