LiveMagSA: VIP debate club - Racism in Cape Town

On Tuesday, 10 February 2015, Live Magazine held its fourth installment of the VIP Debate Club in Cape Town. The discussion centered on racism in Cape Town and how Parliament should address it. This is what the speakers and attendees had to say:

Live from Parliament casts a youth lens ...

LiveMagSA: SONA 2015 - Parliament collapses

By Rofhiwa Maneta

This year’s State of the Nation Address was a carnival of unmitigated disgrace. There’s just no other way to describe it. It will be remembered mostly for the ruling party’s silencing of the media and the opposition while the president threw his head back and giggled throughout ...

LiveMagSA: Things we hope SONA addresses - Youth unemployment

By Rofhiwa Maneta

The opening of parliament is just under a week away and most of the country is waiting for the State of the Nation Address with baited breath. We hit the streets to find out what you want the president to talk about and how you want him ...

LiveMagSA: Racism in Cape Town - How will Parliament address this in 2015?

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Following its success in Johannesburg, the VIP Debate Club will be in Cape Town for the first time. Cape Town peeps join us for our Live VIP Debate Club on Tuesday 10 February at the EL Greeyo Coffee Shop, Brickfield Park, Salt River, Cape Town.

The VIP Debate Club is ...

LiveMagSA: ANC MP checks on schools in Khayelitsha

By Ndimphiwe Gilili

Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Pam Tshwete visited six schools in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 January. The visits were part of her constituency work, which is intended to bring parliamentarians closer to communities that they serve. Tshwete, who is responsible for ...

LiveMagSA: Should the child support grant age be extended?

By Ayanda Charlie

The news that government plans to extend the child grant age has been met with an array of opinions. While some experts say this would help the youth, others are apprehensive. The voice sorely lacking from this discussion, however, is that of the youth itself. A report ...

LiveMagSA: A day in the life of an MP - Makashule Gana

By Rofhiwa Maneta

Meet MP Makashule Gana. He’s a young politician with a trademark black beret. At only 31 years of age, he’s currently the Democratic Alliance’s Shadow Minister for Human Settlements. What does a day in the life of MP Gana look like? What does he see and who ...

LiveMagSA: Shift in the land reform policy

By Ndimphiwe Gilili

President promises to make land reform a priority

Land reform is government’s top priority this year. This is what Jacob Zuma told party supporters during the ANC’s 103 year birthday celebrations held at Cape Town Stadium last weekend.

“We commit that the land will be returned to ...

LiveMagSA: Education in SA – What’s the deal?

By Lee Molefi

On the front page of The Times is 18 year-old Gareth David Mogambery who – standing alongside Minister Angie Motshekga – has passed matric with eight distinctions. Four hundred kilometres from where a beaming Gareth stands, Nokukhanya Radebe, Lulu Miya and Mbalenhle Hadebe, all from Menzi High ...

LiveMagSA's wishlist for Parliament in 2015

Parliament is set to resume in just less than a month, with the 2015 State of the Nation Address (SONA) scheduled for 12 February. The SONA will set the priorities for the rest of the year, but before all that is set in motion, take a look at a wishlist ...