The Young Cape

We’re a young, accessible, & passionate news & magazine website based in the Cape. We write about our shared history, heritage, culture, politics & more.

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Have a great Friday, and a lekker #weekend! #tyc

If you like the content we put out, & would like to support our work, click the link in our bio & then click on the Patreon button. We appreciate you, our readers & supporters.

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@sevexity writes: “every transaction done in bitcoin is like another solar panel that’s installed or well that’s dug; it removes dependence on the state and takes power out of the hands of the ANC."

Read the full article: https://t.co/AGSrWRzC3I #theyoungcape #tyc #bitcoin

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We spoke with Friar Christopher Clohessy, a Jesuit Priest & academic, specialising in the history & theology of Shia Islam. He was a community organiser when he lived in Mannenberg in the 1990s. ⛪️⛰️

📺 Watch the interview: https://t.co/UJ9WovOtBm #theyoungcape #tyc

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Have a great Friday, and a lekker #weekend! #tyc 🚤

If you like the content we put out, & would like to support our work, click the link in our bio & then click on the Patreon button. We appreciate you, our readers & supporters.

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An interview with Catholic Priest and former community organiser in Mannenberg, Fr Christopher Clohessy. We spoke about his research into Shia Islam, interfaith relations, and gang violence. https://t.co/yf9XLP4eDn

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@uMarhobane writes: “they refuse to acknowledge the consequences or live through them, preferring the preening esteem they receive from fashionable & civilised circles of cocktail-sipping London society.” 🍸

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/YN3itGQ6Lq #theyoungcape #tyc

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@uMarhobane writes: “they refuse to acknowledge the consequences or live through them, preferring the preening esteem they receive from fashionable & civilised circles of cocktail-sipping London society.” 🍸

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/YN3itGQ6Lq #theyoungcape #tyc

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@TheGooseBoer writes: “South Africa’s unitary, centralised model of government, established in 1910 & still at the heart of the countries political & economic paradigms, stymies economic growth.” 🏛️

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/RQB8WPuIKw #theyoungcape #tyc

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We spoke with Peter Hammond, former soldier, missionary & political activist, about his mission work, & the strange collusion between socialism & international capital. 💸

📺 Watch the interview: https://t.co/TAc090jV9E #theyoungcape #tyc #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 #CapeIndependence

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[The Young Cape @TheYoungCape]

Have a great Friday, and a lekker #weekend! #tyc 🚤

If you like the content we put out, & would like to support our work, click the link in our bio & then click on the Patreon button. We appreciate you, our readers & supporters.

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@lucascvvuuren writes: “The far flung small towns of the Karoo, a desolate and sparsely populated place of extremes, could follow in the footsteps of success stories like Roswell in the USA” 👽🍰

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/Ltu122Zpph #theyoungcape #tyc

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Robert Duigan writes: “I was rather surprised to find that many of my experiences with revolutionaries in South Africa mirrored the spiritual dynamics of the novel I was reading, The Home & the World.”

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/2bVsEjX3cc #theyoungcape #tyc

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Do you think online universities will become a mainstream means of education, considering the way that political parties and the like seem to influence the current structure of universities?

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Phil Craig, on alleviating poverty in the Cape: "Equip people with the means & the skill with which to acquire wealth & the majority of your other problems will quickly fade away." 🌆

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/jpECU10i0n #theyoungcape #tyc @philcraig2

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@uMarhobane writes: “For the entire history of the Cape has been nothing but conservative rebellions by those with little to conserve, but who are firm in not being told what to do by outsiders.”

📰 Read the full article: https://t.co/4y6QLmxYbe #theyoungcape #tyc

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Princess Chantal is a leader in the movement for recognition of rights for the indigenous people of the Cape. 👑

She's a traditional leader, & has been supportive of the right of independent candidates to stand for election. 🗳️

https://t.co/F57jx02zrH

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Benoit le Roy is an engineer & water management expert, with years of experience in wastewater treatment & #drought management. 🌵

We had a discussion with him about the state of our waterways, urban water management, & pollution in our water systems. 💧

https://t.co/UdpcHgsYe4

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Des Palm represents the Cape independence organisation #Capexit, which aims to apply pressure to secede the Western Cape through collecting pledges of intent from Cape residents. 📄🗳️

We talk with him about tactics, values, and prospects.

https://t.co/kTZcG9NPC2

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Hügo Krüger is an engineer, an expert in the energy sector, & a South African expat in France.

We talk to him about #greenenergy, green religion, & his upcoming book on the Green movement & its negative effect on global politics. ♻️ ⚡️ ⛪️

https://t.co/YlYmVYgcNf