PRE AND POST 1994 CAPE TOWN MINSTREL CARNIVAL HAS NEVER FAILED TO COLOUR STREETS IN CELEBRATION
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival or Kaapse Klopse derives from the 19th century when slaves in the Western Cape were given a day off on January 2nd. The tradition started as a form of protest to oppressive Dutch colonisation, allowing slaves to express their joy and culture. There is no present-day clarity on the key message […]
BY BANNING AID AGENCIES FROM GAZA, ISRAEL HAS SEALED THE DEMISE OF PALESTNIANS
Spare a thought for the Palestinian people in 2026. The anti-Palestine dice is so heavily loaded against them that one shudders to think if there can be any worse form of catastrophe the Palestinians have never known. In 2025, we witnessed what appeared like a surge in the countries undertaking to officially recognize Palestinian statehood. […]
GOODBYE TO A CHAOTIC 2025 – AND HELLO TO AN EVEN MORE TURBULENT 2026
To those hoping that the new year would bring some calm resolve to a world gripped by significant crises across the board—think again. The year 2026 has already opened with a literal bang, and promises to be even more tumultuous than its predecessor. Taking center stage in this is the major escalation between Ukraine and […]