Live from AIDS 2010 :: All About The Now

I’m in Vienna at the International AIDS Conference, an event with 20 000 delegates in attendance from over 185 countries. With pushing boundaries the mantra, sexualized messages intermix with inter-faith celebrations and …

Worldtown Hearsay :: Searching for the ‘Real’ South Africa

And just like that, one month later, the magic is over. If you’re like us - the withdrawal has hit you hard and all your freetime is now spent Googling the names of those previously unknown players for some Wikipedia insight into their lives, replaying videos of the greatest - and ugliest - moments and checking the stats on how likely Ghana is to take the next one home (we all need a feel good story, don’t we?). Through the lens of an all-encompassing, universal and non-elitist game of football, South Africa’s had a new platform on which it can be showcased. And with football as the focal point, what exactly did journalists, commentators and spectators expect from an “authentically” African World Cup? (Surely, it wasn’t Shakira’s Waka Waka as the break-out hit of 2010).

Post Your Maps :: Yusuf Sayman

We will regularly be presenting a featured artist, writer or performer who is exploring questions of identity and personal narrative through their medium of expression.

The map is your representation. No rigid lines, no defined routes. You direct it on your own account.

AIDS 2010 :: The Shuga Effect

Behavioural change through media and social networks, it’s the buzz phrase of NGO’s and larger organizations alike. Commercial outlets have caught in the last few years, capitalizing through a social marketing framework - playing on …

AIDS 2010 :: The Shuga Effect

Behavioural change through media and social networks, it’s the buzz phrase of NGO’s and larger organizations alike. Commercial outlets have caught in the last few years, capitalizing through a social marketing framework - playing on …