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By Lucille Davie 16 September 2013 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s recent book, 491 Days, Prisoner number 1323/69 gives graphic insight into what the apartheid government subjected her and...

Ten years after Zakes Mda’s acclaimed novel The Madonna of Excelsior was published in 2002, a stage adaptation is now ready for South African theatre audiences.
• South African theatre

Sinako We Can is a youth initiative which tackles the issues faced by the youth, including teen pregnancy, peer pressure, low self esteem and others.

I need help and I need it now! Wherever you are, whatever the time of day, and however bad it is, there is someone to call.

A local applied theatre organisation is adding some spark to life skills education in South African schools, using interactive performances, humour and music to demystify taboo subjects and equip young people with the ability to make informed lifestyle choices.

The African Research and Educational Puppetry Programme Trust, or arepp:Theatre for Life, uses humour and music in its interactive performances to demystify taboo subjects and enable young people to make informed lifestyle choices.

A local applied theatre organisation is adding some spark to life skills education in schools, using interactive performances, humour and music to demystify taboo subjects and equip young people with the ability to make informed lifestyle choices.
• Extreme entertainment in Joburg

The Bang Bang Club, a film about four photojournalists in pre-democratic South Africa, has received seven nominations at the 32nd Annual Genie Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Oscars.
• Bang Bang club lives on in film

JamiiX, an online counselling service operating on the Cape Flats, is a finalist in the inaugural Bees Awards. The ceremony, which takes place in San Francisco on 9 November 2010, recognises the most innovative use of social media in business and communication.

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group is launching Teen Suicide Prevention Week, in an effort to reach out to troubled young people and reduce the number of suicides.