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/ 13 December 2004
"I heard a solitary lion roar close by in the early hours of my first night (which had left spoor through the camp just the night before), a hyena laughing the following morning, fish eagles while I was enjoying my very first cup of morning coffee next to the campfire…". A few days at Sebe-Sebe’s bush camp restores an <i>Earthyear</i> journalist’s soul.
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/ 13 December 2004
A swarm of locusts on the horizon usually spells doom to most societies, but the VhaVenda people in South Africa’s Limpopo Province welcome this natural phenomenon. In fact, it is seen as a blessing from the ancestors. <i>Earthyear</i> takes a closer look at these creepy crawlies … and how to cook them.
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/ 13 December 2004
In most circumstances we find racial profiling — making a decision about an individual based on statistical assumptions relating to his or her race — despicable. But is it any better when class becomes a determinant in situations where our very humanity is at stake? When one person is comforted and another lies shivering on the pavement?
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/ 13 December 2004
Convertibles have never been my favourite cars. They’re often noisy, the cloth tops are sometimes a mission to get up and down, and they lack the security offered by a normal car. The recent trend towards hard-tops that fold themselves neatly away into the boot eliminated most of my objections, however, and the new Renault Megane Coupé-Cabriolet has just won my heart.
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/ 13 December 2004
Zimbabwe’s Information and Publicity Minister Jonathan Moyo performed a dramatic volte-face four years ago, turning full circle from being President Robert Mugabe’s trenchant critic to become his toadying spin doctor. But now he faces the grim reality of dismissal and crushing out-of-office ignominy. And Moyo has brought about his own crisis of credibility.
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/ 13 December 2004
Between the Shashe and the Limpopo rivers, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe come together to form a special place filled with history and wildlife memories — the Tuli Block. Husband and wife team Roger and Pat de la Harpe studied and photographed the region in detail and wrote the book <i>Tuli- Land of Giants</i>. <i>Earthyear</i> reviews.
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/ 13 December 2004
Dual-listed media and entertainment group Naspers announced on Monday that its subsidiary MIH will invest in the soon-to-be listed Beijing Media Corporation, a marketing and advertising sales vehicle for print media in China. MIH will buy 9,9% in the initial public offering of BMC, which will be floated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 22.
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/ 13 December 2004
Cecil Orsen was a welcome newcomer when he helped Moroka Swallows to beat Jomo Cosmos 2-1 in their Premier Soccer League match at the Herman Immelman Stadium in Germiston on Sunday. Orsen scored a brace to give Swallows a much-needed win after suffering consecutive defeats from Bush Bucks and Kaizer Chiefs recently.
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/ 13 December 2004
Pacers Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan claimed the last two wickets on Monday as India triumphed over Bangladesh in the first Test by an innings and 140 runs. Bangladesh were bundled out on 202 after a dismal 184 all out in the first innings. India amassed 526 thanks to 248 scored by star batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
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/ 13 December 2004
In the course of tourism month in September, spring arrived and was welcome after the bitterly cold winter days and nights. Sadly, our tourism industry has not taken the opportunity to transform itself in the same way, writes Dante Mashile.