Bloemfontein, South Africa- A traumatised family are lucky to be unharmed after a gang of armed robbers held them hostage in their home for over an hour in the Bayswater area of Bloemfontein. The family’s car was stolen in the robbery but was recovered a couple of hours after the hold-up. At 20:55 on the evening of Monday, 19 July, Chubb Security’s Monitoring Centre received a panic activation from a client’s home in Bayswater. An armed response officer (RO) was immediately dispatched to the scene. As per company procedure, a back-up vehicle was also dispatched and the South African Police Service... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 |
Goodman Gallery Projects at Arts on Main presents a new show by Cape Town based artist network, Gugulective. Titled Ityala aliboli/Debt don’t rot, the show is a conceptual confrontation of the economic crisis in South Africa, which the artists assert – while exploring the legacies of colonialism and apartheid as well as the disappointment of democracy – exponentially precedes the global recession of the past few years. The Gugulective, since its inception in 2006, has negotiated the boundaries that continue to fragment South African society. The collective is made up of a group of young artists, musicians, writers, DJs, rappers... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 |
It’s that time of year again when film enthusiasts can satisfy their motion picture mania. The 31st Durban International Film Festival runs from the 22 July to 1 August promising eleven days of cinematic indulgence. In the festival’s wide selection of films from around the world is a selection of thrilling, edgy, thought-provoking and downright funny films from India and the Indian diaspora. Zooming in on political accountability, Peepli Live explores the realities of poverty-stricken farmers whose only way out is committing suicide so that their families may receive government compensation. This surprisingly hilarious film was produced by the legendary... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 |
With reports of increased violence against foreign nationals from the African continent, making the rounds again, and those who are able to flee packing their belongings and trying to get back to their countries of origin, the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and hildren’s Shelter has again received requests to house women and children should the attacks be of such a nature that there is a need. During the 2008 spate of xenophobic violence the Centre housed approximately 60 women and children , for varying periods of time, until they could be re-united with other family members and members of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 |
Irin News VIENNA, 21 July 2010 (PlusNews) – It’s a story of sexy young guys and girls having a good time in the big city, of friendships pushed to the edge, and families struggling to survive, but underneath all the drama, MTV’s “Shuga” is a story about HIV. “My character, Ayira, is young, attractive and very ambitious. When her father left it changed her economic status, and she’ll do anything to get back up there,” Lupita Nyong’o, who plays one of the main characters, told IRIN/PlusNews. Ayira cheats on her boyfriend with an older man at her workplace, who convinces... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 |
