Claire Keeton

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Claire Keeton

Bronze, brave and pure gold The exhibition honouring more than 100 key figures in history with life-size sculptures is still as inspiring as the day it opened nearly 12 years ago 27 April 2025 - 00:00 “I admire Ida Mntwana, who reminds me of my great-grandmother Mmapeu and her resilience,” says heritage guide Tumo Bopape, touching the hand of a statue of the second president of the ANC Women’s League.

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Claire Keeton

Locked & loaded: multiple shootings threaten the public Patterns of gun violence have changed on the Cape Flats — and across South Africa 20 April 2025 - 00:00 Nothing moved in the ganglands of Elsies River apart from clothes flapping on washing lines. Dozens of eyes were on the street as we passed in the shadow of four apartment blocks, the home to four rival gangs, the air taut with tension. We were there with community leaders to walk through the streets where the gangs rule...

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Gill Gifford |William Saunderson-Meyer |Claire Keeton

13 April 2025 - 00:00 This week we feature twists: on entitlement and privilege;  in a Swiss thriller; and  in the latest Orphan X Evan Smoak series Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Entitlement by Rumaan Alam. EntitlementRumaan Alam, Bloomsbury **** (4 stars)This book was pegged as: “A novel of money and morality from the New York Times best-selling author of Leave the World Behind”.

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Claire Keeton

Bridgette Berning is sky high, wound up in silk near the top of the Zip Zap Circus arena (https://www.zip-zap.org/). At breathtaking speed she spins down the 9m strips of silk and spreads her arms like a starfish, flying facedown into the hands of her troupe. Her trust in them is absolute and their catch-and-release looks effortless. Phelelani “Ree” Ndakrokra is another aerial artist at Zip Zap whose somersaults on straps high above the ground astound...

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Claire Keeton

‘Stressed and overextended’: nearly ‘half of SA teachers’ eye exit in 10 years Schools need mental health support to reduce the load on teachers 09 April 2025 - 18:29 Nearly half of South African teachers want to leave the profession in the next 10 years -despite many being dedicated to their learners — says economist Dr Heleen Hofmeyr, lead researcher on a study by Stellenbosch University...