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Live Creative Session #4: Media Speaks

Live Creative Session #4: Media Speaks Thursday 27 June / 2pm – 4pm / Free Basement, Alexander Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Are you an aspiring journalist or blogger? We bring together...

Soulful House: Interview with Mi Casa

Soulful House: Interview with Mi Casa Co-interviewer Kevin Tshabalala We'd take it that you've been living under a rock for well over two and half years if you said you didn't know who Mi Casa was....

Youth Day: Activate! Change

Youth Day: Activate! Change Co-written by Polly Sekwala with photography by Khabazela Mkhize As we countdown to June 16, we ask ourselves is it still a holiday that commemorates the youth...

Review: Converse #GetDirty

Review: Converse #GetDirty Photography by Khabazela Mkhize Mary Fitzgerald Square was the place to be on Saturday night to get dirty! Newtown got raided by the best South African...

Bushfire Festival Review: Bring Your Fire!

Bushfire Festival Review: Bring Your Fire!   After lining up at the border for over an hour to get our passports stamped we finally made our way to the Malkerns valley via the capital of Swaziland,...

Youth Day Gig Review: #YoungNFree

by: Lebogang Thlako - 18 June 2013

Youth Day Gig Review: #YoungNFree

Journalist: Polly Sekwala Celebrating Youth Day in style, Lebogang Tlhako and Polly Sekwala took to the streets of Soweto and got to vibe at #YoungNFree at Zone6Venue in Diepkloof, Soweto. Minnie Dlamini entertained us as the MC and the likes of DJ Sphectacula and Naves blazed their sets. The exciting line-up  included the likes of DJ Black Coffee, Warraz, Pro and many more. People came in numbers wearing their school uniforms and they looked epic. Check...

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Live Creative Session #4: Media Speaks

by: Tinashe Venge - 18 June 2013

Live Creative Session #4: Media Speaks

Thursday 27 June / 2pm – 4pm / Free Basement, Alexander Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Are you an aspiring journalist or blogger? We bring together some of South Africa’s leading journalists to hear about their experiences, and how they go their break in the industry. You can even put questions to them. OUR PANEL Rolling Stone SA’s Diana Coetzer The Guardian’s (UK) David Smith Mahala’s Rob Scher Photographer Uviwe...

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Young Parties to Watch: The Dagga Party

by: Kyle Prinsloo - 18 June 2013

Young Parties to Watch: The Dagga Party

I have taken a creative spin on Young People to Watch and have decided to focus on a young party to watch instead. The idea sprang from the announcement of Julius Malema who will be forming his own party with no ties to the ANCYL. Below you will find the fast facts on a party that is fighting for the legalisation of Dagga obviously known as  The Dagga Party.   FAST FACTS ON THE DAGGA PARTY · A registered political organization known as the...

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A CHANCE CAN HELP – SECOND CHANCE RECOVERY CENTRE

by: Linda - 18 June 2013

A CHANCE CAN HELP – SECOND CHANCE RECOVERY CENTRE

  The community in Mamelodi, Pretoria was faced with a serious and growing problem: drug addiction. Unfortunately, there was not an effective way of dealing with the issue without any appropriate treatment facilities. Children as young as 13 years old were getting involved with drugs, with many of the affected youth turning to crime.   In July 2010, community member Skhumbuzo Jele decided to make a difference by opening the Second Chance...

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Fanie Fourie’s Lobola Wins Again

by: Buhle Mweli - 17 June 2013

Fanie Fourie’s Lobola Wins Again

New SA film bags coveted international award. "Fanie Fourie's Lobola", a romantic comedy about an Afrikaans man and a beautiful Zulu woman who fall in-love (much to their parents' disapproval) claimed the Audience Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. The event, taking place over a 25-day-period is the largest film festival in the US. More than 400 film-makers, actors and industry officials attended the event this year. According to the SABC,...

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