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Cape Town

‘Sale of Tafelberg school site will entrench race and class segregation’
Article
/ 1 July 2016

‘Sale of Tafelberg school site will entrench race and class segregation’

Religious leaders believe the Tafelberg school in Sea Point holds the potential for being a symbol of healing, unity and desegregation in the city.

By News 24
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Should a white person talk about issues in SA?
Article
/ 1 July 2016

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Should a white person talk about issues in SA?

I left a mosque feeling hopeful after talking about gay rights. But then came the Twitterati backlash, writes Rebecca Davis.

By Staff Reporter
Cape Town’s oldest shop still smoking after 223 years
Article
/ 13 June 2016

Cape Town’s oldest shop still smoking after 223 years

Sturk’s is a haven for pipe-smokers, with its hand-blended tobacco and old-school vibe.

By Staff Reporter
Young and his restless endeavour
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Young and his restless endeavour

Sihle Mthembu has a Facebook messenger conversation with filmmaker Roger Young about his 20-year film in the making ‘Love Runs Out’.

By Sihle Mthembu
Neighbourly complicity: Yewande Omotoso’s The Woman Next Door
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Neighbourly complicity: Yewande Omotoso’s The Woman Next Door

In her new novel, author Yewande Omotoso takes the political into a private space.

By Kwanele Sosibo
DA calls on parliament to reject Zuma’s ‘Nkandla reprimand letters’ to Cabinet ministers
Article
/ 25 April 2016

DA calls on parliament to reject Zuma’s ‘Nkandla reprimand letters’ to Cabinet ministers

Last week President Jacob Zuma said that letters of reprimand were sent to the ministers accused of misconduct with regards to Nkandla.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: April 22 to 28 2016
Article
/ 21 April 2016

Letters to the editor: April 22 to 28 2016

Readers write in about racism and poverty, and Samwu.

By Letters
From candid to can-do? The joke’s on us
Article
/ 13 April 2016

From candid to can-do? The joke’s on us

Ever on guard about being seen as racist, you can’t count on white folks to roll with the punchline.

By Staff Reporter
Gigaba criticises ANC stalwarts
Article
/ 8 April 2016

Gigaba criticises ANC stalwarts

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba spoke in Gugulethu, Cape Town on Friday evening. In his address, Gigaba described ANC veterans as ill-disciplined.

By Staff Reporter
There are solutions to the Cape gang problem
Analysis
/ 7 April 2016

There are solutions to the Cape gang problem

But it would take a government with insight and compassion to implement the necessary remedies.

By Don Pinnock
Theatre creatives honoured in Cape Town
Article
/ 21 March 2016

Theatre creatives honoured in Cape Town

The 51st Fleur de Cap Threatre Awards were held in Cape Town on Sunday, March 20. The awards recognise artists across the threatre specctrum.

By Staff Reporter
Khayelitsha teen rape accused appear in court
Article
/ 14 March 2016

Khayelitsha teen rape accused appear in court

Two men have been arrested for the rape, murder of Sinoxolo Mafevuku, while another accused of raping a woman at the Rhodes Memorial appears in court.

By Staff Reporter
Lady Skollie takes the art world beyond the white cube
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Lady Skollie takes the art world beyond the white cube

The Jo’burg-based artist uses the digital arena to escape the "exclusive economy of art" and wants to be the queen of a sex empire.

By Staff Reporter
Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out
Article
/ 16 January 2016

Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out

Our metros are killing us. Poor planning means that the heat islands trap air pollution – but SA’s cities think about ways to bring temperatures down.

By Sipho Kings
Cape Town fires displace thousands
Article
/ 28 December 2015

Cape Town fires displace thousands

Over a thousand Imizamo Yethu informal settlement residents were left homeless after a fire broke out – this in the wake of a fire in November.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: December 11 to 17 2015
Article
/ 13 December 2015

Letters to the editor: December 11 to 17 2015

Readers write in about Patricia de Lille, and Thami Mkhwanazi.

By Letters
Gifts from a jazz maestro – Abdullah Ibrahim
Article
/ 10 December 2015

Gifts from a jazz maestro – Abdullah Ibrahim

Legendary pianist Abdullah Ibrahim returns to his beloved Cape Town to weave his storytelling magic.

By Sibongakonke Mama
The fine art of cooking
Article
/ 7 September 2015

The fine art of cooking

Boutique restaurants are on the increase in Cape Town – selling product lines as well as meals.

By Brent Meersman
Funding crisis threatens gender work
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Funding crisis threatens gender work

The Triangle Project is experiencing a financial crisis. All the work is under serious threat.

By Matthew Clayton
Letters to the editor: July 17 to 23 2015
Article
/ 17 July 2015

Letters to the editor: July 17 to 23 2015

Readers write in about Cape Town development plans and the ANC; Patricia de Lille responds.

By Letters
De Lille and the contentious Clifton Scenic Reserve megaproject
Article
/ 9 July 2015

De Lille and the contentious Clifton Scenic Reserve megaproject

The genesis of the mayor’s plan to build on coastal public space may lie with two businessmen.

By Craig Mckune
Five of Cape Town’s coolest vintage shops
Article
/ 18 June 2015

Five of Cape Town’s coolest vintage shops

From retro fashion to collectables, Debbie Loots lists some of Cape Town’s most charming vintage shops.

By Staff Reporter
Malema declares war on Cape Town’s ‘apartheid regime’
Article
/ 22 March 2015

Malema declares war on Cape Town’s ‘apartheid regime’

Julius Malema has offered the services of the EFF to remove the statue of Cecil John Rhodes along with any other symbol of colonialism and apartheid.

By Thulani Gqirana
Our world ended with a letter
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Our world ended with a letter

Those displaced still hope to see justice 50 years after their eviction from District Six.

By Staff Reporter
Take back parliament for the people, declares R2K
Article
/ 20 February 2015

Take back parliament for the people, declares R2K

Members and supporters of the Right2Know campaign rallied in the Cape Town and vowed to take back Parliament for the South African public.

By Staff Reporter
Racial profiling: Charlie, Bravo, Whiskey
Article
/ 29 January 2015

Racial profiling: Charlie, Bravo, Whiskey

Comments on the area association’s Facebook page show there’s racism in Cape Town’s quaint Harfield Village – and it exists throughout the country.

By Aeysha Kassiem
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Article
/ 29 January 2015

Moral crusade condemns SA women to die

Backstreet abortion ‘doctors’ profit from stigma as patients are stripped of their dignity – and lives.

By Amy Green
CT drug, gang task team to receive training from FBI
Article
/ 21 January 2015

CT drug, gang task team to receive training from FBI

Officers from the task team will be expected to share the new skills with their colleagues and help train them once they are back from the course.

By Thulani Gqirana
Nardstar pushes street art to the limit
Article
/ 4 December 2014

Nardstar pushes street art to the limit

Graffiti artist, Nardstar, is making her mark on the street art scene, as well as in a medium that’s often regarded as macho.

By Lisa Witepski
No image available
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Another public sculpture for Cape Town: Toy art?

For many hoping to see their work placed in the public sphere, the easy route seems to be an approach of "play-play".

By Melvyn Minnaar
More charges laid against swimming coach Tim Osrin
Article
/ 25 October 2014

More charges laid against swimming coach Tim Osrin

A Cape Town prostitute has reportedly laid assault charges against Tim Osrin, who’s also accused of assaulting a domestic worker.

By Sapa
ANC and DA discover common ground
Article
/ 16 October 2014

ANC and DA discover common ground

The parties’ reactions to land invaders in regions they govern are similar – and equally illegal.

By Jared Sacks
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