These pictures from 1927 come with a cultural
disclaimer, appropriate for works that fit into the ’colonial fantasy’ template.
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/ 18 February 2011
Despite owning prime residential property, the choice is not often theirs.
There are too many local aspirant writers with limited reading lists and bad editors, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
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/ 11 February 2011
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> suggests terms for a working 21st-century dictionary of African politics.
In desperation, broadcaster abandons its mandate and imitates commercial stations.
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/ 7 February 2011
Kanye West’s <i>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</i> is an accomplished work, but one that lacks crossover appeal, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
James Ngcobo is one of those directors with a restless spirit and wide-eyed curiosity, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
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/ 28 January 2011
Nile Republic, Kush Republic, Juwama and Azania — these were some of the tantalising names that were being touted for South Sudan.
Former Miss South Africa, Joan Ramagoshi gives us a glimpse into her life.
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/ 14 January 2011
Separatist movements in Africa are watching the referendum in South Sudan and its likely outcome – secession from Khartoum — with interest.