By Own Correspondent – For the first time in its 19-year history, the Joburg Arts Alive International Festival will have a significant presence at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (NAF). The most visible manifestation of this is the participatory public artwork, ‘Tomorrow’s Joy’, which was commissioned by the City and created during the 2010 Joburg Arts Alive International Festival and which will once again be erected at the National Arts Festival. ‘Tomorrow’s Joy” is a spectacular eco-conscious public artwork measuring 7 x 14m and weighing 246kg. It is made up of over 90 000 discarded plastic bottle tops, taking 10 weeks... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 1st 2011 |
KHAYELITSHA, 29 October 2010 (PlusNews) – Shrieks of laughter echo through the community centre in the Cape Town township of Khayelitsha as 20 children aged between four and 15 play a game of tag. Photo: Lee Middleton/PlusNews The children rehearse their moves They are part of the Cirque du Monde Ibhongolwethu Project run by Cape Town’s Zip Zap Circus School with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Through twice weekly workshops, HIV-positive children are taught circus-act skills such as the trampoline, tumbling and juggling. For the past 18 months, the sessions have included discussions with MSF’s Youth Officer, Brian Mbanga, who... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 19th 2011 |
South Africans are resilient, capable people but could our strong, ‘let’s get on with it’ temperament be preventing us from acknowledging and dealing with potentially dangerous stress levels? “The demands of our fast-paced lifestyles are placing us under increased pressure and stress-related conditions are sky-rocketing; some of which include serious diseases such as depression and ischemic heart disease. It is vital that we take stress more seriously and proactively manage our daily stress levels,” says the Medical Nutritional Institute (MNI). While our fast-paced, energetic modern lifestyles offer many advantages, the escalating demands of work and home appear to be taking... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, June 16th 2011 |
June 12th, Tarifa, Spain – Photographers from South Africa and Kenya won prestigious awards at 4th Photoafrica contest, which took place within 8th African Film Festival of Tarifa. 1st place award, endowed with €1,500, won Jessica MacLeod from South Africa with the photograph titled “You see a shack, I see my house”.2nd place award, endowed with €1,000, won James Muriuki from Kenya with the photograph titled “44”. 3rd place award, endowed with €500, won the winner of 3rd Photoafrica Mimi Cherono from Kenya with the photograph titled “Khusi and the Giraffes”. “It was incredibly difficult to decide about winners, as... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 13th 2011 |
BRAZZAVILLE, 8 June 2011 (IRIN) – By handing over 80,000 hectares of untilled land to a few dozen South African farmers, authorities in the Republic of Congo are confident they will greatly improve domestic agricultural expertise and reduce the country’s chronic dependence on food imports. “In terms of nutrition, we are in a constant state of need,” said Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Rigobert Maboundou. “This is why we are giving over these lands, to employ local labour and benefit from the South African expertise.” He said it was essential to surrender the farmland to those who could invest in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, June 8th 2011 |
