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By Deborah Marondo  Harold Cressy High School, Image by schools Digest website.   Harold Cressy high is a secondary school situated in the former District six, Cape Town and the current address today is on 103 Roeland Street, Zonnebloom. The institution was established in January 1951 as the Cape Town Secondary school. Today the school is recognised as a landmark, because of its historical significance during the apartheid era in South Africa. The original building was constructed in 1925 and was first known as the Hewet training college which was the first institution of higher learning for coloured students. In 1953 the institution was named after a coloured head teacher and activist.  Harold Cressy  was the first person of colour in South Africa to obtain a degree. He worked to better the education of nonwhite South Africans. The school withstood and survived threats of being closed down due to the  Apartheid forced removal .    In accordance with...

  By Deborah Marondo A young Xhosa lady was wearing a red umbhaco and beads.           Image credit: Deborah Marondo  CAPE TOWN- South Africa is a unique country. It is not the Rainbow Nation for nothing. Very few countries on earth have the rich cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity that South Africa enjoys. The Venda, Tswane, Zulu, Pedi, Xhosa and many more form part of this rainbow nation. Few countries also celebrate cultural heritage, like South Africa. In South Africa, September 24th is an important day on our calendars as we celebrate our beautiful diversity. We are a unique Republic standing on Eleven Beautiful Feet.     In South Africa, we have a unique way to celebrate this day. Apart from dressing in colourful and vibrant attires, we spent the day with friends and families. One of the highlights is our delicious delicacies. We have some of the most nutritious and delicious foods you can find anywhere in the world ­­­­­––...

By Deborah Marondo                          Image sourced from the internet    President Cyril Ramaphosa at the election conference, Image by ENW Election times are a period of remembrance in South Africa — they’re days when the country reflects on its turbulent road to democracy, and also remember the first time that absolutely every single adult citizen was given the opportunity to vote, no matter their skin colour. On the 1st of May 2024, South Africa will partake in the seventh national elections to elect a new national assembly and provincial legislature in each province.    There are challenges faced ahead for the IEC due to the budget cut of R2,2 billion, the committee is concerned about the impact it will have on the 2024 upcoming elections. It is a worry that the budget cuts will affect the ability of the IEC to fully fund initiatives to support and foster awareness as well as participation in ...

 Image by Andile Human & edited by Deborah Marondo by Deborah Marondo Cape Town  –   A CPUT staff bus was engulfed in fire on Monday while the Vice-Chancellor was addressing staff and students of the institution over ongoing protests regarding substandard hostel facilities.  Earlier this week ,   s tudents of the Mountain House  R esidence  protested  at  the  district   six  campus to raise their concerns  about poor    residence  facilities .  The  students  have been experiencing  intermittent  power cuts from  6 pm  almost  daily . For the past  two months, students have complained that only ice-cold water is available  in   baths   within  the premises. Some students stated that they  had   missed  classes because they  coul d not  take proper showers and  were  afraid their bodies  would  g...

Picture:Soebox.com.au  Blogging has become an important asset in journalism , it provides a platform for journalists to reflect on the topics they cover. Blogs are very useful to journalism students because it is a portfolio that showcases you to your future employers.  In the 21st century, you need to have a portfolio of your work on the web. You can provide your work collections and links. Blogging creates a big opportunity for journalisms student and can attract audiences, you will be surprised that people out there can relate to or enjoy your work.  One of the advantages of blogging is that you are free to write about the topic of your interest, therefore you get a chance to explore your imagination. Journalism’s student need to be open to criticism, and with blogging there is a comment section where the audiences are allowed to comment. That shouldn’t be seen as a disadvantage but an advantage,because you are receiving  feedback from your audience which will hel...

By Deborah Marondo Sourced from: the author's official site Brent Meersman(55) is a journalist and writer based in South Africa, Cape Town. He is an author to many novels, short stories, poetry, feature articles and reviews. He is the author of Primary coloured (2007), Five Lives and Noon (2013). Other publications which I’ve read and will later comment on is the National Arts Festival daily newspaper (2006/7). Meersman has some of his work published on Mail and Gaurdian. Brent Meersman’s first job was a press photographer working in Grahamstown back in 1989, one of the most turbulent periods in South Africa’s history. He is a compulsive traveller, having visited 81 countries at the last count on all the continents, including the Antarctic. Meersman is currently working as co-editor in Ground up news.  About Brent Meersman Bitten by the food bug- my honest comment for this article/ restaurant reviews are that I was so confused understanding what Brent’s experiences was, because eve...