en-us http://www.afropolitan.co.za/xml/articles.asp?feedID=2 SoftPage http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/A-Road-Less-Travelled---Sheena-Duncan-.asp Politics aside she was also determined to address the ongoing violence and bloodshed that became progressively innate to the South African experience. She was particularly outspoken about gun control and served as the chair and patron of Gun Free South Africa. ]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/A-Road-Less-Travelled---Sheena-Duncan-.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/Running-Mad-Decades-of-Running-and-Pain.asp Psychiatric nurse Blanche Moila was the first black woman to don Springbok colours while the barefooted Zola Budd became the darling of the townships. Her name became slang for a passenger taxi. ]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/Running-Mad-Decades-of-Running-and-Pain.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/DR-MAGAUGAUS-CORNE.asp August 9 1956. They came fromall corners of the Republic of South Africa – 30 000 women of all races and creeds. They ranged from domestics to doctors but they were united in a common cause – women’s liberation. Their dress sense reflected the rich cultural diversity of their beautiful and beloved country – most black women wore colourful African-themed dresses and matching turbans while their Indian counterparts were resplendent in white saris. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/DR-MAGAUGAUS-CORNE.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/SOUL-SISTERS.asp Destiny brought together twoof the 20th century’s greatest activist musicians – Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932) and Nina Simone (21 February 1933). They were kindred spirits and soul sisters who shared a special bond of friendship that lasted until their passing. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/06/SOUL-SISTERS.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/05/Gift-to-the-world.asp Finally, the world is coming back home, to Africa! The advent of the world cup in Africa has done what has not happened in millennia. The human race is coming home to its birth-place. It is appropriate that it is in South Africa, the real cradle of humanity. To confi rm this, archeologists recently discovered bones dating back to our pre-human state. What better way to welcome the world! Africa, long suffering from the brutality of the world, has meanwhile gifted the world with world class art. ]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 12:13:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/05/Gift-to-the-world.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/05/The-Business-Of-African-Football.asp Soccer heroes of the golden years of South African football love to reminisce about how they played for passion. Their modern counterparts are soccer brands who play for pay and are notoriously coy about their bank balances. These human brands are literally coining it; thanks to handsome salaries paid by top teams in European leagues – not to mention lucrative endorsements and multimillion rand sponsorship deals with leading international brands. ]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/05/The-Business-Of-African-Football.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/03/AFRICANWORLD.asp Lest we forget: 2010 marks the centenary of the Union of South Africa, a political dispensation that has brought so much pain and suffering for indigenous people who suffered the indignity of legalised apartheid (segregation) and pass laws long before 1948, and bore the brunt of land dispossession through forced removals. But this year also marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacres – a symbol of defiance against passes and other unjust laws. ]]> Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2010/03/AFRICANWORLD.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/12/The-African-Renaissance.asp The first thing that comes to mind when one talks of African renaissance is an embodiment of diverse African cultures bought into one uniformed culture that can express the African identity. In fact the notion that an African Renaissance is broader in defi nition, and culture is only but a component of it. ]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/12/The-African-Renaissance.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/12/JASON-LURIE-.asp In ten years moyo has grown from a small establishment in Norwood to six huge venues that seat around 4000 people. Patrons come for thecombined sensual experience of food, music and décor – which carefully distil the evocative essence of Africa. Founder Jason Lurie is emphatic. ]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/12/JASON-LURIE-.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/Napo-Masheane.asp Many of us women folk have become part in a chain of pervading thought regarding how we should look. Not only do we live out these notions, we keep them alive through surrender. We authenticate modes of our objectifi cation religiously by offering them identifi cation daily, yearly, as long as we can remember. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/Napo-Masheane.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/THANDEKA-AND-DALUXOLO-KUNENE.asp Ten years ago South Africa became the 27th country in the world to subsidise research for the commercialisation of industrial hemp with small farmers in the Eastern Cape as the pioneering players. Soweto-born entrepreneurs and siblings, Thandeka and Daluxolo, are spearheading the commercial cultivation of hemp. Environmental writer UFRIEDA HO offers the low down on what benefi ts their House of Hemp is reaping. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/THANDEKA-AND-DALUXOLO-KUNENE.asp http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/Zakes-Mokaes.asp When Zakes Mokae’s mother saw his name emblazoned in huge, neon-lit letters on the walls of Broadway, New York, she was so elated that when she came back home to Meadowlands, Soweto, she excitedly told friends: “They have named a street after my son!” The year was 1982 and the occasion was the premiere of Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys, in which Zakes Mokae played the lead. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.afropolitan.co.za/pages/324790372/Articles/2009/10/Zakes-Mokaes.asp