Tag Archives: South Africa

Exploitation or empowerment? The maid debate

by on 01. Aug, 2011 in Africa, Aid and development, Australia, Culture, Migration, My life, Photography, Social enterprise

For many years I have deliberated the ethics of hiring someone to clean my house.   With a mother who takes immense pride in her home yet believes it’s a plain waste of money to outsource cleaning, I grew up believing that only the very richest people had cleaners.   My early travels to Asia [...]

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It’s jazz Jim, but not as we know it

by on 13. May, 2011 in Africa, Culture, Music, My life

It’s a rare thing to hear Africa and jazz music being discussed in the same sentence, however herein lies a good example of why the amazing continent of Africa needs a better PR consultant (yes, my hand is in the air). My earliest introduction to fine jazz emanating from Africa occured when I stumbled upon Abdullah [...]

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South Africa – the positive and negative legacies of apartheid

by on 11. Apr, 2011 in Africa, Art, Culture, Ethnicity, Human rights, Migration, Multiculturalism, Photography, Politics

If I was lucky enough to be in New York over coming months, I would be dedicating an afternoon to visit MoMA and the exhibition Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now.  This unique exhibition charts the social turmoil which has defined the country over recent decades, and looks to contain an impressive collection of [...]

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