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/ 24 September 2004
While lacking the economy and constant freshness of <i>Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight</i>, Alexander Fuller manages to tell a good yarn. Jane Rosenthal reviews <i>Scribbling the Cat</i>.
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/ 24 September 2004
From the heart: An extract from Lesego Rampolokeng’s <i>Blackheart</i>
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/ 24 September 2004
<strong>AUTHOR’S NOTES:</strong> "I tried to describe myself in one sentence once, and ended up writing a memoir." We swap sentences with Alexander Fuller.
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/ 24 September 2004
"<i>Blackheart</i> is my attempt to delve into the place of what and where I am." Nadine Botha speaks to poet Lesego Rampolokeng about his first novel
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/ 24 September 2004
Albie Sachs’s latest novel takes the on a leisurely tour through some of the great cities of Europe and of the author’s own personality. Anthony Egan gets into the head of this Constitutional Court judge.
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/ 24 September 2004
Short of admitting that you didn’t vote Democratic Alliance, there is no quicker way of being stricken from social rolls in Cape Town than to declare a loathing for beach-going. No longer does the phone ring with invitations to go to evening concerts at Kirstenbosch, where people are united by the common misery of having dew seep up through their underwear.
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/ 24 September 2004
Environmental reporting in South Africa may be relatively healthy, but commercial imperatives and global inequities pose a huge challenge to journalists. <i>The Media</i> unpacks one of media’s most complex beats.
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/ 24 September 2004
Last week’s decision by Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri to grant a licence to the second national operator (SNO) seems calculated to galvanise the foot-dragging SNO contenders into action. But the SNO faces a number of obstacles — the first being persistent bickering among shareholders, with threats of legal action.
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/ 24 September 2004
Every time there is a finding, or even an allegation, that a member of Parliament has failed to declare some or other asset or shareholding, there is a temptation to argue that MPs should be prohibited from having business interests. Though tempting, such a position would be a mistake. Every South African has a right to engage in any lawful business activity they wish.
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/ 24 September 2004
President Thabo Mbeki is making renewed efforts to rescue Zimbabwe from further political turmoil. His latest attempts were triggered after the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) decided to suspend participation in the country’s elections in March next year until the government complies with Southern African Development Community (SADC) benchmarks for democratic elections.