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/ 24 January 2007
The 12-year-old actor Dakota Fanning has become embroiled in the latest tussle between Hollywood and the religious right over a scene in a new film in which she is seemingly raped by a teenager. Hounddog had its premiere on Monday at the Sundance festival of independent films, founded by Robert Redford and held in Park City, Utah.
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/ 24 January 2007
Genetic sleuths have discovered the earliest known trace of Africa’s contribution to the native British gene pool — from a man who lived in northern England in the late 1700s. Launching an analysis of British genetic diversity, scientists recruited 421 men who described themselves as British and analysed their Y chromosome.
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/ 24 January 2007
Standard Bank’s chief economist, Goolam Ballim, said at the bank’s economic briefing for 2007 on Tuesday that while the economic vista in 2007 would essentially be benign, the political atmosphere could be violent. "This year South Africans will more earnestly agonise over the presidency in 2009," he said.
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/ 24 January 2007
Books are now being customised and marketed for specific retail outlets, such as hardware stores and delicatessens, reports Ed Pilkington in New York.
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/ 24 January 2007
Percy Zvomuya reviews Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s latest offering <i>Wizard of the Crow</i>.
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/ 24 January 2007
Tumi Makgetla speaks to the winner of the Noma Award for publishing in Africa.
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/ 24 January 2007
Young Jo’burg artist Pravesh Manga makes exhibits out of his sport, writes Robert Colman.
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/ 24 January 2007
Peter Francis provides some of India’s culinary delights, writes Peter Feldman.
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/ 24 January 2007
A cool new animation aims to teach teens about the environment, writes Tumi Makgetla.
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/ 24 January 2007
Hila Bouzaglou weighs up the options for women-only events.