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The Grahamstown Nationa Arts Festival – An insider view – By Khanyisa Khenese

By Khanyisa Khenese The countdown and preparation in Makhanda are complete, SA’s biggest and largest National Arts Festival celebrates 50 years of being a cultural Mecca. The National Arts Festival was founded in 1974 and it has been held in Makhanda since it was established. This year’s 50th NAF started on 20 June and will

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Agreement signed in the GNU

The ten foundational principles  8. All parties to the GNU commit to uphold the following fundamental principles: 8.1 Respect for the Constitution, the Bill of Rights in its entirety, a united South Africa and the rule of law. 8.2 Non-racialism and non-sexism. 8.3 Social justice, redress and equity, and the alleviation of poverty. 8.4 Human dignity

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Coronation CEO addresses learners and students to celebrate Youth Day

Youth Day 2024  Picture credit: Jurie Senekal Coronation CEO addresses learners and students to celebrate Youth Day  YOUTH INVESTMENT: In celebration of Youth Day, Coronation Fund Managers CEO Anton Pillay made an inspirational address to the Grade 10 and 11 students of Christel House in Ottery, followed by a meet-up for students from the universities

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Starfish Resolve: One distressed animal at a time (or a few more!) – By Yolanda Wessels

By Yolanda Wessels Sadly, our country struggles with an alarming number of unwanted pets. Although the Animal Welfare Protection Non-profit organisations operate on a national basis, they struggle to keep up with the millions of unwanted pets, uneducated people, and increasing lack of funding as none of them is funded by the government and are

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We were always here – Dr Candice Bailey, Lerato Makate, Sizwe Malinga, Les Owen, Therese Owen

By Steuart Pennington ‘WE WERE ALWAYS HERE’ contains 42 remarkable, and inspirational, stories about the work of Black entrepreneurs, inventors, ‘out of the box’ thinkers that have made their mark across the world, but in South Africa and the USA in particular. The stories are short, easy to read, and often confounding in their ingenuity.

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Oprah school graduate: Doctor (cum laude) from KZN

“I’ve been to 22 graduations for all my daughter-girls who came from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa to colleges and universities across the United States,” Winfrey wrote on Instagram. “This one was extra special. Daughter-girl Bongeka first graduated summa cum laude at Spelman, then she got her master’s degree at Oxford, and this

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