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/ 21 December 2006
This year, South Africa became the fifth country in the world — and the first in Africa — to legalise gay marriages, following a circuitous legal journey through the highest courts of the nation. As gay couples start sending out wedding invitations, the traditional concept of marriage has been shunted into the spotlight. But are gay and lesbian relationships really suited to marriage?
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/ 17 December 2006
Taliep Petersen, one of Cape Town’s most popular theatre personalities, was shot and killed during an armed robbery at his Athlone home on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. Petersen was internationally known and awarded for his work with David Kramer on the hit 1990s stage musical Kat and the Kings, among others.
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/ 14 December 2006
All journeys undertaken by President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka this year will be investigated by a commission of inquiry, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota announced on Wednesday evening. The deputy president has been at the centre of much travel-expense controversy in the past year.
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/ 12 December 2006
Fransjohan Pretorius, professor of history at the University of Pretoria and researcher for the documentary <i>Scorched Earth</i>, spoke with Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 12 December 2006
In the United Kingdom more Brits voted during the final episode of <i>Big Brother</i> than in the general elections, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 28 November 2006
John Vlismas must be the busiest comedian in the country, with a regular comedy evening, a stage show, a CD, a website and much more, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 28 November 2006
Paul van Dyk’s <i>The Politics of Dancing</i> and <i>Phunky as Phuck</i> by Stuart Hillary<p>
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/ 27 November 2006
The latest addition to the Star Trek universe is a series simply called <i>Enterprise</i>, set about 100 years before the original series, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 27 November 2006
British dance-pop outfit Faithless are back in South Africa, performing in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, writes Riaan Wolmarans.