Andi’s Perspective: Africans – Failing Ourselves, Failing Each Other
By Andiswa Maqutu, 2012 enke: Facilitator After watching, “Why Are We So Angry?” a documentary on SABC 1 a few nights ago, I was on the verge of shutting my fertility gates and calling a permanent lockdown on my womb. The show made me realize for the first time in my life just how frightful it is to be a black woman in South Africa to bring a son or daughter into this country. The...
Read MoreOn Our Radar: SA News of Interest
On Our Radar is a compilation of weekly news items that have caught our attention here at the enke office. We’re avid followers of news around Johannesburg and South Africa and excited to share a few items with you. The Spear Debacle: The now infamous painting captured the headlines for the last month, split the nation and caused many emotional responses (most notably that of Advocate...
Read MoreInnovation in Action
At enke, we’re committed to creating a new narrative on what it means to be young in South Africa today. An important part of achieving that goal is taking time to celebrate and recognize action, which we decided to do through a new enke event – the enke: Innovation Roadshow, a sort of graduation event to cap the end of the Youth Award program. We brought together 140 people, including...
Read MoreMonday Musing: Killing Kebble, Corruption & A Call To Action
By Ruth Orbach I recently started reading “Killing Kebble: An Underworld Exposed”, a journalistic account of the murder/assisted suicide of mining magnate Brett Kebble in 2005, written by Mandy Weiner. As a non-South African, I knew nothing about the case, or about the complexity of the situation. So, to say I was taken aback would be a massive understatement. I’ve always been of the...
Read MoreWrapping Up the Week, Kicking Off the Weekend!
It’s been a jam-packed few weeks for the enke team (some might wonder when it’s ever NOT jam-packed at enke) and we’re all looking forward to the weekend. But we’re eager to share a few highlights to wrap up our week and some cool links to kick off the weekend. enke: Innovation Roadshow 2012 For the first time ever, we were able to bring our enke: Delegates back together...
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