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Tag Archives: Cape Town

18Sep/17

Cape Town grain silo turned into Africa’s largest art museum

September 18, 2017ArtAfrican art, Artists, Cape Town, Continent: Africa, Hospitality/Recreation, Jochen Zeitz, Jochen Zietz, Provinces of South Africa, South Africa, Thomas Heatherwick, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Visual arts, Zeitz, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africasmbale

What was an abandoned grain silo is now the largest museum of contemporary African art in Africa. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Religious leaders and civil society groups call for ANC MPs to vote Zuma out

August 7, 2017Politics52nd National Conference of the African National Congress, 54th National Conference of the African National Congress, African National Congress, Baleka Mbete, Cape Town, FeesMustFall, Jacob Zuma, Legislators, Legislatures, Motion of no confidence, Politics, Protests in South Africa, South Africa, South African general election, South African people, War/Conflict, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) – Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Cape Town under the banner, Unite Behind Coalition, on Monday (August 7), calling on members of parliament to vote President Jacob Zuma out. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

South Africa’s parliament speaker allows secret ballot in Zuma no-confidence vote

August 7, 2017Politics52nd National Conference of the African National Congress, African National Congress, Baleka Mbete, Cape Town, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Jacob Zuma, Legislators, Legislatures, Motion of no confidence, Parliament of South Africa, Politics, Schabir Shaik trial, Secret ballot, South Africa, South African people, speaker, Voting, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

South Africa’s speaker of parliament rules that a vote of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be held by secret ballot – a move widely seen as increasing the chances that he will have to step down. Continue reading →

02May/17

Cape Town Comic Con brings out Africa’s geeky side

May 2, 2017ArtAmazon, Angelina Jolie, Cape Town, Comic book, Comic book convention, Comic Con India, Comic-Con, Comics, Comics conventions, Continent: Africa, Creative works, Entertainment/Culture, Fandom, Fictional characters, Films, IMAX films, Loyiso Mkize, Man of Steel, Mandla Thusi, Matt Hawkins, Nizar Abrahams, South Africa, Supa Strikas, Superhero fiction, Superman, Superman films, United States, Zulusmbale

SHOWS: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (APRIL 29, 2017) (REUTERS) – Comic book and science fiction fans and creators from around the world were in Cape Town this weekend for the second edition of the city’s Comic Con.
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31Mar/17

Zuma sacks finance minister, shaking S. Africa

March 31, 2017PoliticsAfrican National Congress, Apartheid, BLOEMFONTEIN, Cape Town, Corruption in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Gupta family, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Lucy Fielder, Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Public Enterprises, National liberation movements, Nelson Mandela, Politics, Pravin Gordhan, Pretoria, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

President Jacob Zuma’s midnight sacking of his finance minister shook South African markets on Friday, undermining his authority and threatening to split the African National Congress (ANC) that has governed since the end of apartheid. Lucy Fielder reports. Continue reading →

17Mar/17

Airbnb aims to double African customers this year

March 17, 2017TravelAirbnb, Alan Winde, Brian Chesky, Business, Cape Town, Casablanca, Chesky, City: Cape Town, Company: AirBnB, Continent: Africa, Economic systems, Economy of the United States, Freetown, Germany, Johannesburg, Langa, Marrakesh, Msizi, Nairobi, Netherlands, Nombulelo Msizi, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tourism, travel, United Kingdom, United States, Vacation rental, World Wide Websmbale

United States tech company, Airbnb, hopes to maintain its rapid rate of growth in Africa this year and double its customer numbers to 1.5 million.
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25Feb/17

The highest paying jobs in South Africa

February 25, 2017EconomyCape Town, City: Cape Town, Company: Jesse Green Adzuna.co., Country: South Africa, Human resource management, Java, Jesse Green Adzuna.co., Labor, PHP, Recruitment, Salary, South Africasmbale

South Africa is paying monstrous salaries for rare and much-wanted skills in a number of markets. Read here which earn you the most money. Continue reading →

10Feb/17

Keynote Zuma speech disrupted as lawmakers brawl, walk out

February 10, 2017PoliticsApartheid, Cape Town, Discrimination, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Identity politics, In South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Keynote, Nathan Frandino, Orderly, Parliament of Singapore, Politics, Politics of South Africa, Rape in South Africa, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

A session of South Africa’s parliament, convened for a keynote address by the president, descended into chaos on Thursday as far-left lawmakers brawled with orderlies after interrupting the speech and the main opposition party walked out. Nathan Frandino reports. Continue reading →

09Feb/17

Brawl breaks out during keynote Zuma speech

February 9, 2017Politics26th South African Parliament, African National Congress, Apartheid, Baleka Mbete, Cape Town, Economic Freedom Fighters, Government, Identity politics, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Keynote, Legislatures, Mmusi Maimane, Orderly, Parliament of Singapore, Parliament of South Africa, Politics, president, Race and society, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

A session of South Africa’s parliament convened for a keynote address by the president descended into chaos as far-left lawmakers brawled with orderlies after interrupting the speech and the main opposition party walked out. Continue reading →

26Dec/16

Some Africans to remember from 2016

December 26, 2016WorldAfrica, Cape Town, Carlos Augusto de Rosario, Commonwealth republics, Countries, DEDZA, Electronic dance music, Faakhir Bestman, Geography of Africa, Hassan al-Turabi, Least developed countries, Machel, Malawi, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Mozambique, Omar al-Bashir, Portugal, Pretoria, Prodigy, Samora Machel, South Africa, Sudan, Theresa Kachindamotosmbale

A chief that ends marriages, a 12-year-old boy who is a ballet dance prodigy and an opposition leader’s death that was expected to change the landscape of politics in Sudan – just some of the people that made headlines in Africa in 2016.

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