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More than traffic and weather: Radio reporting connects South Africans
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (759+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " The far-reaching South African radio station Kfm 94.5 is integral to the country's media landscape, Youth Journalism International students learned during a visit to its modern headquarters in Green Point, Cape Town. Early on in the visit,…...
Food, glorious food! Cape Town is delicious
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (1301+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " At Youth Journalism International's Global Conference this year, food became one of the ways we connected most deeply together. With students and organizers having different dietary needs, including vegetarian, halal and gluten free, our meals in…...
Lessons in culture: Trying African food from across the continent
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (766+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " The GOLD restaurant in Cape Town offers more than a meal. It's a special experience, providing African food from all over the continent and interactive activities such as drumming, Mali puppets and dancing. We visited as…...
Embracing surprising cultural differences in Cape Town
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (603+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " Nappies. Left-side driving. Jol. If I had to sum up my almost two weeks spent in South Africa, those are some of the words I'd use." I went to Cape Town, the southernmost city in Africa,…...
Heartwrenching stories from Cape Town’s District Six
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1247+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " When Yusuf Larney grew up in District Six more than six decades ago, he said his neighborhood included Muslims, Jews and Christians who enjoyed interacting with each other. It didn't matter if people were Black or…...
Cape Wheel offers a perspective on inequality
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (626+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " For a view that unites Cape Town's lively harbor atmosphere with the breathtaking presence of Table Mountain, the Cape Wheel is often described as hard to beat. Situated at the iconic Victoria & Albert Waterfront, one of…...
Getting to know Nelson Mandela in Cape Town
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (597+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " When I visited South Africa for the first time in 2017, I remember staring at Nelson Mandela's face on the currency and thinking, "Who is this man?" I knew he was important, but I didn't really understand…...
Cape Town gave me reason to have hope for America
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (507+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " While on the opposite side of the world, Cape Town has many similarities to the United States. I always knew this would be so. Values, traditions, cultures, food and people seem to transcend any physical boundaries....
Absorbing important apartheid history in a book about District Six
2+ day, 52+ min ago (1009+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " Yusuf Larney, owner of a Cape Malay restaurant in the Bo Kaap, is an incredible resource for anyone interested in the history of the area. During Youth Journalism International's Global Conference in Cape Town, Larney told…...
Don’t miss Cape Town’s historic City Hall
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (552+ words) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA " To comprehend the significance of Cape Town's historical narrative, a visit to the City Hall is a must. This excursion is not one of leisure or sightseeing but rather a reminder of South Africa's heavy political…...