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Blame culture for shame – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Blame culture for shame: Molested as a child, again while she was teaching and nearly forced to marry a man of her parents’ choosing – all in the name of culture and heritage. This is the story of Ameerah Nazier, now a ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. New Volkswagen Polo Vivo Mswenko is a home-brewed special edition: Volkswagen South Africa is adding some swag to its locally-built Polo Vivo hatchback with the release of a new home-brewed special edition. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - … [Read more...] about Blame culture for shame – Port Elizabeth in the News

Makhanda News: Fela in Versace: how popular culture is driving 21st century pan-Africanism

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Fela in Versace: how popular culture is driving 21st century pan-Africanism: Dr Siphokazi Magadla is a senior lecturer in the Political and International Studies department at Rhodes University, Makhanda. ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Makhanda's water woes stabilised, Gift of the Givers set for some cash back: Government has agreed to compensate charity organisation Gift of the Givers to a value yet to be determined, for its interventions to alleviate the drought in Makhanda, the … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Fela in Versace: how popular culture is driving 21st century pan-Africanism

Makhanda News: Exploring culture and being male in ‘Tau’

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Exploring culture and being male in 'Tau': And that’s how the story was born,” Matsunyane explained. After a colleague of mine experienced Tau during a successful run at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) last year and ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. National Arts Festival spreads it wings to the United Arab Emirates: The Al Majaz Waterfront will be the event's hub. “They are taking a long term view on the project. Festivals in Edinburgh, Makhanda [formerly known … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Exploring culture and being male in ‘Tau’

Makhanda News: CULTURE IS KEY TO A BETTER LIFE

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CULTURE IS KEY TO A BETTER LIFE: “We have travelled to Port Elizabeth and Makhanda, where the people appreciated our performances. “The group is appealing to festival organisers and promoters to invite us to their functions.” Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Rainbow too strong for Eagles: Rainbow’s all-important goal came in the 24 th minute when Makhanda Musekwa blasted in a rocket from inside the box. The second half saw Eagles commit more blunders. Their right winger, Justice … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: CULTURE IS KEY TO A BETTER LIFE

International Culture at its Finest in the Bay

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International Culture at its Finest in the Bay:   Nelson Mandela University’s Office for International Education launched the International Culture Fest for the very first time on Saturday, 19 August at the Tramways Building. The purpose of this festival was to celebrate the rich cultural diversity within the university as well as in the city.  The festival was previously known as the Multicultural Extravaganza and was part of International Diversity Week on campus. The … [Read more...] about International Culture at its Finest in the Bay

Grahamstown in the news: Lessons on Political Culture and Consciousness From Struggles of the Global South

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Lessons on Political Culture and Consciousness From Struggles of the Global South: In March 2015, Ngongoma spoke with students in Grahamstown, South Africa, many of whom participated in what became a mass revolt of university students later that year. He spoke about sustaining a “political-social movement”: the importance of ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Lessons on Political Culture and Consciousness From Struggles of the Global South

Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa

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Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa: The Department of Arts and Culture invites members of the media to the Africa Month public participation event on Saturday, 13 May 2017 at Imbizo Shisanyama in Tembisa. The month of May marks Africa Month to celebrate the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, now known as the African Union (AU).  The 2017 Africa Month is celebrated under the theme, “The Year of OR Tambo: … [Read more...] about Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa

Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity

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Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in partnership with Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) hosted the Exporter Development Training in Pretoria earlier today. The purpose of the training was to prepare small medium enterprises (SMEs) for the successful expansion of their businesses into international markets.  According to the Director of Export Development at the dti, Mr … [Read more...] about Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity

King Williams Town news: South Africa: Arts and Culture On Media Accreditation for 2017 Human Rights Day Commemoration

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South Africa: Arts and Culture On Media Accreditation for 2017 Human Rights Day Commemoration: Members of the media are invited to apply for accreditation to cover the 2017 Human Rights Day scheduled to take place at Victoria Grounds, King Williams Town, Eastern Cape Province. The commemoration of Human Rights Day is attributed to the Sharpeville ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. Zuma to handover Steve Biko grave site: The Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe has on Thursday … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: South Africa: Arts and Culture On Media Accreditation for 2017 Human Rights Day Commemoration

Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters

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Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will host three-day export training workshops in three provinces next month as part of its efforts to nurture the culture of export and increase the number of the country’s exporters. The workshops, which will be held in Polokwane, Pretoria, Cape Town and Johannesburg, are part of the Integrated National Export Strategy (INES) which is the country's blueprint towards ensuring … [Read more...] about Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters

Don’t let culture be reason to isolate ourselves from others

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December holidays in South Africa, perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, are a glorious celebration of idleness; an annual reminder to all of us that there is so much more to this life than working for a boss. But, other than idleness, December in our region is also dominated by significant "cultural" and "traditional" obsessions. In my family, we follow both Xhosa and European traditions, so December means Mgidi season and Christmas season. This year was particularly intense as my … [Read more...] about Don’t let culture be reason to isolate ourselves from others

Bhisho news: Trollip’s initiation school visit ‘undermined our culture’

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Trollip’s initiation school visit ‘undermined our culture’: He was accompanied by his deputy, Mongameli Bobani, and a number of chiefs. Mxolisi Dimbaza, head of the portfolio committee on health in Bhisho, said the Xhosa custom did not allow people like Trollip who did not undergo the traditional rite of passage ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. ‘They’re treating our kids like dirt’ – Parents’ desperate call for human rights: City Press learnt this week that parents of children at Bhisho … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Trollip’s initiation school visit ‘undermined our culture’

Son of Butterworth, Loyiso Mkize is a 2016 ImpACT Awards finalist

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Buuterworth born Loyiso Mkize, is a 29-year-old visual artist based in Cape Town. Mkize developed a love for art from the age of 5 and has followed his passion to this day becoming a fine artist and comic book illustrator. Mkize's creation KWEZI, a proudly South African superhero comic book series about a young city dweller who discovers he has superhuman abilities which leads him on a journey of self-discovery and realization of purpose. Interested in African identity, Mkize has built a career … [Read more...] about Son of Butterworth, Loyiso Mkize is a 2016 ImpACT Awards finalist