The exhibition feedingspace by Hannah Le Roux deals with public space and its occupation. It brings into focus Johannesburg’s inner city area near Jeppe and Bree Street. Because of the unique density of retail space in this area, many traders use it’s dozens of coffee shops and restaurants for informal social and commercial networking. However, the present situation in the area has a tenuous stability. Immigrants have to deal with obstacles as rejected work permits and short-term leases. Thus, the area is vulnerable to a threat of control by outside authorities and the community seems unsure whether to stay or... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 14th 2010 |
By Novell Zwange – Pretoria, a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa ruptured to rock music and dance as scores of young children accompanied by their families descended on the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre this Sunday 12 September to catch the pomp and funfair at the country’s second My Camp Rock Road Show event. The subsequent entertainment that took place in Pretoria was not just another music and dance showcase but a successive follow-up to the My Camp Rock Road Show’s first event held in Cape Town on the previous day. My Camp Rock Road... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 14th 2010 |
ICFJ are writing an article about the new Protection of Information Bill proposed by the ANC, and would like to speak with you. If you are interested in being interviewed about the bill and your experiences as a journalist in South Africa, please contact Dana Liebelson at dliebelson@icfj.org. Please include what news outlet you work for and your name in the email. Thanks!
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 14th 2010 |
By Own Correspondents – The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg postponed proceedings in the hate speech case of AfriForum against Julius Malema and the ANC to 1 November 2010, in order to provide the parties with an opportunity for mediation. This means that AfriForum, the ANC and Julius Malema will be given six weeks in which to find manners in which a mutually acceptable settlement can be reached. If the mediation were not to succeed, the case will probably be heard in January 2011. The legal representative of AfriForum, Willie Spies, mentioned in his response that AfriForum will cooperate... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 9th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Human trafficking remains as much of a problem in South Africa as it ever was, even though the spotlight is no longer on the issue following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup. That’s the word from Victor Edozien, CEO of Cintron Africa, a company that is striving to draw attention to the plight of the victims of human trafficking as part of its corporate social responsibility drive. He said that organisation is disturbed by the fact that reports are starting to circulate that the problem of human trafficking is being overstated, when independent research indicates... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 9th 2010 |
