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Vincent Kolbe RIP – 10 September 2010

Musician, librarian, political activist, grassroots historian, wise man, husband, father, friend…that’s how people describe renowned Cape Town personality Vince Kolbe who died on September 3, 2010, aged 77, after a long battle with cancer. Read the rest of this entry »


President Jacob Zuma’s speech at Joe Matthews funeral at St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town – 28 August 2010

Your Grace, the Archbishop of Cape Town

The Matthews Family,

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe,

Speaker of the National Assembly,

Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete

Ministers and Deputy Ministers,

Honourable Dr Mangosuthu, Buthelezi, President of the IFP, and longstanding friend and colleague of Comrade Joe Matthews,

Leaders of other political parties,

Distinguished Guests,

Fellow South Africans,

I greet you all at this solemn occasion of bidding farewell to Vincent Joseph Matthews, the former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security and a stalwart of our struggle.

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Farewell to Comrade Malibongwe Mjodo – 21 August 2010

Members of Mkhonto WeSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA), the community and family members bid an emotional farewell to Cde Malibongwe Mjodo (48) in Cape Town this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »


Cape Town’s famous landmarks, the Athlone Towers, bite the dust – 22 August 2010

A few minutes before the planned time of 12 noon, the famous landmark Athlone Towers imploded, leaving 21 600 tons of rubble behind. In just 10 seconds, the ‘salt and pepper shaker’ towers were demolished, sending clouds of dust into the sky that were fortunately dampened by a downpour a few minutes later.

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Tutu: Of meat and man – 20 August 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated national braai day a little early this year as he will be teaching on a United States college ship, on a round-the-world voyage on Heritage Day, also known as Braai4Heritage day, on September 24.

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President Zuma invites Archbishop Tutu to Parliament for World Cup debate – 19 August 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined soccer legends, FIFA representatives and politicians at a Joint Sitting of Parliament to debate on 2010 FIFA Soccer World Tournament.

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Students at UWC invade lecture rooms – 17 July 2010

Protesting students at the University of the Western Cape invaded lecture rooms this week in protest against delays in the allocation of money from the government.

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Archbishop Tutu presents Judge Albie Sachs with Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Award – 11 August 2010

The beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town was the site for a moving awards ceremony that saw two icons of peace and reconciliation – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Judge Albie Sachs – acknowledge each other’s contribution to South Africa’s transformation from apartheid to democracy via the difficult process of reconciliation. Read the rest of this entry »


Archbishop Desmond Tutu to step down – 22 July 2010

Office to close on his birthday.

I have been very fortunate to have been given opportunities to contribute in a small way to the development of our new democratic, exhilarating, exasperating nation, and to have travelled the world as a representative, first of our collective apartheid anxiety, and later, of our promise and our hope.

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Chief Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela shares Madiba’s birthday cake with the children of Mvezo – 18 July 2010

Children from Mvezo, where Nelson Mandela was born and where his grandson – Chief Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela – is now chief, were treated to slices of delicious birthday cake from the high profile party held at the village in honour of Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday.

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On the road…a trip with Morgan Freeman and Zelda la Grange – 18 July 2010

Although he didn’t actually ride a motorbike, actor Morgan Freeman – who played Mandela in the film, Invictus – accompanied 20 riders, including his business manager, on a road trip with a difference. Freeman, with celebrities such as the Nelsona Mandela Foundation’s Zelda la Grange, Yfm presenter Paul Mnisi, also known as Rudeboy Paul, Highveld Stereo jock Jeremy Mansfield and his wife Jacqui, Isidingo actor Jack Devnarain and former Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs defender Marc Bachelor on a road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town in honour of Mandela Day.

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Mvezo event resembles fan walk on Madiba’s 92nd birthday – 18 July 2010

All roads led to Mvezo, birthplace of Nelson Mandela, on July 18, where President Jacob Zuma and Madiba’s grandson, Chief Zwelivelile Mandela, led scores of people in the official national celebration of Nelson Mandela Day, on the great man’s 92nd birthday. Madiba, himself, spent the day in Johannesburg with family.

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Archbishop Tutu throws weight behind 1 GOAL, Madiba legacy handprint campaign – 16 July 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu had a busy day. Firstly, he posed wearing the 1Goal t-shirt, and next, he lent his hands to the City of Cape Town’s famous handrprints project.

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The restoration of Madiba’s historic home in Mqhekezweni – 15 July 2010

The Nelson Mandela Museum has embarked on an important programme to recognise the significance of the village of Mqhekezweni in the making of the legend.
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Archbishop Tutu makes a new plea for South Africans not to give in to xenophobia – 02 July 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu made an impassioned plea for tolerance at a roof wetting ceremony in Masiphumelele this week. Wearing his Bafana Bafana outfit, with his makarapa, the Archbishop said: “We have been welcoming the world, but I’m afraid that we’ve been hearing that after the World Cup, all foreigners who are black are going to get it in the neck…” Read the rest of this entry »


Tutu is Tannie Evita’s swimming pool “Darling” – 23 June 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mrs Leah Tutu visited Darling, Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout’s hometown, yesterday to view the town’s new swimming pool and bless its Health, Sport and Education Centre.

