Oscar Pistorius breaks down in court
An interview with ABC media during Oscar Pistorius's trial. Picture credit: Themba Hadebe
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I am a senior journalist, editor and copywriter with more than 12 years experience in the media industry. My expertise lies in writing new and exciting content, editing titles and overseeing the post-production of several newspaper titles.
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The Galley makes space for cultural centre
The Galley restaurant on Fish Hoek Beach, which set up a Khoisan information kiosk in a hut three years, is now home to a larger cultural centre.
The hut at the entrance to the restaurant was launched in August 2018 to inform tourists about the customs of the indigenous people of the region.
The Galley co-owner Mathea Eichel said members of the First Indigenous Nation of Southern Africa (FINSA) had since asked her to make a space available for people of Khoisan descent to meet, learn about the
The hut at the entrance to the restaurant was launched in August 2018 to inform tourists about the customs of the indigenous people of the region.
The Galley co-owner Mathea Eichel said members of the First Indigenous Nation of Southern Africa (FINSA) had since asked her to make a space available for people of Khoisan descent to meet, learn about the
A cemetery steeped in history...
If you’ve been glued to your TV watching Netflix’s The Crown, you will find the history of the Dido Valley cemetery in Simon’s Town particularly interesting.
The cemetery, established in 1911, is not only home to World War I and II war heroes but also houses the grave of Emily Roose, the nanny of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II.
The graves of 77 World War I and 106 World War II troops as well as two non-war burials and members of the navy are housed in th
The cemetery, established in 1911, is not only home to World War I and II war heroes but also houses the grave of Emily Roose, the nanny of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II.
The graves of 77 World War I and 106 World War II troops as well as two non-war burials and members of the navy are housed in th
Ghosts of the past make an appearance
Muizenberg’s main road has some stories to tell, and Tony Rozenmeyer believes a ghost lurking on the staircase of the police museum is one of them.
As a former section officer and police prosecutor in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s, Mr Rozenmeyer, 77, has had his fair share of strange occurrences but agrees that the man on the museum’s staircase took him by surprise.
The museum was opened in 1990 and comprised the old Muizenberg police station and the adjoining old magistrate’s court
As a former section officer and police prosecutor in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s, Mr Rozenmeyer, 77, has had his fair share of strange occurrences but agrees that the man on the museum’s staircase took him by surprise.
The museum was opened in 1990 and comprised the old Muizenberg police station and the adjoining old magistrate’s court
OPINION: Be kind to your neighbours
I received a strange call on Monday. As a journalist, I’m used to strange calls, but this one made me think not only about my role as a journalist but also how we treat our neighbours.
Are we kind enough?
Journalists are ethically bound to “do no harm” and to exercise care in balancing the public’s right to know against the individual’s right to privacy. The woman I spoke to over the phone on Monday had me contemplating both of those principles.
The reason for her call was an “unsightly wall”
Are we kind enough?
Journalists are ethically bound to “do no harm” and to exercise care in balancing the public’s right to know against the individual’s right to privacy. The woman I spoke to over the phone on Monday had me contemplating both of those principles.
The reason for her call was an “unsightly wall”
Historic hospital building in disrepair
It is said that men sang like canaries in the Royal Naval Hospital’s venereal ward, nicknamed the Canary Ward, in Simon’s
Town.
The hospital was opened, at Cable Hill, in 1904 and an 18-bed venereal ward was added in 1906.
Former chairman of the Simon’s Town Historical Association, David Erickson, says he did not expect the response he got when he asked about the Canary Ward.
“I wondered if perhaps the ward had been painted yellow, and subsequently discussed this with senior naval officers
Town.
The hospital was opened, at Cable Hill, in 1904 and an 18-bed venereal ward was added in 1906.
Former chairman of the Simon’s Town Historical Association, David Erickson, says he did not expect the response he got when he asked about the Canary Ward.
“I wondered if perhaps the ward had been painted yellow, and subsequently discussed this with senior naval officers
New development woes
Residents of First and Second Avenue are considering legal action to put a stop to a block of flats going up in one of Fish Hoek’s oldest areas.
If allowed to continue, Erf 10618, or 47 Second Avenue, will soon be home to a
13.5 metre high, four-storey block of 10 flats.
And while this is in line with the City of Cape Town’s densification policy, neighbours feel the aesthetic impacts on the adjacent properties are not in line with the urban character of the neighbourhood, which is home to so
If allowed to continue, Erf 10618, or 47 Second Avenue, will soon be home to a
13.5 metre high, four-storey block of 10 flats.
And while this is in line with the City of Cape Town’s densification policy, neighbours feel the aesthetic impacts on the adjacent properties are not in line with the urban character of the neighbourhood, which is home to so
Casualties of war
Ongoing gang-related violence in Ocean View reached boiling point during the past week when it claimed the lives of a 9-year-old boy on Saturday September 9 and a 26-year-old-man on Monday September 11.
On Saturday, a stray bullet from warring gangsters shattered the lives of the Davids family, fatally wounding Aqueel Davids, 9, and leaving three others wounded.
The Grade 3 Kleinberg Primary School pupil was rushed to hospital where he was declared brain-dead, leaving his parents with the unth
On Saturday, a stray bullet from warring gangsters shattered the lives of the Davids family, fatally wounding Aqueel Davids, 9, and leaving three others wounded.
The Grade 3 Kleinberg Primary School pupil was rushed to hospital where he was declared brain-dead, leaving his parents with the unth
The bullet that stopped ‘Blade Runner’s’ career
Details emerged quickly: the shooter was Oscar Pistorius and the victim was his girlfriend of a few months, model and reality TV star Reeva Steenkamp.
Pretoria - While many couples were still exchanging Valentine’s gifts and the day was looking particularly rosy, the news broke: a woman was shot dead at Oscar Pistorius’s home on an exclusive estate in the east of Pretoria.
Within hours double-amputee Pistorius was arrested. Wearing a grey hoodie he was taken to the Mamelodi Hospital for tests
Pretoria - While many couples were still exchanging Valentine’s gifts and the day was looking particularly rosy, the news broke: a woman was shot dead at Oscar Pistorius’s home on an exclusive estate in the east of Pretoria.
Within hours double-amputee Pistorius was arrested. Wearing a grey hoodie he was taken to the Mamelodi Hospital for tests
For journos, Mandela hospital vigil’s ‘an honour’
Pretoria - Never mind the cold or the boredom. Being parked outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria day in and day out is an honour. This is how members of the media view the assignment to the hospital where former president Nelson Mandela has been cared for for the past 20 days.
Since news broke that Madiba’s condition had deteriorated on Sunday night, scores more international and local media have set up camp outside the hospital. Celliers Street is lined with satellite vans and a s
Since news broke that Madiba’s condition had deteriorated on Sunday night, scores more international and local media have set up camp outside the hospital. Celliers Street is lined with satellite vans and a s
B2B titles
As a managing editor at Picasso Headline, I worked on several titles including the award-winning in-flight magazine, Khuluma, for Kulula.com. My duties included, among others, the supervision of day to day operations of the various B2B titles, ensuring deadlines were met and overseeing content for various titles such as Arch SA, The South African Schools Collection, Rock Surf & Deep, a deep sea fishing magazine, Financial Mail Celebrating Women and Business Times Freight Logistics & Warehousing.
Some of the B2B titles I worked on
