The Purple House

07/09/2026

We are counting down to the official launch of *Politicised Grace* by **Irma Titus** — a powerful collection born from the sickbed and the streets, weaving faith, resistance, and renewal on the Cape Flats.

📅 **Date:** 29 September 2026
📍 **Venue:** The Purple House, Bonteheuwel
🕒 **Time:** 15:00

✨ Join us for an afternoon of poetry, memory, and community.
Remember to RSVP and secure your spot — click the link or scan the QR code to book your tickets: [https://bit.ly/4gNGqod]
Let’s celebrate stories that insist on dignity and grace. 💜

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12/11/2025

03/11/2025

What a strong start to a promising series of conversations about the intersection of health and heritage.

Saturday’s outdoor film screening 📽️ of 'Taking HAART' at The Purple House 🫟 arts café in Bonteheuwel, brought together people from six different neighbouring communities and reminded us how vital grassroots organising is — “it’s where all impactful movements have started.”

For many living with chronic illness, a broken health system is an isolating reality. The daily struggle to access lifesaving medical treatment is deepened by inequality and erodes hope for social mobility or opportunities. Saturday’s intimate, outdoor evening held those realities in the open air and turned them into energy for change and purpose.

We concluded inspired to take the Film & Dialogue event into more neighbouring communities, to help reignite a grassroots movement that centres health for people, not profit.

Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their voices. A special thanks to Cape Flats Arts Festival and Dean Jates of DLJ Media for your support.

04/09/2025

Bonteheuwel-based Talent Wanted 💜

The Purple House is looking for a young woman to moderate and/or MC dialogue event.

Ideally between the ages of 23 and 30, she needs to have a genuine passion for grassroots activism and social justice. While bringing energy and insight to the conversation, she also has a distinctive creative appearance and style.

If you have someone in mind, please reachout via inbox or WhatsApp 084 857 2372.

👋🏾 If you are the one interested in stepping into the role of moderator and have a flair for creative dialogue, The Purple House invites you!
Drop your details in our inbox along with a profile photo.

15/11/2023

To take a bunch of English language students from Germany visiting UCT at the moment is great..teaching them about first Indegioness culture is great…To make them aware that Africa is responsible for most of the world’s inventions, learning systems and civilisation is great..But I would love this learning excursions for our own ghetto youth . Empowering them with the wisdom & Knowledge of cultural identity and therestory , music & arts, knowledge of self..

You cant tell me that our education departments is not aware of that missing element , that gap…

14/11/2023

Moët se onse coloured taxi guardtjies het net nie n manier van praat met die mense nie. En vat hulle tyd voor hulle jou change gee. Die a**e vrou vra net haar change na al amper tien munites. “Ja man susta relax , ek ganie weghol met jou change nie, jirre relax??!!”.. Sal die sliding door operateur af!!,punt Is dai is nie die punt nie.

Wat nog meer concerning is.. is ons nie eens kan opstaan vi onse sisters , vrouens en ons pensioners nie…ons is bang om bek te rek teen die onreg..

Ja al is ek Collin die boesman be skryf ek sulke manier as plain “coloured “!!

11/11/2023

Today I was out with some members of BLAC to go and relax and support the Cape Cultural Collective with their concert in Wynberg. It was a Saturday afternoon well spend. It’s so nice to see an audience equally balance between children and adults, white and black, pleasure with purpose.

Thank you Mansoor , June, Elizabeth and all members who helped make this happen.
The community thank you for the work you guys are doing and has been doing over the years.
RESPECT!!

10/11/2023

Tuff Update!!
Die ancientness !!
Royalty !!