Journalism opportunity for Grade 12s

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[Sipho January, with Grade 12s from Grahamstown during a recent workshop in Grahamstown]. 
disadvantaged learners from schools around the Eastern Cape will be talking journalism these coming few weeks in a series of workshops organised by Sipho January, Schools Media Outreach Project Manager at Rhodes  University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies. January, explains that the [...]

Cuba:Fidel Castro resigns did u hear that Papa Mugabe

I recently had a chat about Cuba with my childhood friend currently studying towards (being a Doctor) a doctor’s degree in Cuba, from the chat I gather that there is a split in opinion amongst Cubans on the future of Cuba in particular its (economic) relations with America.

For those who need a brief, Fidel Castro overthrew the [...]

Bulk mobile msging & students

Bulk mobile phone messaging can be a useful faster alternative way to communicate with students. This idea struck me at an unexpected time (towards 12:00 midnight to be specific, and NO I wasn’t sleepless but DJ’ing somewhere) just a minute after being interrupted by LOAD SHEDDING or POWER CUT (eish, can’t even tell the difference between [...]

This DJ has had it with ya’ll…

fellow djs and djs wanna be(s), it is not cool to disturb djs once they’ve started playing. If the manager/promoter wanted you on the decks he’d have booked you. You’re unnecessarily irritating, also bring your own Vynils or CDs music too.

Secondly if you’re interested in bumming time off djs allocated time don’t expect them [...]