Lance Witten

Editor-in-Chief, IOL

Cape Town International Jazz Festival poised for triumphant return in 2024

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While details surrounding how many stages and what hospitality packages will be on offer are still under wraps, ‘Festinos’ can look forward to a momentous return ...

#Elections2019: Why is there no app for voter registration?

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"Need a ride? There?s an app for that. Need dinner? There?s an app for that. But then why is there no app for voter registration?" asks Lance Witten.

Rising DA star in hot water over Instagram story featuring Good's #DeLille

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Complaint was filed against Siphesihle Dube, believed to be on track to be a DA MP, after being pictured partying with former mayor Patricia de Lille

Moving Madiba's statue is a slap in the face of his memory

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"Why do we put up statues? Is it not to honour great men and women with immoveable monuments that will stand the test of time?" asks Lance Witten.

PHOTO ESSAY: Powerful Zeitz MOCAA exhibition depicts an Africa in which colonisation never happened

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'Still Here Tomorrow to High Five You Yesterday' is about afro-futures imagining multiple simultaneous utopianisms.

Obz Café is a familiar friend with delicious new twists

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Owner Hannah Roux is pulling out all the stops to keep the menu, and experience, exciting.

#EditorsNote: Public transport is high-risk

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Two trains collided in Mountain View, Pretoria. There were about 800 people on board. It could have easily happened here in Cape Town.

Natalia Da Rocha back on stage 20 years on

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Da Rocha to wow the crowd with a walk down memory lane in ?I?m Back Bitches!?

#PeopleOfHangberg: Good Samaritan donates pads, toiletries, toys to needy kids

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Shared humanity brings two women together to provide needy Hangberg kids at A Place Called Home

Medical hair tattoo can boost confidence, self-worth

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Scalp micropigmentation (SMP) is a medical-grade tattoo to give the appearance of stubble on one?s scalp.

#PeopleOfHangberg: It's not much, but it's home

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: We're not the most educated people, but we're not stupid

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: I have nothing, but I give anyway

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: We're fishermen who live from hand to mouth

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: We boil fish heads and bones to feed our kids

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: Don't give us empty promises, give us security

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The recent protests and unrest in Hangberg has thrown the Hout Bay fishing village and its residents into the spotlight. These are their stories.

#PeopleOfHangberg: 'We don't condone violent #HoutBay protests'

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The majority of the residents of Hangberg only want an opportunity to put food on their tables and make a living off the sea.

Here's why #HoutBay residents are protesting

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Hangberg in Hout Bay feels marginalised and the disappearance of fisherman Durcik van Blerk pushed the already tense community over the edge.

#ImranKhan: Five other global sports stars who've become top politicians

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Imran Khan isn't the only famous sports star to have tried his hand at politics.

The art of cooking a Nice 'n Spicy curry

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Radio jock turned restaurant owner, Lee Downs turns up the heat with nice and spicy dishes.

Review: Black & Brew Restaurant in Hout Bay

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A restaurant caters to kids where the adults relax and enjoy a wholesome meal.

#16DaysForYouth: HeartFM shows love for communities

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HeartFM?s #16DaysForYouth aims to help out communities

#EveryDropCounts: Businesses thanked for water saving efforts

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Cape Town can be ‘shining example’ of turning water crisis into a positive, business leaders heard at a #SaveWater event commemorating #WorldWaterDay.

Everything you need to know about Cape Town's #HuaweiKDay

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One of Cape Town's premier lifestyle and music festivals is set to wow around 15 000 festival-goers on Saturday.

No 'silver bullet' for Cape Town's #WaterCrisis

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With desalination touted as the answer to Cape Town's drought, it will take more than one thing to solve the #WaterCrisis.