A big shout-out to MEW for these listings. MAKHANDA EVENTS WEEKLY POP UPS/ FESTIVALS/ EXHIBITIONS Friday 18 NovemberHeat RestaurantOppiestoep!AmericanJoin us on the stoepBYOB@ 23 African Street(cnr. Henry Street)Serving from 18:00 Thursday 3 – 24 NovemberArt Exhibition: “The Baganda” by Eria Nsubuga ‘SANE”Presented by Arts of Africa & Global Souths and Rhodes UniversityCurated by Ruth SimbaoEria Nsubuga ‘SANE’, originally from Uganda, has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions internationally. This exhibition consists of drawings, paintings and collage objects which draws on John Roscoe’s book, from 1911, The Baganda: An Account of Their Customs and Beliefs. The works critique “the entanglement of…
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By KATLEGO NKOSI Moving to Makhanda from Soweto was a huge culture shock for me. Everything was different, especially getting to know people from all over the world. And here, I discovered, people live unapologetically. Part of that is how they dress. Their styles reflect who they are. Sneaker culture, however, is not alive here in Makhanda. And sneakers matter! So I set my sights on a place more familiar to me – a shop in Market Square on Beaufort Street called Sportscene. This shop houses the most recent sneaker drops and sports-branded clothing to go with them. To learn…
By TERESA MPHO WILLOUGHBY Siphesihle Mvula, a 21-year student, activist and wellness leader centres her academic career around sexual and mental health. For all her work for the student body and the community of Makhanda, she was awarded the Rhodes University top 100 award for Health and Wellness for 2022. Throughout her years of activism in the wellness space, Mvula observed that wellness leaders tend to be viewed as if they have everything together, that they were ‘well’ themselves. This is not true. “Wellness leaders have dark days too,” she said, and they need people as well. This was her…
By BUKAMUSO SEBATA Walking around Makhanda, you will find plaques labelling the town as the Creative City. The Creative City Grahamstown page describes this as a “bold idea, embracing a range of initiatives and projects which, collectively, help make Grahamstown one of the most creative cities in the country.” Through an interview with an aspiring creative director residing in Makhanda, it became apparent that even though this town accommodates creative artists, artists in fields that are not mainstream are faced with some challenges. One of these artists includes Lulutho Mehlomakulu. Before last year, becoming a creative director was not…
By ASIVE NGXOWENI One by one, audience members picked up a book, flipped the pages and started reading the first page their eyes landed on. This exercise aims to get people to read to engage with the community development workshop hosted by Rhodes University Social Innovation Hub and Fixing Zar at The Black Power Station. This collaborative effort was to help community members build their business profiles and help them create sustainable businesses in Makhanda. “The workshop’s purpose was to talk about innovating and creating businesses that could change the people’s circumstances in and around Makhanda so that they can…
By SIBABALWE TAME Committed to socio-economic development, the Assumption Development Centre (ADC) partnered with Socionext, a social innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills development programme, to host a five-day workshop in Joza. The workshop taught young entrepreneurs how to start businesses with little to no capital. Following the workshop, four businesses emerged and presented on 4 November 2022. Various guest speakers were at the seminar, including the Department of Social Development representatives Siphosethu Jadu, Chris Engelbrecht, and Sizo Media business owner Sipho Zono. Five-day entrepreneurial training Socionext offers a five-day accelerated workshop that teaches people how to conceive, start and sustain a…
By SHANNON SKAE, health and life coach at Revive with Shan The environment, as we know, is directly linked to the health and safety of all humans on the planet. Without a healthy and flourishing environment, there is an increase in sickness and disease, famines from droughts, and extreme weather patterns. There are also high levels of pollution and deforestation. These are all detrimental to the human population. So what can we do in our small way to impact the environment positively? Walk as much as you can and leave your car at home. Shop online – especially if the brand…
By SHANNON SKAE, health and life coach at Revive with Shan This is a letter to all the womxn out there who feel that they aren’t worthy. I want to start off by saying that I am proud of you for powering through life for as long as you have. Life is tough, it is demanding, and often cruel. You keep your head up, you wear your crown, and you continue to push through, and so I want to tell you how inspired I am by you. If you are feeling down, feeling sad, heartbroken, and unworthy just know that I…
A big shout-out to MEW for these listings. MAKHANDA EVENTS WEEKLY POP UPS/ FESTIVALS/ EXHIBITIONS Friday 11 NovemberRhodes Fine Art Graduate Exhibition 2022(One night only!)Mivuyo Dalasile. Kate Duke. Jascy-Leigh Edom. Anneri Erasmus. Chante Mommsen. Emily Lacon-Allin. Caryn Le Kay. Muyon Mafulu. Siphesihle Masondo. Leroy Payne. Daniel Retief. Wande Titi.@ The Monument17:30 Friday 11 NovemberHeat RestaurantOppiestoep!PortugueseJoin us on the stoepBYOB@ 23 African StreetServing from 18:00 Thursday 3 – 24 NovemberArt Exhibition: “The Baganda” by Eria Nsubuga ‘SANE”Presented by Arts of Africa & Global Souths and Rhodes UniversityCurated by Ruth SimbaoEria Nsubuga ‘SANE’, originally from Uganda, has held solo exhibitions and participated in group…
By BUHLE NTUSI The richness of Makhanda’s history and culture is one of the few things that gives our town a haunting charm. As histories are passed on, from the lips of one generation to the ears of the next, they are told less like stories and more as legends. In my four years of living in the City of Saints, the legend that has fallen unto my ears is this: Over the past few decades what was once Makhanda’s sole crematorium had been repurposed and is now a women’s residence. Obviously, I had to exhume the truth of such…