WATCH VIDEO Dear Baxter friends This August, The Baxter is proud to present the world premiere of Neighbourhood, written and directed by one of South Africa’s most prolific young theatre-makers, the award-winning, Tiisetso Mashifane wa Noni. She creatively and humanely investigates the South African housing crisis through a comprehensive, year-long, research-based play. What makes a…
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Free performance at the Waterfront
Can life on Earth survive if our oceans are destroyed? SboNdaba Dance working in collaboration with eco-justice organisation, The Green Connection, expresses, through dance, the urgent need to address environmental issues, including plastic pollution, that are affecting our oceans. Join us at the Waterfront Amphitheatre on Friday 9 August @ 13h00 or 15h00 for a free performance….
South Africa’s very first museum of dogs opening
South Africa’s very first dog museum opening in Cape Town. Image by Erica Magugliani/Unsplash Marzanne Janse van Rensburg – 26 July 2024 The Museum of Dogs, markedly South Africa’s very first museum of its kind, will open its doors on Saturday, 27 July 2024. The museum is located on Keerom Street in Cape Town’s city…
Dogs and cats get their own taxi in Cape Town
AfriPaw is piloting a pet taxi in Vrygrond in Cape Town to bring animals to the clinic they offer to residents once a month, free of charge. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Ashraf Hendricks – 25 July 2024 The taxi is being piloted by AfriPaw and is aimed at providing access to its free monthly animal clinics for…
A world without ‘isms’ — curator Lukretia Booysen honours art as a limitless tool for social justice
Artworks by Gary Frier on display in the gallery at Lukretia Booysen’s Koena Art Institute. (Photo: Supplied) Mick Raubenheimer – 12 July 2024 The entrepreneurial art curator celebrates South Africa’s talented indigenous voices. Lukretia Booysen may not be an artist herself, but she lives and breathes art through her work as the owner and curator…
How democracy can work at community level: 3 lessons from a South African protest movement
Aftermath of a protest over lack of basic municipal services. Antonio Muchave/ © Sowetan” Luke Sinwell – 1 July 2024 Popular protests have surged around the world over the last decade. But do they work? And what lessons can be learnt from communities who have a history of militant protests? When the African National Congress (ANC)…
Who were the first Africans at the Olympics? The disturbing story of two 1904 marathon runners
1904 Olympic marathon participants Len Tau (left) and Jan Mashiani (right) of South Africa. Image: Missouri History Museum Francois Cleophas – 26 July 2024 Jan Mashiani and Len Tau apparently found themselves in the US in 1904 as part of a world’s fair displaying ‘savages’. Who were the first Africans to compete in the modern…
Not a tap nor a toilet for the 200 people living in this Cape Town informal settlement
The Gate 7 residents say they live an undignified and insecure life without water and toilets. All photos by Chris Gilili Chris Gilili – 4 July 2024 The private owners of the land will not apply to the City of Cape Town for services to be extended to the occupants and are applying for their…
City installs waste interceptors at Princess Vlei and other waterways
24 July 2024 The City achieved one of its top priorities, to combat water pollution during the 2023/2024 financial year, by installing eight waste interceptors in rivers and waterways across the city. The interceptors were installed using cost-effective methods, to trap litter and prevent waste, protecting the ecosystem. The Water and Sanitation, Catchment Stormwater and…
When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in the shade
Peter Martin – 2 July 2024 Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for an endorsement from economists for his plan to take Australian nuclear. He shouldn’t expect one from The Economist. The Economist is a British weekly news magazine that has reported on economic thinking and served as a place for economists to exchange views…