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Media Statement: Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the eve of Bafana Bafana’s match against France – 21 June 2010

“Over the past few weeks South Africa has experienced an extraordinary revival of its national spirit. We were not only ready to host the World Cup, as far as infrastructure was concerned, but also in terms of our self-belief and self-esteem as a nation. We are hosting the greatest World Cup in history, and we are doing it in style.
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Tutu, David Beckham meet for first time and discuss the power of sport – 17 June 2010

The world’s most famous football player, David Beckham, made a surprise visit to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town on the eve of England’s game against Algeria tomorrow, and showed his support for the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre. Read the rest of this entry »


Ghana becomes first African country to win at 2010 World Cup – 13 June 2010

Ghana became the first team from the African continent to win a Fifa 2010 World Cup game, beating Serbia 1-0 in Pretoria. Asamoah Gyan of the so-called Black Stars scored from the penalty spot after Zdravko Kuzmanovic’s handball inside the box, sending the stadium into vuvuzela and drum-driven delirium. It was an African celebration, with the flags of South Africa, Nigeria and other African nations to the fore at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »


Tutu touts Bafana win – 11 June 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, well known sports fan, has thrown his weight behind Bafana Bafana.

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South Africa feels the ‘gees’ – 11 June 2010

Many thought Cape Town was lagging in the gees stakes. But as the vuvuzela’s and hooters created a massive soundscape to the soccer world cup, Capetonians came out to play.

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Khayelitsha N2 Service Delivery Protest 01 June 2010 – 02 June 2010

The N2 at Mew Way was the site of service delivery protests that followed the City of Cape Town’s removal of 65 toilets in the Makhaza informal settlement.

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DA takes Ward 44 and Ward 12 Elections – 25 May 2010

Recent by elections in the Western Cape were won by the Democratic Alliance. In Ward 44 in parts of Gugulethu and Heideveld, the DA received 60.5 percent of the votes, up from 21.6 percent of the vote in the last election in 2006.

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Karabo and adult: Australopithecus Sediba Fossil – 23 Apr 2010

A new species of hominid, discovered, appropriately, at the Cradle of Mankind in Gauteng by a team led by Professor Lee Berger, a renowned palaeoanthropologist from the University of the Witwatersrand, has been named Australopithecus sediba. It is almost two million years old.

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Beezy Bailey launches his Dancing Jesus – 18 February 2010

Well known South African artist, Beezy Bailey, has created a performance piece using sculpture, song and dance to give life to the piece, called Dancing Jesus.

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Ahmed Timol Education Trust launched, Krugersdorp – 05 June 2010

SPEECH BY IMTIAZ CAJEE AT THE LAUNCH AHMED TIMOL EDUCATION TRUST

When my grandmother was approached to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings on 30 April 1996 about the death of her son Ahmed, my uncle, she initially refused to testify. I pleaded with her, begged her to tell our family’s story – to keep it alive. I convinced her that it was important. Her quiet testimony – in her language, Gujarati – shocked the nation. I had over the years heard her vividly describe the pain and agony of losing her son. But my grandma’s testimony at the TRC was something else… I had a lump in my throat and was breathless for a while. I had a vision: I needed to do something more constructive in memory of my late Uncle. The idea of writing a book in his memory was born.

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The Elders met President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town – 27 May 2010

The Elders – comprising Martti Ahtisaari, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, Gro Brundtland, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu (chair) – met President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town yesterday.

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Opening of South African Parliament – 11 February 2010

South African President, Jacob Zuma, delivered his annual State of the Nation Address on 11 February 2010, twenty years to the day since the release of Nelson Mandela. For the first time in history the State of the Nation Address was held in the evening, in order to accommodate a bigger television audience. Important guests included former Presidents Mandela and FW De Klerk, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In his address, Zuma emphasized the importance of creating jobs, jacking up local government delivery and improving access to health care and education.

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New Naval recruits undergo drilling in Saldahna – 25 Jan 2010

NEWCOMERS: Naval recruits undergo drilling and swimming instruction at Saldanha during their basic training, which started a few weeks ago. The 545 cadets are part of the 2010 intake of 4 500 recruits into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

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Mandela Museum opens exhibition at Drakenstein Prison – 09 Feb 2010

VICTOR VERSTER PRISON GEARS UP FOR 20 YEAR CELEBRATIONS SINCE MADIBA’S RELEASE: The Nelson Mandela Museum, with sites in Qunu and Mthatha, houses much of the Mandela legacy – at his request. This week, in honour of the 20th  anniversary of his release, and the 10th birthday of the Nelson Mandela Museum, the Museum and Oryx Media have created two satellite exhibitions as part of its outreach programme. The exhibition – called 20 Years of Freedom, A Lifetime of Service – is being showcased outside the Prison and for the opening of parliament on Thursday, 11 February.
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