“Oberhausen Films Online”, the new video-on-demand platform of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, initially featuring some 270 short films and film clips, is now online. What’s special about this platform is that, unlike other forms of commercialization – whether internet, television or cinema – the full rights to and control over all works on offer remain in the hands of the filmmakers. Whether a film is made available for streaming or download and what price to charge is completely up to its author. The current stock of titles from Oberhausen’s recent festival programmes will be expanded on an ongoing basis. In... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 25th 2011 |
Africa is bidding to host the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). When constructed, in 2025, it will have 50 times greater sensitivity than any other radio telescope on Earth. The SKA will probe the edges of our universe, even before the first stars and galaxies that formed after the Big Bang. This telescope will contribute to answering fundamental questions in astronomy, physics and cosmology, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter. South Africa is leading the African bid and has already legislated to create 12.5 million hectares of protected area – or radio... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, March 19th 2011 |
By Martin Chemhere – Johannesburg- The South African Roadies Association (SARA), represented by SARA President Freddie Nyathela, will participate in the 23rd Edition of the “International Live Music Conference” (ILMC) which takes place in London, UK at the Royal Garden Hotel from the 10 to 13 March 2011. The ILMC, started in 1989, is an annual conference dedicated to the live music industry across the globe, and sees a gathering of 1100 professionals from over a 100 countries. The conference brings people together to discuss and compare their various experiences, and is regarded by many as the most important and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 9th 2011 |
The Medical Nutritional Institute (MNI) is encouraging all South Africans to make 2011 a mentally healthy year by taking a much more proactive stance to managing stress levels. Stress is a common risk factor for a wide variety of chronic disorders which affects far more individuals than is often realised. According to findings from the first South African Stress and Health Study, South Africa is ranked 7th highest in the world for the prevalence of mood disorders and it is estimated that 10% of us will suffer a mood disorder at some point in our lives[1]. These worrying findings are... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 8th 2011 |
On the 21st of March, Equal Education will hold a march and a concert and hopes to bring about 15 000 people to the Grand Parade, Cape Town at 12 pm and a march will start at 2pm to Parliament. Trains transport people for free but get your ticket at EE. The marchers will reach Parliament at about 3pm and hand over the Memorandum. The demands of EE are: We need Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure, implementation of the settlement for the Mud schools, better school infrastructure and libraries for every school. Freshlyground and DJ OSKIDO will be the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 4th 2011 |
