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The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle
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23 Aug 16
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Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice.
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The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes
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23 Aug 16
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This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer.
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China opens record-breaking transparent bridge
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23 Aug 16
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The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
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TrackR Bravo: Making lost items a thing of the past
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22 Aug 16
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Chris Herbert and his team at Phone Halo have designed a compact tracker device that can be used for practically anything.
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BuggyAir: A mobile air pollution tracker
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22 Aug 16
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This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to.
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Shoey Shoes made entirely from waste materials
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22 Aug 16
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Student looks into using material offcuts to create a sustainable range of children’s shoes.
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Mapping poverty: getting relief to developing areas
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22 Aug 16
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These researchers are using mapping technology to find the world’s poorest areas.
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Interior designer Seugnet Herbst challenges the ordinary
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19 Aug 16
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2016 Emerging Creative Seugnet Herbst challenges ordinary aspects of interior design.
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Boombox champions nomadic retail spaces
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19 Aug 16
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A startup platform that gives emerging businesses access to a public market.
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Tiny device uses sunlight to disinfect water
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18 Aug 16
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Researchers at Stanford University created a tiny device that purifies water in minutes.
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Saving the planet with art supplies
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18 Aug 16
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The startup turning air pollution into ink.
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The creative collective disrupting SA's National Arts Festival
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18 Aug 16
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The 10 Day Men are shaking things up in Grahamstown.
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Students create seaweed-based yarn to tackle fashion industry pollution
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18 Aug 16
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BioEsters is a bio-based material that presents a sustainable yarn alternative for designers.
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Photographer Ofoe Amegavie captures the beauty of Ghana’s iconic festivals
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17 Aug 16
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Photographer Ofoe Amegavie tells the vivid stories of Ghana’s traditional festivals in an ongoing series.
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Blubel: The intelligent bicycle bell
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17 Aug 16
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Blubel Tech’s new device for cyclists offers far more than the chime of a bell.
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Intuitive wardrobe donates unworn clothes to charities
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17 Aug 16
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The Internet of Clothes is a creative concept that tackles the over consumption of fashion.
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Capturing the "Gully Queens" of Jamaica
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17 Aug 16
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Pieter Hugo’s collaboration with Hood by Air is a celebration of the vilified gay community of Kingston.
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Concrete creative: Entries to South Africa’s biggest art and design prize are still open
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17 Aug 16
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PPC Imaginarium Awards are open for entries for their 2016/2017 competitions until the end of September 2016.
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Wintergatan Marble Machine: Making music with marbles
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17 Aug 16
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This arcade-style music box features a range of programmable instruments.
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Jewellery made from everyday items
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16 Aug 16
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Johannesburg-based alternative jeweller Belinda Phofu uncovers the untapped potential of everyday items.
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Photographer documents the struggles of Jatra’s former actors
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15 Aug 16
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Soumya Sankar Bose photographs the folk-theatre actors who have left the stage behind to make a living.
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Osborne Macharia’s little Kenyan battle squad
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15 Aug 16
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The man who set the internet ablaze with his astonishing images of eccentric Kenyans has turned his attention to another group of characters: little people.
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Ceiling lamp made from its own packaging
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15 Aug 16
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Dutch design studio creates waste-free lamp from cardboard tubing.
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A stitched strategy for Zika prevention
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15 Aug 16
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Virtual marketplace Maternova tackles the Zika emergency using stylish apparel.
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Women making waves
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6 Mar 23
For International Women's Day, we take a look at six exceptional young women in creative industries.
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Keeping the faith
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6 Mar 23
This huge complex hosts three separate houses of worship: a mosque, a church and a synagogue.
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Stronger together
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6 Mar 23
Four Design Indaba alums are mentoring members of the 2023 Young Climate Prize cohort.
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This ordinary-looking stroller is kitted out with all sorts of AI perks.
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