Four artists exhibiting in Cape Town are unmaking the world as we know it, writes Carl Collison
Keorapetse Kgositsile’s foreword to Red on <i>Black: The Story of the South African Poster Movement</i> by Judy Seidman.
The Comrades Marathon is still on track despite threats by KwaZulu-Natal members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to disrupt the event, Athletics South Africa (ASA) said on Friday. ”I spoke to Cosatu president Willie Madisha on Thursday and there will be no disruptions at,” ASA president Leonard Chuene said.
A gala on Friday marks the official opening of a book fair hailed as Africa’s largest by organisers. With the theme of ”More than Black on White”, the fair opens to the public on Saturday, starting four days of authors’ readings, book launches, panel discussions and seminars. Those attending include African, German, Indian, Swiss and Dutch authors and publishers.
The Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto’s advice for women on how to deal with catcalls in the street.
Lynley Donnelly spoke to three local designers about their collections and how fashion can be a vehicle to help raise awareness of HIV/Aids at the the second annual Positive fundraising extravaganza.
Percy Zvomuya pays tribute to novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene.
How can MDC mobilise? Yolande Taylor (Letters, June 8) gleefully follows the official South African line on Zimbabwe — that the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is in disarray; its leadership is weak; that it seeks help from the West instead of building a constituency among Africans. And then the inevitable mantra: it should make […]
‘As teachers, we pledge …’ If children have to recite the pledge, how about a pledge for education department officials and teachers? I suggest the following: “We, the national and provincial education departments of South Africa, recognising the injustices of our past, honour those who suffered and sacrificed for justice and freedom. “We will see […]
Mbeki a popular leader Mothusi Motlhabi (Letters, July 6) claims that Markinor surveys indicating popular support for President Thabo Mbeki seem little more than spin-doctoring. He overlooks the fact that the 2004 general and 2006 local elections indicated overwhelming popular support for Mbeki’s leadership of the country and the ANC. Whether we like it, he […]