Picture: © addtodsaporn/123rf.com By Stephen Devereux, Busiso Moyo, and Mark Heywood – 27 February 2025 While some South Africans live in a world of abundance, with no budget constraints, millions more survive below the food poverty line, unable to afford even a basic nutritious diet for their families. At least 15 million South Africans suffer…
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Universities must say no to bullying and censorship based on the power of private wealth
By Leslie London – 23 February 2025 If we kowtow to threats to withhold funding, we are acquiescing to a new world order where democratic processes can be usurped by money and power. Universities have an obligation to say no to such a dystopian future. On 12 September 1977, Steve Biko was tortured to death by…
Chaos at the Cape Town Master’s Office, with life and death consequences
People wait for hours at the Cape Town Master’s Office amid broken seating. (Photo: Rebecca Davis) By Rebecca Davis – 27 Feb 2025 If you’ve ever wondered what bureaucratic purgatory looks like, step inside the Office of the Master of the High Court in Cape Town. Sunrise queues snaking around the block. A “runners’ mafia”…
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Access video classes and a vibrant community. Learn from the world’s greatest nature leaders and make your balcony, garden, or local river and forest burst with life… SEE MORE
Veggie Gardeners of Cape Town
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Obs Kwikspar discontinues pensioners discount
Good day all pensioners. A reminder that sadly our Kwikspar is discontinuing their pensioners discount card at the end of this month. So TODAY is the last day you can get the Wednesday 6% discount on purchases (other days 2%)
Singabalapha screening & Public Discussion on Housing Justice in Cape Town
We would like to invite you to an evening of film, discussion, and collective reflection on the ongoing struggle for land and housing justice in Cape Town.The event will feature a short documentary on the Singabalapha movement, providing a lens into the realities of spatial apartheid and resistance. A panel discussion will follow, bringing together…
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