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Social Media for The Congress of South African Trade Unions

August 30, 2013 0

[vimeo 73351018] In post apartheid South Africa there is a major focus on access. Citizens should have access to the resources they need and to the people and organizations who can provide them. But, as a [continue reading…]

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Highlights of the Graffiti Around Johannesburg

August 30, 2013 0

Pictures:   Videos: Dal East ‘Creature’ in Maboneng, Johannesburg   Camo Erase mural in Newtown, Johannesburg   Love mural, unknown artist Murals and assorted tags in Troyeville Johannesburg   Unknown artist mural in Troyeville, Johannesburg [continue reading…]

Economy

The South African Wealth Gap: Post-apartheid Inequalities

August 27, 2013 0

[vimeo 73042086] The World Bank’s development indicators say South Africa has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. A small ten percent of the population control the majority of the nation’s income.  [continue reading…]

Economy

South Africa: The Informal Job Economy

August 23, 2013 0

[vimeo 72590992] The historic scarcity of work opportunities, resultant chronic high unemployment coupled with apartheid-era laws sparked an entrepreneurial spirit among many South Africans as a means of survival. Today, within townships such as Alexandra and [continue reading…]

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Arts and Entertainment

Rasty – A Profile of One of Johannesburg’s Graffiti Artists

August 23, 2013 0

Rasty is one of Johannesburg’s established graffiti artists. He talks about what got him into this art form and the future it has in Johannesburg with Andrew Meloney, who captured this interview using iPod Touch [continue reading…]

Health

Lesedi La Batho Daycare Center Uplifts Community

August 23, 2013 0

[vimeo 72469489] A special daycare center, located 16-miles north of Pretoria, South Africa, opened in 2011. This center in Mabopane, operated by Lesedi La Batho, not only provides childcare but also aims to empower and motivate [continue reading…]

Crime

Crisis in South Africa: Rape

August 23, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/72593137] Every six minutes a woman is raped in South Africa.  In an effort to stop the silence surrounding the crime of rape, those such as activist/performance artist Tapuwa Moore and rape survivor Mamphiwa Seema [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Johannesburg’s Emerging Graffiti Culture

August 22, 2013 0

Graffiti as a form of urban regeneration? What…well, Johannesburg does things differently. “The city realizes that (graffiti) is a part of the city and that it needs to be incorporated in some way,” Rasty, one [continue reading…]

Openly gay Asanda Madosi smokes a cigarette in between classes at the University of Witwatersrand.
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Gay and Lesbian South Africans Fight for Cultural Acceptance

August 22, 2013 0

Asanda Madosi was 21 years old when he told his mother he was gay.  “My mother saw pictures of me in makeup and called me to tell me that we needed to talk,” said Madosi.  [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: La Rose Jazz Club Offers Appeals to Jazz Enthusists of All Ages

August 16, 2013 0

Henderson, a drummer who works as an auto inspector during the day, uses his Sunday session to service Philadelphia’s jazz community to cultivate new talent by mixing players of all ages. Henderson insists that there [continue reading…]

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