Topic: Health & Lifestyle

African Women Voices Unite

Image Not Available

Johannesburg: A pioneering initiative that will bring together the leading women writers, thinkers and cultural activists together will take place this month, 25 and 26 August 2010, as part of the Women´s Month´s activities. These multi-tongued conversations entitled: “Women’s words: African worlds:” Renewing a dialogue between African women writers and women of African descent is hosted by the Department of Arts and Culture in association with the Windybrow Theatre (Pan-African Centre For The Arts). Lisa Combrinck from DACS says that this think-fest is “an African indaba that will bring together women from South Africa with their sisters from the wider... Continue Reading

University in South Africa: A German Student’s Perspective

Image Not Available

By Sarah Kraus – Many German students use the opportunity to study abroad to gain international exposure, whether it be for one term, one year or even longer. Many German students opt to stay in Europe for this experience. But why not study further away? Why not study in South Africa? As an exciting multicultural society currently in transition, South Africa offered a unique and rewarding educational experience to me as a student of political science. I enrolled at the University of Pretoria (UP) as an exchange student from Constance (southern Germany) at the beginning of 2010.  Immediately, the organisation... Continue Reading

The Need for Christian Journalists in Africa Part (2)

Image Not Available

By Lekan Otufodunrin – This is the second part of the paper presented on behalf of Director of World Journalism Institute, New York , Robert Case II at the Journalists for Christ, Nigeria reception for Belz International Media fellows in Lagos on August 21, 2010 I would argue that the future of American culture and Western civilization depend on whether print and broadcast are reserved only for human speculation and transitory happenings, or whether Christian concerns are given equal time and space in the “public square” (Richard John Neuhous). Take note: I have not mentioned a word about quoting the... Continue Reading

The Need for Christian Journalists in Africa Part (1)

Image Not Available

By  Lekan Otufodunrin – This paper was presented on behalf of Director of World Journalism Institute, New York , Robert Case II at the Journalists for Christ, Nigeria reception for Belz International Media fellows in Lagos on August 21, 2010 While there has always been the cosmic struggle between truth and falsehood, between good and evil, between the best laid plans of man (e.g., tower of Babel) and the plans of God), this conflict has been intensified into an outright cultural war in our post-modern, post Christian age by the mass or mainstream media in the last 50 years. It... Continue Reading