The People Shall Govern ~ Open Society launches OSMI
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by iheidi in Politics
The Open Society Monitoring Index (OSMI) was recently launched at the University of Cape Town. My notes on what Dr Max Price, vice chancellor of UCT, and Dr Mamphela Ramphele had to say: Dr Max Price: Initially Max talked of the challenge to define openness, and how OSMI meets this daunting task, introducing a measure [...]
Walking the Road
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by iheidi in Politics, life
Step by step, the story of a girl and a dragonfly unfolds, as you walk along the promenade by the sea. A girl (a young South African democracy) is intrigued by a dragonfly (a dream of freedom, equality, and hope), and follows it, wishes to capture it… For a moment, the girl loses the dragonfly [...]
The Elders at TIME Global Forum
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by iheidi in Politics, learn, life
A conversation featuring the Elders Graça Machel, Mary Robinson (Ireland), Desmond Tutu, and youngsters Pukiwa (Ghana), Spencer (South Africa), Gertrude (Kenya/Uganda) The Elders are a group of leaders from around the world, whom we might all do well to draw inspiration from. In this session, three Elders were in conversation with three African youngsters. Q: [...]
This Time for Radio Africa
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Music, Politics, featured
Freshly Ground have come a long way. I think it’s Zolani’s fault. She has this ability to weave her magic in any crowd. She always finds just the right words at just the right time. (And I know this is a band that wholeheartedly believes in the band, so apologies in advance for singling out [...]
The Flying Arch
Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Politics, featured
It almost took my breath away. There he was, flying in mid air. The Archbishop, hanging on to a chandelier. His iconic smile etched into his face. Desmond Tutu, as I had never seen him before. Surreal…. The Arch filled me with a sense of wonder. Of pure delight. But it also triggered a sense [...]
2010… it is here.
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Politics
Feel it… it is here! So the TV keeps telling us. And it is. In 1995, The Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. (For those outside of SA, Invictus provides a little insight on the significance of that win). In 2010, Bafana Bafana gets to play on a world stage. Although a [...]
Counter Currents in Cape Town
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Design, Politics, books
A call to re-imagine the city was made to local architects, planners, and urban thinkers… by Edgar Pieterse, the editor of the book Counter Currents – Experiments in Sustainability in the Cape Town region. Not one to simply judge a book by its cover, or its spelling mistakes (peek instead of peak?!), I attended two [...]
District 9 hits the big Time
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Politics, film, media
So I finally got around to watching District 9 the other day. One word to sum up the experience would be disconcerting. To say the least. If you’ve ever had the misfortune of encountering that scary insect commonly known as a Parktown prawn in Joburg, you’ll have felt the same dis-ease whilst watching those aliens [...]
There go those Muslims, overreacting again
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by naufalkhan in Blog, Current Affairs, Moral Fibre, Politics, featured
The Muslim community has grasped a fundamental connection between Zapiro’s cartoon and then attacked in their call for a noisemaking. Yes! You have every right to. But don’t you dare use this cartoon analogy to attack other religious faiths. That is wrong. It definitely feels like a time for change in thinking from the Muslim community before you chain mail a war on email.
Wat is die f*ken Antwoord?
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by iheidi in Music, Politics, featured
Not quite fair, pitting history against popular culture. But this is how a series of new ads for the Apartheid Museum makes the point that a history forgotten is a future lost. The ads go something like this: an interviewer asks students to name various pop culture icons, then throws in an overly complicated question [...]
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