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Written by Philda Essop, Die Burger
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Monday, 21 July 2008 |
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(We've been hearing about the Bruin Belange Inisiatief for some weeks now. The organisation was formally launched at a flagship conference this weekend to much fanfare. Needless to say, this organisation has its work cut out for it and we at Bruin-ou.com are extremely heartened to know that there are others out there who feel just as we do about community self-empowerment. The article below is from News24. We'd love to hear your comments - Ed)
Cape Town - A proposal by Dr Richard van der Ross that the Bruin Belange Inisiatief (BBI) (Coloured Interest Initiative) achieves bigger political clout by becoming a political party, was scrapped over the weekend.
Instead, it was decided that the organisation, the first of its kind in South Africa which aims at promoting coloured interests, will take on the role of a watchdog organisation. It will also attempt to make a significant impact on the policies affecting coloured people. |
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Written by Shanaaz Raffie
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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With Raiders Rugby already a very established name and rugby club in Johannesburg, it's heartening to know that management of Raiders have decided to extend their sporting success into other codes of sport, starting with baseball. Raiders Baseball Club was started in September 2007 with the aim of developing baseball in the communities with limited cost to children and their parents.
Currently we have approximately 100 children from surrounding areas in our team. The ages range from Under 12’, Under 14’s and Under 16’s and growing exponentially. There is a drive in progress of getting an Under 10 and a Youth Team together for the second half of the season. |
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Entertainment -
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Written by Charles Ash
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
 So, you say you're into hip-hop? Attend the most important hip-hop event on the African continent, in Cape Town, the city where African hip-hop was not only born, but where it is LIVED! If you're in Cape Town or if you know anybody that will be, then be sure to attend this year's hip-hop indaba. It's the continent's most important hip-hop event and not only does it showcase the raw, abundant talent of Cape Town and the rest of SA, but it shows the world that hip-hop culture is alive and thriving in these parts, regardless of whether the mainstream corporate establishments choose to acknowledge/support it.
1st August 2008 – DJ, MC & Beatbox Battles @ the Drommedaries Hall, Good Hope Centre, Cape Town
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Tickets are:- R40 pre-sold and R50 at the door per night …
R25 000 cash prize money for winners
For more info call:- Heal the Hood @ 021 706 0481 or 0731366140
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Written by Charles Ash
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
 Now that Chinese are Coloured - we're pondering this possibility of keeping our entire supply chain in the "Coloured"community! |
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Written by Andrea - columnist - News24
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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(We found this opinion piece from News24 moderately entertaining, largely ignorant but worthy of publishing here...enjoy  )
I am fairly dark-skinned with dark hair and have often been mistaken for being Portuguese, Greek, Italian and Israeli (but mostly Portuguese). I am actually half-German and half-Afrikaans.
So when I told friends at the office that I had once also been mistaken for being coloured, they all burst out laughing.
I was deeply and profoundly offended. So they took pity on me, and a few of my coloured co-workers began introducing me to the complex and evolved life of the Cape coloured. (I was told if you want to be coloured, you have to be from Cape Town).
Apparently coloured people from Joburg don't really qualify. Sorry.
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Written by Lavern de Vries - Cape Argus
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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(This article from Cape Argus - It seems that Bruin-ou.com just does'nt make the grade or we're not Brown enough for these ouens...cos we never got invited - too bad though! :-( )
A new organisation aimed at uniting coloured people is adamant it does not want to launch a political party, but some commentators say it would be difficult for the body not to be regarded as one.
Weekend Argus reported that Die Bruin Belange Inisiatief (the coloured interests initiative) would host its first conference at Goudini Spa in mid-July.
Bos Willemse, one of the movement's founders, said on Sunday that the organisation was not political but aimed at uniting coloured people.
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Written by Doreen Premdev - IOL
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Fair is lovely and black is ugly. That's how most Indians around the world feel. Indian women still seek out "miracle creams" to brighten, lighten or whiten their complexion in the belief that fair women are more beautiful.
Durban sociologist Ashwin Desai said Indians need to stop obsessing over skin colour.
"South Africa is an incredible country. Last week the Chinese were declared blacks. When Indians apply for a job, they want to be black to benefit from affirmative action. But an overwhelming number really want to be white," Desai said.
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