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/ 23 November 2007
About 1 000 people have been evacuated from their homes and sections of the N2 near George has been closed, as heavy rains continued to pelt the southern Cape on Friday. Disaster official Gerhard Otto said the Red Cross was assisting with blankets and mattresses for those affected, mainly from low-income areas in Knynsa, Sedgfield and Plettenberg Bay.
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/ 23 November 2007
<i>Oliver Tambo Remembered</i>, edited by Z Pallo Jordan (Macmillan), contains a wide range of tributes to and remembrances of the late ANC leader. Here is Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe’s piece.
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/ 23 November 2007
Miles Keylock reviews <i>Phrased Differently</i>, a compilation by the team of <i>Mail & Guardian</i> journalists.
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/ 23 November 2007
<b><i>Mail & Guardian</b></i> reviewers once again bring you the latest offerings for holiday listening.
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/ 23 November 2007
Niren Tolsi speaks to Dhafer Youssef about globalisation as a positive force in music.
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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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/ 23 November 2007
Three people died and a number were injured during a fierce storm in Johannesburg on Thursday, paramedics and emergency officials said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman said a young man was killed and two people injured by a large tree that fell over in Perth Road in Auckland Park during the storm.
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/ 23 November 2007
ON CIRCUIT: Reviews of <i>Balls of Fury</i>, <i>Big Fellas</i>, <i>Captivity</i> and more.
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/ 23 November 2007
Pretoria’s post-rockers kidofdoom have taken the music scene by storm, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 23 November 2007
Typhoon Mitag intensified as it churned towards the Philippines on Friday, triggering mass evacuations, flight cancellations and exacerbating heavy rains and flooding. In the central Bicol region, Philippines’ typhoon alley, people sought refuge in churches, schools and town halls as over 50 000 people fled their homes