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/ 12 October 2007
David Adjaye is using the influence of African art and craft to transform public buildings in the UK, writes Steve Rose.
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/ 12 October 2007
Three doors down from the old home of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, make-up artists apply the finishing touches to the presenters of Soweto TV as they prepare to host a daily debate. ”Welcome to Dlala Ngeringas [Fun Debate],” says Zuko Xabanisa as the cameras start rolling in the classroom-turned-studio.
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/ 12 October 2007
Former Chadian rebels waiting to join the national army have left their eastern bases to make for the Sudanese border, their former chief told international French radio station RFI. ”They are unhappy for several reasons … These are fairly complex problems, fairly serious. I understand them,” he said.
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/ 12 October 2007
For outgoing UCT vice-chancellor Njabulo Ndebele, <i>Fine Lines from the Box</i>, his new collection of writings, will go a long way towards distracting us from our national pastime: the need to forget. He speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about the issues in his book.
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/ 12 October 2007
South Africa sealed their first Test series on the subcontinent since 2000 on Friday after being held to a draw by Pakistan in the second and final match. Pakistan, set a mammoth 457 to win, finished the final day on 316-4 with Younis Khan scoring a brilliant 130 while Mohammad Yousuf marked his return to the team with a stylish 63.
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/ 12 October 2007
The United States should reconsider funding anti-HIV/Aids strategies in Uganda, where recipients of such money violate the rights of homosexuals, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The watchdog group, in a letter to US officials on Thursday, said Ugandan officials and the media have intensified attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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/ 12 October 2007
Dillon Davie visits Cape Town where he finds Mozart on marimbas and Dickens set on Jo’burg mines.
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/ 12 October 2007
New limits on catches of the endangered Patagonian toothfish, regarded as a culinary delicacy in Japan, have been imposed by a Namibia-based regional fishing organisation. Hashali Hamukuaya, executive of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, said its scientific committee had recommended the limit on the fish.
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/ 12 October 2007
Lauri Kubuitsile won the R25 000 first prize in the 13th annual BTA/Anglo Platinum Short Story Competition for The Christmas Wedding. This is an extract.
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/ 12 October 2007
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Stradust</i>, the fantasy adventure based on Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel.