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Tisha Eetgerink
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Art (after a fashion)
Barok is elevating fabric with its wearable, hand-crafted items, writes Tisha Eetgerink.
The dolly mockers
Tisha Eetgerink explores the brave new world of blow-up dolls and adult plastic.
Aids, malaria and TB fund ‘aims to inspire donors’
In just four-and-a-half years, the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has helped 544Â 000 HIV-positive people begin anti-retroviral treatment, distributed…
Feel the heartbeat of South Africa
Alexandra, Gauteng’s "township of rhythm", is ready to jump aboard the tourism train. Efforts are being made to lure visitors into the heart of a place that was once ruled by…
Barking happy in the township
Samke Lozondi leads his dog, Rocky, on to the sports field of Mpophomeni township school, 20km from Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. He has trouble restraining the three-year-old Rocky…
Soweto’s field of dreams
One day prior to June 16 the pupils of Inkwenkwezi Primary School in Soweto gather in the assembly area. They are asked to think about the day thirty years ago when police opened…
The good of The Soweto Project
She returned to Africa for research on a new book and ended up with a teenage son. Carol Lee, British journalist and author of the newly published book <i>A child called…
‘Ja, super, super!’ as Germany score
In the auditorium of the Goethe Institut, Johannesburg, a movie is being shown, but it is running late. Moments before 9pm, the screen goes black and film fans are told they are…
Stick-on sideburns and leopard-print vests
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=soccer_world_cup_2006"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/272488/icon_focuson_wc3.gif" align=left…
Offenders: Understanding the young and dangerous
Recent weeks have seen several newspaper headlines about violent incidents at schools. These violent outbursts among children are not isolated incidents. In reality, most crimes…
SA’s crime victims: Young and vulnerable
According to the National Youth Victimisation Study 2005, 4,3-million youngsters were assaulted, robbed or sexually assaulted — or fell victim to other crimes such as…
Talking crime: Perception versus statistics
People in South Africa are scared of rampaging crime. Robbery, of course, is only one of many crimes over which South Africans obsess. With constant reports in the media of…
Mixed reaction to Zuma’s court victory
The National Prosecuting Authority has expressed disappointment at Jacob Zuma’s acquittal on a charge of rape, while the Democratic Alliance said Zuma has emerged with his…
South Africans follow an unhealthy Western trend
South Africans are getting heavier as they take after the Western world in diet and lack of exercise. This was one of the conclusions in a report presented by the Medical…
TAC: Government statement is an ‘outright lie’
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has rejected a claim by the Department of Health that it is reconsidering a government’s invitation to attend the United Nations General…