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/ 22 October 2004
Ahmed Kathrada’s <i>Memoirs</i> is a tribute to decency and the desire for justice that drove a generation of activists, the likes of whom we shall probably not see again, writes Anthony Egan.
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/ 22 October 2004
<b>NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> What a weird movie. <i>The Forgotten</i> starts out as a heartbreaking melodrama, then morphs into an FBI-conspiracy/cop thriller, becomes an outsiders-on-the-run road movie, before suddenly going all <i>X-Files</i>, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 22 October 2004
While examining the dynamics of marriages and parent-child relationships, Maja Kriel skilfully evokes the lives of three generations of a South African Jewish family. Jane Rosenthal reviews.
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/ 22 October 2004
The Durban High Court heard on Friday that Deputy President Jacob Zuma accompanied Nkobi group director Schabir Shaik on a visit to Malaysia in 1995. This is according to a report by forensics expert Johan van der Walt from the KPMG accounting and auditing firm.
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/ 22 October 2004
Hot on the heels of <i>Cape Town 2am</i> is Ready Rolled’s newest compilition — <i>Cafe Melville: Afrikan Time</i>. Richer-sounding and more rewarding than the glut of slapped-together "chill" albums available these days, Riaan Wolmarans gives it a thumbs-up.
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/ 22 October 2004
Studded with great tale tellers like Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Woody Allen, contributing author Nadine Gordimer talks about a remarkable anthology she edited, which will benefit those living with HIV/Aids.
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/ 22 October 2004
An impressive number and range of people pitched up at the conference. They were business people; city officials and politicians; informal traders; cultural activists; tourism types and the odd international tourist who was simply following the crowd to see what all the fuss was about. Mike van Graan was there.
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/ 22 October 2004
Zimbabwe is still in better shape than many African countries, President Robert Mugabe has said. Mugabe was quoted on state television meeting Victor Angelo, the head of the United Nations Development Programme office in Zimbabwe.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=124215">Moyo attacked for abusing public media</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=124211">MDC queries ‘fictitious’ voters’ roll</a>
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/ 22 October 2004
The man suspected of abducting and killing Johannesburg student Leigh Matthews will remain behind bars more than a month after his bail application was postponed indefinitely in the Wynberg Regional Court on Friday. The case itself was postponed to December 3. This follows the termination of the services of Donovan Moodley’s lawyer.
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/ 22 October 2004
The South African Presidency is not yet ready to make an announcement on the salary adjustments for judges and MPs, said President Thabo Mbeki’s spokesperson Bheki Khumalo on Friday. This comes amid speculation that the president will not accept the advice of a 7% increase recommended by the Moseneke Commission.