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/ 30 November 2007
On May 30 2005, the day judgement was handed down in Schabir Shaik’s trial, Jacob Zuma flew to Zambia on an official visit. Now, as Zuma canters towards the ANC presidency, the rest of the continent is watching developments within the ANC with varying degrees of interest. Zuma, was the first leader to visit President Robert Mugabe after his controversial win in Zimbabwe’s 2002 presidential election.
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/ 27 November 2007
The traffic intersections of our major cities have two permanent fixtures: there are the intrepid, streetwise vendors, who, ducking cars, can persuade you that the cheap sunglasses, cellphone chargers and many other wares they sell are the genuine articles. Less combative, but an equally insistent presence, are the beggars, from other Southern African countries, who operate as individuals or as teams.
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/ 23 November 2007
The Soweto derby, between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, has captured the imagination of football lovers since 1970. The fixture has become the showstopper of the South African football calendar. This weekend’s match in Durban will export the passions of South African fans to Europe and those parts of Africa where it will be televised live.
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/ 16 November 2007
Does street art make a social statement? Percy Zvomuya takes a walk down Rockey Street.
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/ 6 November 2007
Until the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the post-colonial world had never witnessed, in terms of primitive brutality, a tragedy in which a million people (Tutsis) were killed in just 12 weeks by their foes (Hutus). Yet, a lesser known, equally harrowing war took place between 1967 and 1970 following the decision by Nigeria’s south-eastern region to secede from the federal state.
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/ 26 October 2007
The Swazi government struck another blow to the labour movement when it won a court order to halt a national public-servants’ strike scheduled for Wednesday. The strike was intended to demonstrate support for public-sector unions, which are in negotiations with government over work conditions in the sector and the contentious issue of retrenchments.
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/ 25 October 2007
How do you give corporate gift buyers access to local hand-made products and provide the country’s many talented crafters with an entrée to this major niche market? This is the question the Old Mutual Foundation’s Gift project tried to answer. Gift is an initiative of the Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) and the Old Mutual Foundation.
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/ 22 October 2007
Zimbabwe has effectively outsourced its economy to South Africa, sending workers south of the Limpopo to mop up skilled jobs and receiving $500-million a year in return. Estimates vary, but it is thought Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa number between 800 000 and three million.
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/ 22 October 2007
The measure of devastation wrought by HIV/Aids may be impossible to quantify in human and financial terms but, using tools such as the Household Vulnerability Index, it is possible to begin measuring the effects of the epidemic on households and communities.
Louis Vuitton has turned a humble little bag into a must-have accessory, writes Percy Zvomuya.