The Mail & Guardian’s weekly round-up of hot-ticket events in Cape Town.
Zebra and Giraffe’s performance at the Africa Voices Trust annual gala will include new material from their latest album, Knuckles. The Africa Voices Trust is a non-profit organisation created to support the development of young African musicians and singers across all styles and genres.
WHEN: September 8
WHERE: Fugard Theatre, Corner Caledon & Lower Buitenkant Street, District Six, Cape Town 8001
TICKETS: between R100 and R140; call 021 461 4554 or visit Tickets cost between R100 and R140; call 021 461 4554 or visit
INFO: All proceeds go to the Africa Voices Trust.
As part of the Worldwide Reading for Edward Snowden initiated by the International Literature Festival Berlin, a Cape Town reading will be held at the AVA Gallery. Over 200 authors have expressed their support and participation in this global day of readings, which will be unfolding in cities across the world, from Paris to Reykjavik.
The readings are being hosted in support of ‘liberty and recognition’ for Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked classified information from America’s National Security Agency (NSA) in order to reveal the extent of global surveillance programmes’ infringements on the privacy of individual citizens. Snowden, whose US passport has been revoked, is currently living in Russia and seeking asylum in the European Union. Readers across the world will be reading the same text supplied by the International Literature Festival Berlin – a selection excerpts from interviews with Snowden, his manifesto and related comments.
WHEN: September 8. The reading is scheduled for 6pm
WHERE: AVA Gallery , Church Street, Cape Town 8001
INFO: There will also be a reading at Kalk Bay Books the same night. Many cities will be hosting several readings as well. See WorldWideReading (click ‘en’ for the English version).
