A group of Khayelitsha pupils needed a peaceful place to work. The place they chose was a rather unconventional one - Mpumie’s Place, a local shebeen.
ShareOct 06 2010
Khayelitsha Boy Saves Friend from Fire
Local hero Lubalalo Msutwana, from Khayelitsha, was presented with a gift as reward for his bravery while recovering at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital on Wednesday September 30.
The twelve (12) year-old rescued his friend from a house fire..
ShareSep 27 2010
Ncasmisa! Kiss the Women calls shame on South Africa
Every week in Cape Town, there are 10 cases of lesbians suffering ‘corrective’ rape. Jo Caird on a chilling one-woman play about the hate crime sweeping South Africa.
ShareFeb 02 2010
Township malls hurt small shop-owners
Shopping malls have created competition for small township business, the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has found.
Large shopping malls had been developed, or were under construction or in the planning phase in almost all township areas with sizeable population numbers, the BMR said in a statement on Sunday.
“This development has resulted in heightened competition for small township businesses with a potential risk of considerable consumer expenditure displacement away from them to national chains and franchise businesses in the new shopping complexes,” the BMR said.
‘Township malls hurt small shop-owners’
ShareJan 19 2010
