Rhodes Must Fall

Posted on by Yazeed Kamaldien

On Friday 20th March 2015, students at the University of Cape Town held a protest outside the Bremner Building, which is the heart of the institution’s administration. This protest formed part of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign launched a few weeks earlier.

Students demanded that the statue of English colonialist Cecil John Rhodes must be removed from their campus. They also accuse the university of institutional racism and a lack of transformation in post apartheid South Africa. A number of speakers addressed the crowd of protesters.

Schaapkraal

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This short film is part of a personal series, Sounds of a Cape Town Home. It uses the Islamic sounds that I heard at home as a child.

Seeking the New Moon

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Every year, at the end of the Islamic month of fasting called Ramadaan, Muslims in Cape Town make their way to Three Anchor Bay beachfront to sight the new moon. Sighting the birth of the new moon would signal the celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, the festival marking the end of Ramadaan.

The Crescent Observer Society, also known as the Maankykers, looks out to the skies to seek the new moon. They are following a tradition based on the sayings of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

Mandisa

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This short film, Mandisa, is about a vendor for The Big Issue magazine.

Mandela in Cape Town

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This three-minute video traces the footsteps of global icon Nelson Mandela in Cape Town, South Africa. It looks at where he was imprisoned on Robben Island, and also where he made his first speech once set free from 27 years in jail and also captures glimpses of where and how Cape Town remembers Mandela.

Hout Bay Harbour

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A short film showing the sights and sounds of Hour Bay Harbour in Cape Town.

Cape Town International Jazz Festival

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Thousands of music lovers migrated to the sixteenth annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival at the end of March 2015. Over two days, at least 41 live acts across various music genres entertained the crowds.

Among the festival highlights, as seen in this short video, was the South African-based Mahotella Queens, American singer Al Jarreau, as well as Cape Town jazz singer Melanie Scholtz and rapper Jitsvinger who collaborated on stage for the first time.