Society
New township hotspot for gays and lesbians
Gays and lesbians in the townships don’t have to travel to town and other suburbs for entertainment. The vibe and the chillaz are brought to them in a full bucket by Bambeke NgeNtanjana Entertainment in their own Kasi (township).
Pharie Sefali
News | 20 August 2015
Living permanently disabled after violent rape
A 43-year-old woman who was raped, and stabbed three times in her spine has been left disabled, paralyzed in her right arm and left leg, and unable to speak.
Pharie Sefali
News | 17 August 2015
Shortage of local heroes: temporary care volunteers needed
Over the past month, the Western Cape Department of Social Development [DSD] in Athlone has been searching for temporary care volunteers to be trained to house and care for vulnerable children who have either been removed from their homes by a social worker. This can happen for various reasons such as behavioural problems, becoming orphaned or parental neglect and abandonment.
Barbara Maregele
News | 17 August 2015
Trending hairstyles in the township
From the German cut to the razor cut and from dreadlocks to braids, men and women in Cape Town’s townships have plenty of imagination when it comes to trending hairstyles.
Photos by Masixole FeniText by Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 14 August 2015
Community steps in to help family with epilepsy
Residents in Khayelitsha came out in their numbers at the weekend to celebrate the donation of a wheelchair and food parcel to a father and daughter who have epilepsy.
Pharie Sefali
News | 12 August 2015
Early childhood development: the children can’t wait
Scientists, economists, policy makers and child-rights advocates agree: there is growing scientific evidence that investment in early childhood development is the most cost-effective route to the sustainable development of children and their communities.
Patricia Martin
Opinion | 7 August 2015
Perhaps it’s time you cleaned your tackies?
Because two brothers hated getting their sneakers dirty and could not bear wearing dirty shoes, they came up with the unique idea of opening a tackie laundry.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 27 July 2015
Separation of powers: Have the courts crossed the line?
This is an abridged version of the speech Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke delivered at the University of the Western Cape on Friday, 17 July.
Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke
Opinion | 24 July 2015
21 at 21: The coming of age of a nation
In their newly released book, 21 at 21: The Coming of Age of a Nation, Melanie Verwoerd and Sonwabiso Ngcowa write that the term ‘born free’ is highly contested. ‘Many young people refuse to be labelled in this way, not least because of the level of poverty they still experience. As one ‘born free’ put it to us, “How can we be called born free when we live like this?”’
Melanie Verwoerd and Sonwabiso Ngcowa
News | 16 July 2015