There must be something in the Cape Town air that breeds dreamers. And maybe it’s the mountain that makes these dreams come true. But there’s definitely a certain something about Cape Town that allows you to live your dreams in your everyday reality. It obviously takes hard work, a little blood, some sweat and an [...]
Welcome Back!
We missed you too and we apologise for temporarily disappearing! Pesky bandwith problems.
To welcome you back to the site we have new thoughts to share and a very important event!
Click here to find out more information about the Summer Solstice event that everyone should be supporting. To find out about how it came into being, [...]
Three reasons you should get off the couch
Soapboxers! We round up three upcoming events to which you should go…
Six THREE STORIES exhibitions now showing:
The T shirt show
One night only
The letter A in the color blue
Paper Girl-SA
Chapter Two:”Friends”
The Bin R250 show
Venue: IN THE ART SPACE until 14th August
ART SPACE opening hours:
Thurday to Saturday
10h30 to 16h30
For more see:
http://www.a-word-of-art.co.za/exhibitions/
35th anniversary of die [...]
A jolly July
This week, The Soapbox is bursting with fresh news and views!
In Politics & Society, Hylton Taylor applies an engineer’s scepticism to global warming and the BP oil spill.
Our style columnist reports on London’s Fashion Week in her latest dispatch for What Kate Did, our regular roundup of fashion.
Akanyang Merementsi reviews the conman caper I Love [...]
Make the most of this wet weekend
Yay, it’s Friday! If the rain comes back, be sure to curl up in front of your computer and catch up with The Soapbox’s freshest news and views — it’s been a busy week.
Read Tania Colyn’s take on the new Fugard Theatre’s latest play – The Train Driver — by the theatre’s namesake in Life [...]
Let’s celebrate: we’re turning one!
On Tuesday 27 April — Freedom Day — we’re turning one!
It’s hard to believe how quickly it’s gone, but then time flies when you’re having fun. And what fun it’s been! The past 12 months has seen the launch of two new columns — What Kate Did and The Globetrotter. We’ve also introduced a whole [...]
A new section and Kate’s back in business!
Today marks the resumption of our very special fashion column, What Kate Did, which charts the highs and lows of the fashion world.
We also have some very exciting news — we will soon be launching a new category on The Soapbox called “Creative Corner” which will showcase creative work, including poems and short stories (of [...]
The Soapbox’s super September
South Africa is talking, and it’s talking on The Soapbox!
Our contributing editor Lara Moses exposes Hermanus’s dark side with a shocking story of drunken brutality and police complicity. Jade Adami recalls her time in deepest darkest London, and discusses what lured her home. Alex Matthews, The Soapbox editor, writes about the DA’s Young Leaders’ Programme.
In [...]
Our first Soapbox Session!
On Wednesday 7 October, Rhoda Kadalie, the renowned human rights activist and controversial columnist, will be a guest for the first ever Soapbox Session Q&A at the Open Innovation Studio.
Rhoda, who has exposed corruption and scandals in her Business Day column, will be answering questions about politics, the elections, human rights, the ANC… and the [...]
An awesome August
August was awesome on The Soapbox! In Politics & Society, Marius Redelinghuys called on South Africans to make every day Madiba Day while Alex Matthews, The Soapbox’s editor, argued that South African women are still second-class citizens.
In our Life & Culture section, Craig Prinsloo explored the moon’s impact on humans and our contributing editor, Lara [...]
