Society
Last supper at the Arch
“The Arch soup kitchen was my second home. I feel sad that this is my last time to eat here. The loving, warm, dedicated staff, a guaranteed meal even when it is raining, makes the Arch unique from all other soup kitchens in Cape Town,” said Richard Thomas, a homeless man.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 3 September 2013
Israel’s harsh logic in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
On Monday 19 August 2013, Open Shuhada Street hosted a talk with Yehuda Shaul from Breaking the Silence about their latest book -- Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies from the Occupied Territories: 2000 – 2010.
Jonathan Dockney
News | 22 August 2013
Mosaic apprenticeship programme at Spier Arts Academy
The Spier Arts Academy offers a three year, full-time apprenticeship focusing on mosaic art and includes tuition in drawing, art history and business skills - enabling apprentices to jumpstart their creative careers and run their own successful enterprises.
Rachel Kelly
Brief | 20 August 2013
“Every Scar Tells a Story” - Book launch
Last week Thursday, Women’s Hope Education and Training Trust (WHEAT) launched a book called ‘Every Scar tells a story’. The book is the compilation of writings by eight beneficiaries of WHEAT’s first writing workshop, which took place in April 2013 in Kleinmond.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 14 August 2013
Celebrating Women’s month through music and poetry
On Sunday 11 August, young people from different parts of Cape Town gathered together at Ragazzi Bar in Loop Street to celebrate women’s month.
Pharie Sefali
Brief | 14 August 2013
Disability not a barrier to Talking Souls visual artists
Free tickets to watch an intriguing international collaborative production.
Pharie Sefali
Brief | 7 August 2013
Police target homeless in Somerset West
Last year GroundUp ran a story about the Helderberg Street People’s Centre (HSPC), a soup kitchen in Somerset West. They were being forced to close down. The situation “has since gotten worse” according to chairman of the centre, Ian Greer.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 24 July 2013
Youth consider Mandela Day
We interviewed a small cross-section of South African society about Mandela Day. Some of the answers were surprising.
Pharie Sefali
News | 24 July 2013
Performance poetry takes Cape Town by storm
There is a movement of art sweeping South Africa--spoken word and performance poetry. Though a relatively modern artform, most agree that South African performance poetry is rooted in the old tradition of the sharing of oral stories and histories and influenced oftentimes by music. Performance poetry is composed with the expressed goal of sharing it with an audience.
Edirin Okoloko
News | 16 July 2013