Athlone food scene: the outlier Up until three years ago, there was no place to get good coffee in Athlone, well, not until The Butcher’s Wife opened its doors in Belgravia Road. When one thinks of the food and beverage scene in Athlone, moreish gatsbies, mouthwatering salomies and ‘slap’ chips comes to mind. One thinks …
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OP-ED 4 [KSSJAR001]
Prisons do everything but rehabilitate, here’s why we should care: In a landmark case, transgender inmate, Jade September won her case against the Department of Justice and Correctional Services last month. The High Court in Cape Town, sitting as the Equality Court, ruled that she be allowed to express her gender behind bars. This ruling …
OP-ED 3 [KSSJAR001]
Multinationals have shirked their responsibility in global warming for too long At least 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions since 1988, according to the findings of a 2017 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report. Corporations with major financial power in the global landscape are not being held accountable for their contribution to global …
OP-ED 2 [KSSJAR001]
Ramaphosa’s limp list of promises is NOT ENOUGH. Violence against women, gender non-confirming and gender non-binary persons is a reality that we have been forced to live with for too many decades. According to Stats SA femicide in South Africa is 5 times higher than the global average. Femicide, is a horror not unique to …
OP-ED 1 [KSSJAR001]
Political discourse, especially amongst the youth, is a cornerstone to maintaining a healthy democracy. But as a non-partisan young person in South Africa, spaces that facilitate meaningful political conversation, a pseudo-public sphere, are hard to find. This vacuum is likely a key factor contributing to youth’s apparent disengagement in politics. The youth is going through …
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …
Umami politics 