Posted by ilvamac on April 19, 2012 · 2 Comments
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
Filed under Arts & Culture, Community, Featured, Green jobs, Health, HIV / AIDS, Interior Design, Sustainibility · Tagged with Activism, AIDS, alternative media, arts, beadwork, Cape Town, community, community media, crafts, design for change, Design Indaba, Dreams for Africa Armchair, Education, Health, Hillcrest Aids Centre, HIV, income generation project, indigenous, Little Travellers, Most beautiful object 2011, Paula Thomson, recycled material, rural, Top Billing, wirework, World Design Capital 2014, Woza Moya
Posted by ilvamac on March 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Report by: Ilva Mackay, Cape Town TV News Welcome to Kuils River. If you’re from the right side of the tracks, you can enjoy idyllic views of Cape Town and spacious parks. If you’re not, however, expect to find a divided community, 10 year old drug addicts and a gut-wrenching stench from the town’s namesake: … Read more
Filed under Climate Change, Community, Dumping · Tagged with Activism, alternative media, arson, Cape Town, community, community media, community unity, eco systems, eco systems imbalance, ecology, Educating Our Future Generation, grass roots soccer, Health, health effects of climate change, Kuils River, manmade canal, Northern Suburbs, Nylon Spinners, Oostenberg Municipality, rape, sewerage, social change, social ills, social upliftment, violence, women