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at 7/25/2013

The Voiceless Ones

25^th July2013

By: Fanyana Mazibuko In silence they have laboured, Even to the bowels of the earth, Where the wealth of Africa lies. Black craggy hands Scooping out the glittering wealth To pour it into white satchels, Whose mouths are snapped shut By avaricious Midasses, For a black eye never to see. Three hundred years of silent toil, With not

at 7/22/2013

FYI: Learnerships for Unemployed Graduates and Matric Holders

22^th July2013

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Absa’s Employability Programmes, in partnership with Bankseta, is offering learnerships to unemployed school leavers and graduates. Candidates applying for the Letsema Learnership must be younger than 30, unemployed with a valid Matric certificate and no criminal and credit record. The unemployed graduates applying for the Kuyasa Learnership must also be under 30, with a B-degree or a three-year

at 7/18/2013

Celebrating the Eastern Cape through the Eyes and Minds of Young Filmmakers

18^th July2013

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On 23 July 2013, the Steve Biko Foundation, in partnership with the multi-award winning Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking, will host the Eastern Cape premiere of “Celebrating the Eastern Cape through the Eyes and Minds of Young Filmmakers.” This presentation will feature films produced by Eastern Cape filmmakers as well as a keynote address from the Province’s

at 7/16/2013

A World of Their Own - A Rich History of Black Women’s Education

16^th July2013

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On, Tuesday July 16, The Steve Biko Centre, in partnership with the University of Kwazulu Natal, will host the launch of Meghan Healy's new book A World of Their Own. A World of Their Own: A History of South African Women’s Education (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press), examines an important space of the survival of cosmopolitan and egalitarian visions

at 7/11/2013

One Night with the Fugitives

11^th July2013

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By Sol Plaatjie A Chapter in Sol Plaatjie’s book “Native Life in South Africa”, 1913. “Es ist unkoeniglich zu weinen — ach, Und hier nicht weinen ist unvaeterlich.” Schiller. "Pray that your flight be not in winter," said Jesus Christ; but it was only during the winter of 1913 that the full significance of this New Testament passage

at 7/11/2013

A World of Their Own: Book Launch

11^th July2013

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at 7/11/2013

The Distribution of Land in South Africa: An Overview

11^th July2013

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Authors: Cherryl Walker, Stellenbosch University with Alex Dubb, PLAAS Over-simplified accounts of how land is distributed misrepresent the current dispensation. It is often claimed that: 1. In 1994, as a result of colonial dispossession and apartheid, 87% of the land was owned by whites and only 13% by blacks. By 2012 post-apartheid land reform had transferred 7.95 million

at 7/02/2013

100 Years since the Native Land Act, Where Are We?

02^th July2013

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On July 30, 2013, the Steve Biko Foundation, in collaboration with YFM, will host the ninth session of the FrankTalk Radio Dialogues. Titled after the pseudonym under which Biko wrote, FrankTalk is designed to engage young people in discussion on salient issues impacting South Africa’s political, economic and social development. As 2013 marks the 100th anniversary since the

at 7/01/2013

Biko’s Quest at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival

01^th July2013

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The Steve Biko Centre’s Abelusi Performing Arts Corps and the Jazzart Dance Theatre collaborate on a dance production entitled Biko’s Quest at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Date: 2nd and 3rd July, 2013 Venue: Transnet Great Hall Time: 12:00 and 18:00 both days Biko’s Quest is a dance production inspired by the Steve Biko Foundation’s (SBF) exhibition, The