Andrew Boraine » Port Elizabeth

The final silence. RIP Zim Ngqawana, a great South African musician

Andrew — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:20:37 +0000

In a reflective interview at the time of his 50th birthday, Ngqawana told the M&G that he had started thinking about death as he got older. He said “death can be studied through the silent moment after every exhalation when you breathe”. He described it musically, as the “silence between…

State of the South African cities debate

Andrew — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:23:15 +0000

Last week, I attended an urban conference organised by the South African Cities Network (SACN). The purpose of the conference was to begin preparations for the publication of the third edition of the SACN State of the Cities Report, scheduled for October 2010. I will be writing more

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Mandela Bay Central City forging ahead

Andrew — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:57:07 +0000

I spent yesterday morning with Pierre Voges, CEO of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (NMDA), who showed me some of their projects in the Central City area of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (Port Elizabeth). Find out more about the work of the NMDA by clicking here.