South Africa
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so goes the old stereotype which finds its basis in racist reasoning. This faulty postulation and epistemological claim is one that caves in on itself and vanishes into thin air the moment you enter Book Circle Capital; a bookstore situated at shop no. 2 on corner Kruger and Fox Street in Maboneng Precinct.
In 2012, famed and respected actors in Miranda Ntshangase and Zinzi Zungu partnered to form Star Quality Management and Acting Academy, which according to their website, was 'established in order to change the mindset on artist management and improve drama training within the media industry by introducing more talented individuals to the industry'.
Qarabag's historic charge into the UEFA Champions League group stages, aided by Dino Ndlovu's four goals in 6 qualifying round matches, has been concretised by a group draw against Italian giants AS Roma, Atletico Madrid from Spain and English champions Chelsea.
Mangaliso Sobukwe's Instrumental Role in The 1960 Sharpeville Uprising "At the age of 36 Sobukwe has a rare distinction of having scared the South African government out of its wits. As anybody knows by now, the South African government does not scare easy."
"Ladies & Gentleman, My name is Can Themba," and with that sharp, concise intro, the audience, including myself, cracked a smile that proved all too stubborn to wipe off for the next one and a half hour or so. My own smile was conjured both by a nostalgia I never experienced and a resonance I readily enjoy.
The annual Wits 969 festival brings the very best from Grahamstown National Art Festival to Johannesburg and one of the acts to grace the Wits theatre stages on what was a nippy Thursday evening was none other than Samthing Soweto, the resurgent former member of acapella band The Soil, who has taken the live performance scene by storm since his record-breaking sold out show at the Soweto theatre.
It is a testament that reflects not only quality, but impact as well, when one can still regurgitate with fair accuracy the lyrics of songs that became hits more than a decade ago, more so as we're full swing in a twitterised age of hashtags and fleeting trends.
Premier of Gauteng, David Makhura talks to Joburg Post's Katlego Mereko about recent political developments, some of the initiatives he's embarked on under his portfolio, and a little bit about his personal background. "Quaint!"