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This research report has two broad thrusts. It firstly reviews some of the main policies which seek to alleviate and eventually eradicate poverty and its causes and , secondly , the report provides a budget and benefit incidence analysis which puts a spotlight on the figures behind the policies. Five departments were chosen as the subject of the poverty audit review and they are the national and provincial departments of education, health, housing , social development and transport. The reasons for the choice of the latter department are set out elsewhere in this report.

CD Review: Cape Jazz Piano, Vol 5, says it all

Carol AMANDLA articles from 2013

Carol Martin loves jazz and enjoys getting to know the musician’s story, the how’s and why’s of developing this artistry. She writes these stories, not to critique or ‘review’ the artistry, but to highlight what drives or motivates the artist to do what she/he does in this type of South African music. Why THAT sound and where does it come from?
Some 180 articles, written over a 12 year period (2012-2025), posted mainly on the All Jazz Radio Internet Radio website Blog, contained her interviews and discussions with musicians about their journeys in improvisational jazz expression that represents the various ‘moods and styles’ they personally encounter and put forward. She has recorded what they would like to reveal, and has narrowed down this collection to 150 articles which tell their stories. [See more under Overview]

Interview with Darren English

Carol Martin interviews Nigerian jazz trumpeter Jo Lanre Kunn