It's a happy day indeed when Bruin-ous start to organise themselves in the media space and take bold steps like these! Congrats to the iZZiT team!

October 2008 will see the launch of IZZiT, a new lifestyle magazine that addresses the needs of People of Mixed Heritage (also referred to as ‘Coloured’ or ‘Brown’ people). 

A historical first for South Africa!

The magazine is expected to also have secondary readerships in the broader context of the South African landscape and the diaspora.

(This article first appeared on Beyondidentity.co.za )

The debate about being a coloured in South Africa has been debated to wits end, by whites, blacks, Indians, coloureds and hell, even when I hear those Chinese speaking I swear they are also talking about coloureds. I don’t know about you but I do like it when people talk about me, only thing is, they keep on the stereotypes that they think I subscribe to instead of wanting to meet me, as a person. And the questions about our people, culture and being still persist.

(Sometimes, a news story is so far out of the ordinary that you wonder what kind of person would do such a thing. Well, this news report which surfaced recently had us eliminating any chances that the guy involved was a bruin-ou...read on for the reasons why we say the hero of this story couldn't possibly be a bruin-ou - Ed ;-) )

Islamorada, Florida - A dog is recovering after his owner dived in to save him from a shark.
Greg LeNoir said he took his 6.3kg rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina, when the 1,5m shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the dog in its mouth.

Dokte, producer and performer in Cape Town's now disbanded hip-hop crew Kallitz releases his EP - available for free download soon!

Click HERE to DOWNLOAD the full EP - FREE!! (This is Cape Town hip-hop at its finest!)

Dokte, who produced hip hop group Kallitz's award winning debut album 'Die Ding Ruk Mal' in 2004, as well as the second album 'Dukgesuip' in 2006, which featured the Cape Town anthem 'Kaapse Paatie' featuring Carla Diamond and 'Wat Gaan Ons Maak' featuring Steve Hofmeyr, has been relatively quiet recently.

(A few months back, someone on BO asked about the responses to the AIDS pandemic in South Africa and how they compared to the success experienced by Uganda in responding to and dramatically decreasing the spread of AIDS…so this article is a reflection on history but I think it raises some interesting issues about sex, culture and religion in SA even today especially with December 1st around the corner again - Tessie)

As the HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa is on the increase it is a disease that is undoubtedly unavoidable by the nation, its communities and the individuals that inhabit its demographic, social and cultural space. Being the country that hosts the most people living with HIV/AIDS, it seems fair to say that all South Africans fall into one of two categories; either those infected with HIV/AIDS or alternately those affected by the disease. One cannot live on the Southern tip of Africa and lay claim be being neither one.