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By Dianne Lake “The individual woman has to be resilient in order to survive.” — Nuraan Osman, Ihata Women’s Shelter. In the center of the room, sitting at the end of a semi-circular table facing a...
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By Sophie Grais A garage door — when closed, the canvas of intricate graffiti — opens into the light, airy studio of Cameron Barnes, an independent furniture designer based in Cape Town’s up-and-coming...
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By Zoe Rubin Children’s collages paper the walls of the Amy Biehl Foundation’s conference room. Cut-up construction paper and thick swabs of paint depict scenes of families standing hand-in-hand in...
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By Charley Locke “I was standing right there when they demolished my home,” explained Noor Ebrahim. The day in 1975 when he was evicted from his home at 247 Caledon Street, all he could do was watch....
View ArticleThe Culture of Curls: What Hair Really Means in Mixed Race Societies
By Isidora Stankovic Look through any fashion magazine and you might notice something puzzling. Almost without exception, models of every race have the same sleek, straightened hair. The message from...
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By J.R. Reed One of the yellow walls of the First Community Resource Centre (FCRC) in Hanover Park, a township in Cape Town, is plastered with the front pages of major South African newspapers....
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By Sahil Gupta At Kwandwe Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the 54,000 acres of grassland are as liberating for the wildlife as they are for me. At Kwandwe, the lion, leopard, steenbok,...
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A documentary that explores the role of protest art during the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa and the importance of arts education in strengthening early childhood development. By Clara Mokri...
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How South African public spaces can preserve cultural heritage and contribute to a brighter future By Sarah Widder n May of 2017, I had the opportunity to visit Cape Town with my dad for four days....
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