Journalist. Supporter of the highest standards in art, theatre, and public discourse. Notices urban design. Editor of The Critter.
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No doubt the False Bay coastline needs to be upgraded to reduce inequality in Cape Town, but perhaps reducing biodiversity and putting one of the world's rarest butterflies at even greater risk is not the way to do it.
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Former street kid steps onto the global surfing stage
Capetonian Paul Sampson has battled seemingly insurmountable odds to compete with the best in the world
groundup.org.za/article/form… by Steve Kretzmann. Photo: WSL/Kody McGregor
We cannot allow fossil fuel companies to use the creative industry for greenwashing. Stopping fossil fuel advertising is #climateaction. @Loeries, ban fossil fuel entries! #LoeriesFossilAdBan - Sign the Petition! chng.it/ps8WhxCp via @ChangeorgSA
We cannot allow fossil fuel companies to use the creative industry for greenwashing. Stopping fossil fuel advertising is #climateaction. @Loeries, ban fossil fuel entries! #LoeriesFossilAdBan - Sign the Petition! chng.it/MwR7JWcr via @ChangeorgSA
Bulbul was arrested in connection to his reporting on alleged corruption, and faces prosecution alongside two police officers accused of aiding him and providing him with information.
Read @pressfreedom’s previous reporting on this case:
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1/5 Today we launch a simple system to track reserved judgments:
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@WhyJudgesMatter @EElawcentre @LRCSouthAfrica @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @pierredevos @Jon_M_Berger @LegalbriefToday @LegalAidSA1
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The depravity of our ruling political elite is laid bare with hip-hop Shakespearean hilarity and deep satire in SBYA production of Khongolose Khommanding Khommisars. Weep with rage and laugh with despair.
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#theatre #stage #performance #SBYA @artsfestival
A great show for adults and children.
Castaways hits the sweet spot between spectacle and narrative @artsfest Don't delay, one show left.
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#performance #circus #drama #festival #NAF23
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'I have not laughed so hard in a long time, not so much triggered as fired from the canon.' Go see The Agents @artsfestival, last show tonight, 6.30.
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#theatre #performance #art #drama #estageagents #corporatefuckery
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If you don't get lost, you won't discover anything new, like hope. thecritter.co.za/?p=5031
#NAF @artsfestival #art
Sewage treatment and drinking water quality is failing countrywide. Hammanskraal has suffered these failures for years. groundup.org.za/article/dead…
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Our national treasure, Pieter-Dirk Uys, has emerged from Covid and a painful walk to freedom with a new show Theatre On The Bay , SELL-BY DATE.
The Critter reviews: thecritter.co.za/?p=5017
#theatre #satire #drama
On Wole Soyinka's Chronicles From The Land Of The Happiest People On Earth: 'Laughter abounds, sometimes at the sheer abundance of what is being conveyed. There is exuberance at plunging into the next trough.'
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#literature #books #Africa #NigerianIdol
Congratulations @rayjoe for being co-winner at #TacoKuiper22 awards with Jeff Wicks. SA is lucky to have such a determined, hard-nosed journo working for it. Ray being a #freelancer makes it all the sweeter.
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Planning your trip to #NAF2023 and wondering where to start planning?
We’ve got you covered.☝️ Here's a quick overview of how to get to NAF from major cities in SA bit.ly/3Ag8CKA
#ItWillChangeYou
Is this what's become of SA's progressive left? dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
