Young writers’ creative workshop

One hundred and seventy-seven high school pupils from five Northern Cape districts have gathered at Flamingo Primary School in Kimberley for the third annual creative writing workshop. The five-day workshop, which started on Monday, is sponsored by the Northern Cape department of sport, arts and culture. Spokesperson for the department…

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‘Senzeni Na?’ – Treasury staff sing as Pravin Gordhan arrive for final meeting

What have we done?”– Treasury staff burst into song as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy arrived for their final meeting after the Cabinet reshuffle. “Senzeni Na?” (also spelled Senzenina, English: What Have We Done?) is a South African anti‐apartheid folk song. The Xhosa/Zulu language song is commonly sung at funerals, demonstrations…

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Face to Face with Thabo Mbeki

In 2014 Peter Bruce, editor in Chief of Financial Mail magazine and Business Day newspaper, in South Africa sat down with former president Thabo Mbeki. He completed a Masters degree in economics at Sussex University in 1966 and was the 2nd democratically elected president after Nelson Mandela. Here’s some comments from…

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