“With Great Creativity Comes Great Responsibility.” using design for change

Labour of Love : The famous 'Dreams for Africa Armchair ' won Most Beautiful Object at 2011's Design Indaba

Report by: Ilva Mackay, Cape Town TV News It can be an intentionally isolating industry, like any other, fueled by self interest and protective of its techniques and knowledge; a business with governing trends as fickle as food on a shifting plate. To quote a former employer: “In this business, it’s all about who you know, and … Read more

Dumping sites are Drug Lords Palace

Earlier this month a shooting took place at the Daveland dumping site in Eldorado Park, south of Soweto in Gauteng, South Africa.  This followed after the police set a roadblock on union road.  A tip off  by annonymas commuter that there were drugs and illegal fire arms at the residential place at the devland dumping site. It is understood the police … Read more

Cell phone towers raises up ROAR

Teachers and parents are fumming with anger at the Eldorado Park Senior Secondary school also known as Die Blou Skool as Cell C Contractors  erected disputed cellphone masts on the school premises. Scientists and doctors have conducted studies that indicates  a health concern must not be ignored to those who live within a close raidor of a cell phone tower. Some of the … Read more

Green Design in Gaza – a Benchmark for Sustainabilty

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Report by: Ilva Mackay, Cape Town TV News “There are three main problems in Gaza: water, energy and comfort, with Gaza being 100% energy independent on neighbouring countries,” Robert Stryk, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) External Relations Representative, says. He paints a bleak picture of the harsh realities that citizens of Gaza endure … Read more

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