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  Capetonians fighting substance abuse  By Qaqamba Matundu  The Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre Observatory branch ( Photo/Qaqamba Matundu) Observatory is one of the richest suburbs in Cape Town, Western Cape with a lot of adventurous places that people can have fun on or get help when needed in terms of health. The Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre situated on 1 Roman Road is one of those places. The level of quietness outside the place is awesome, you would hear birds chirping, giving a nice calming moment to meditate and think about life. The fresh refreshing scent you smell when entering the building is so pleasurable, with the warmth you get in the reception from their staff.     Inside the building of CTDCC ( Photo/Qaqamba Matundu)  You would hardly hear doors opning, people are speaking softly you wouldn’t want to leave their space. The moment I entered the building I heard a voice in my mind saying “we welcome you here, we are no...

  The current situation of the coming National elections By Qaqamba Matundu With elections in 2024, there is really nothing much to expect unless there are major political changes between now and voting time next year. Down south, things have been getting shaky with the ANC set for its elective conference this year. Photo: NewsDay President Cyril Ramaphosa is seeking a second term but the path to the December conference has so far been murky and slippery. Ramaphosa will need to survive several obstacles ahead of the congress as well as getting the support of his party. ANC is at its weakest during his tenure. The upcoming national elections are important because, “We are in a profound national-crisis notably in the economic and security spheres, and there is no easy way out.. The choice we make in 2024 will substantially determine the future of our country and the next generation. So much is at stake. I forewarn all that there is no messiah ...

The world is rapidly changing and up until we surely can agree that we live in constant motion whilst many moments are carved into history, ultimately defining our future in ways that we not yet understand. Things are moving digital now. The traditional way of writing pieces is slowly dying. With the use of blog as a journalism student it can work on your favor to engage with your audience on the comments. Reports as “There are number of things that makes blogging for students journalists important, especially because blogging is now part of the media mainstream and a viable source for news stories, opinions etc. Blogging allows students journalist the opportunity to write, produce content and to publish to an audience quite freely and whenever they want. It gives them the opportunity to be more experiment and have a free choice about the what they cover.” (Mlambo,2017) Perceives report as “A blog for a student is important in so many ways, firstly from your first year of varsit...

Review writing What exactly is review writing? “A review is a critical evaluation of a text, event, object or phenomenon” (Lecture content) . We judge things everyday and as a reviewer, your job is to state your opinions or judgment and support you them by presenting reasons and evidence. Review can be negative, positive or mixed. A review is when you give your personal opinion. According to a report by Bitesize, the aim of review is to offer an honest critique of the object under review, and to make recommendations to your audience.  A good review includes enough detail to give others a feel for what happened, explain which factors contributed to your positive, negative or just so-so experience. You might also offer your view on what company is doing well, and how they can improve. But keep things friendly and courteous. Being detailed, specific and honest constitute good review writing and your review should not contain information that identifies people and do not be mean. “To h...

  Figure 1: Screen grab of Roeland Street map. Photo:Qaqamba Matundu   Roeland street is one of the long stretch of roads situated in the Western Cape, Cape town which is few minutes away from town in the Eastern side. It’s an extraordinary, beautiful street filled with stores, studios, have schools and carries history with historical buildings. Figure 2: The Burnt National Assembly and vandalised statue of the hero of the Boer war. Taken by Qaqamba Matundu The street starts right in front of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa which was set alight earlier this year on the 2nd of January. The suspect, a 49-year-old man was allegedly arrested.  One of the oldest fire stations in South Africa, the Central Fire Station & Sentrale Brandweerstasie is found at the top of the street. It was opened in 1932 and its crew was there in the parliament within few minutes when it was on fire. It was honored by the Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, Cape town Meyer Gerdin H...