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/ 14 November 2003

Hacked from life

Power, surfing and French knitting: South African sculpture is diverse in the extreme, writes Chris Roper after taking a look at four superb exhibitions in Cape Town that showcase the young guns of South African sculpture.

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/ 14 November 2003

Nourishing classical roots

The International Classical Music Festival, now in its third year, has been an effective and, at times, overpowering tool in the search for our cultural roots and identity. As many people living in this country know, it might still take a generation or two before a feeling of inclusivity is a solid part of our psyches, writes Paul Boekkooi.

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/ 14 November 2003

Killer kwela

Friday marks the launch of Mafikizolo’s new album, <i>Kwela</i>, at a Durban club, ahead of the Metro FM Music Awards on Saturday November 15. The new album is twice as good as their previous album, <i>Sibongile</i>, writes Joe Makhafola.

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/ 14 November 2003

The greatest trek

Several studies on human genetics over the past two decades have led us to one undeniable conclusion: the entire human race descends from individuals who lived in Africa. This complex story, an intricate journey through time and space, is explored in great breadth and depth by Stephen Oppenheimer. Maureen Brady reviews.

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/ 14 November 2003

American follies

Few people outside the United States understand the revolutionary nature of American conservatism and the profundity of its ambitions. Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz’s careful dissection of the follies of the "roaring Nineties" and the conservative thinking that produced them — penetrating the Clinton administration — is as good as it gets, writes Will Hutton.

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/ 14 November 2003

Something in the snow

<b>CD OF THE WEEK:</b> Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band: <i>A Special Album</i><br>

When Norwegians Röyksopp released <i>Melody AM</i> last year one wondered whether there could possibly be such a stab at life again. Well, in Norway they must be putting something in the snow, reckons Matthew Krouse, because this is a special album.