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Hellkom like no SOE ever scorned (Part 2)

Hellkom like no SOE ever scorned (Part 2)

My saga of moving my Telkom landline continued from part 1. DAY 28 A bearded Telkom technician arrives with his assistant. They are unable to install the line because my apartment requires a cable to be installed via a conduit which can only happen with the landlords permission. I am inundated by...

Banned People’s Culture festival returns

Banned People’s Culture festival returns

THIS YEAR marks 30 years since the banning of the 'Towards the People’s Culture' festival by the Botha government in 1986, with a festival event appropriately titled Marking the '86 People's Culture Festival The original festival was meant to gather prominent artists in a collective response to t...

Mama Goema

Mama Goema

Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements is a multinational documentary film by Ángela Ramirez (Colombia), Sara Gouveia (Portugal) and Calum MacNaughton (South Africa). Cape Town musicians guide a journey to the beat at the heart of the Mother City and a primal rhythm named Goema. With in...