Original article on capricornreview.co.za | 14 October 2016 POLOKWANE – The dancers of Let Them Talk believe if local businesses could sponsor them, they could become the best young wedding dance group in the province. Group manager Herman Serumula says with sponsorship the group will be able to buy uniforms to improve their image and
Original article on bbc.com | 29 September 2016 | A 16-year-old South African schoolgirl has won the grand prize at Google’s science fair for using orange peel to develop a cheap super-absorbent material to help soil retain water. Kiara Nirghin beat students from around the world for a $50,000 (£38,000) scholarship with her “fighting drought
Original article on allafrica.com |29 September 2016 | The Department of Arts and Culture says it will place 38 arts practitioners in more than 40 arts schools in the Northern Cape in the 2016/17 financial year as part of the Artists in Schools programme. “The programme’s main objective is to respond to capacity constraints that
Original article on artlink.co.za |26 September 2016 | The 6th Word N Sound International Youth Poetry Festival 2016 will be held in The Market Theatre, Newton from October 3-9. Feature artists include Alysia Harris (US), Ngwatilo Mawiyoo (Ken), Elten Kiene (NL), Siphokazi Jonas, Mutle Mothibe, BlackGirlPlotting, Pieter Odendaal, Modise Sekgothe, Xabiso Vili, Zewande Bhengu, Pakama Mlokoti, Adrian
Book review by Norton Nyandeni Andy Stanley is a graduate of Dallas Theological seminary and pastor of North Atlantic community church in Atlanta, Georgia. His book captures the 5 essential principles that capture the tools believed to be what the next generation leaders will need. The appeal for me wasn’t the illustrious packaging, but the
Source: Bizcommunity | 7 JUN 2016 | PASQUA HEARD Anyone familiar with the Woodstock scene in Cape Town will know that skateboarding is a common pastime for many young locals. Inspired by this culture, Alison Harris (25) started Sk8 for Gr8, a design-focused social enterprise. Since 2013, Sk8 for Gr8 has been pairing local designers with predominantly Woodstock
Source: Narrative Narrative Prize The $4,000 Narrative Prize is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative. The deadline for entries for each year’s award is June 15. The winner is announced each September,
Review by Norton Nyandeni Research has shown that only 20% of people finish a book they just bought, 65% will go through the first chapter and even astonishing majority of people that buy a book ever go beyond the first two pages. Think about that! Those are startling figure considering the wealth of knowledge that
Review by Keitu Reid | Writer, entrepreneur | keitureid@hotmail.com I judge a book by whether I can be moved emotionally; in this case I was moved to tears. I judge a book by whether a character is so real in my mind I want to speak to him – in this case I wanted to