In the society of today, it is remarkably startling to see how much the youth is affected by self-love deprivation and drug addiction, as it has gained its popularity in social environments. This often leads conjectures that nowadays youth suffer from a big identity crisis where self and social recognition is reached by projecting an … Continue reading Ex-Daga Princess: The Ultimate Journey to Recovery
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Poster: Logo: Rationale: I chose the are of Philippi (ward 80) and Constantia (ward 64) because they are both located in the area of Cape Town where I live, therefor they are both familiar to me as I went to both places. It was very important for me to associate two neighbours areas that depict … Continue reading Difference Between Education and resources: Philippi VS Constantia
The 1st of November 2017, protestors and student organizations of the University of Cape Town created a meeting space on Jammie Plaza in order to enable people to speak freely, students, worker and UCT administrator about the FeesMustFall cause. I covered this important event by live-tweeting it. Storify ink: https://storify.com/EyesofMadder/live-twitting-the-uct-assembly-on-nov
https://youtu.be/nAu5pUdo7M8 Patrick Hamilton is 22 years old. He is doing his honors at the University of Cape Town in Property studies. He is as well the director of the Photo society of UCT. He lives in Pinelands, an area of Cape Town people often associate as the place for ''early wed and nearly dead''. Basically … Continue reading Patrick and his vision of Cape Town through the lens of his camera
Olivia Danields is 29 years old. She works as a waitress at Salisbury Cafe in Upper Woodstock on Roodebloem road. She is from Cape Town and lives in Beacon Valley in Mitchells Plain, an area that was assigned to coloured people during Apartheid and still remains predominantly coloured. Her vision on Cape Town and its … Continue reading Olivia- A Witness of Mitchell`s Plain Gangsterism
Emily Dams Banda is 32 years old now. She was born in Zimbabwe in a low middle class family and decided to leave everything, even her 16 years old daughter who is living with her grandparents, to take her chance in Cape Town. She is currently working as housekeeper in a wealthy family in Constantia … Continue reading Emily the woman seeking for a better life
Introduction: The interview is taking place at my boyfriend’s house. He helped me organise this interview with this special family friend. I am sitting on the sofa of the lounge, preparing the questions I am going to ask in my mind. My phone is ready to record when he finally takes a sit in front … Continue reading Sheikh’s District Six Utopia to the realities of Apartheid’s segregation
Denzil David Smith (and he does not mentioned his full name often), is 29 years old. He is from a small town in the Eastern Cape called Graaff Reinet that is for him ''a very beautiful historical town because the governor use to live there with his wife and some vineyards are located there''. He has … Continue reading Denzil the jewel crafter of Observatory
Sameer Mohamed is 22 years old. He is from Cape Town and has always been living here. He was born in a family that can be labeled as wealthy. His father is a cardiologist surgeon and his mother used to work in the fashion industry. However, he explained that it was not always like that. … Continue reading Sameer, The complexity of being born inside a culture clash
News Analysis In march 2016 the current president of South Africa and leader of the ANC (African National Congress), Jacob Zuma, was judged guilty by the South African Constitutional Court for stilling the government’s money for personal use. The money stolen was utilized to upgrade his private residence, known as Nkandla, in non-safety renovations. From … Continue reading News Analysis
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