Fires over the Easter weekend kills two and leaves 759 people displaced. The disaster destroyed 339 structures in the Langa, Dunoon and Mfuleni areas. The fire is a result of a lovers quarrel and community activist Mfundo Ganeko says that they were drinking the whole night and around 11pm the girlfriend saw that her boyfriend was with another woman and they disappeared.

She went looking for him in his shack and decided to burn it down. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell says that they alerted their humanitarian aid partners to provide assistance to all those affected by the fires through the provision of food, blankets, clothing and toiletry packs.

Forty Atlantis youth with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) extra curriculum education were awarded for their progress. The students are from five different schools in the area. This collaborative initiative, between CPUT and ASEZCo, aims to foster innovation.

CPUT’s Dean from the Faculty of Education Andile Mji is urging parents to encourage their children to choose Maths and Science as subjects of choice and discouraged them in taking Maths Literacy as their choice.  The STEAM project promotes creativity, motivates discovery, and increases knowledge retention.

The objectives of the STEAM interventions were to:

• Challenge learners to think critically.
• Motivate learners to be attracted to STEAM careers.
• Enable learners to integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge to solve problems.
• Promote a learn-by-doing approach.
• Enable learners to participate in real-world projects.
• Give an opportunity to basic education learners to learn from each other, across different schools, while taking an active role in the development of emerging technology and groundbreaking research; and
• Make STEAM attractive to basic education learners, so that the learners can continue doing STEAM until Matric.

Ladles of Love’s Feed The Soil programme is making strides and the initiative isn't just about providing food, they say that they are creating a sustainable ecosystem where urban farmers flourish, communities thrive, and every participant plays a vital role in nurturing the environment.

Tomorrow they are launching their Hout Bay pop up at Mainstream Park from 8:30-12:30.

Be part of this story by visiting their meeting spots and support local farmers, purchase vibrant veggies, and join their composting efforts with a food waste bucket.

Pictures: IOL, and CPUT

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