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/ 26 February 2004

The marks of ‘surface learning’

”When I recently read law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as a ”mature student”, I was struck by the widespread deference to authority, the all-pervasive atmosphere of rote learning, and the almost exclusive assessment by examination.” Rob Turrell comments.

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/ 26 February 2004

Speaking of our seat of government …

They say the wheels of Parliament turn slowly. Obviously no one told anyone in the hallowed halls of the resignation of Andrew Feinstein, the African National Congress MP who resigned as co-chairperson of Scopa as political pressure came to bear in the arms deal scandal way back in 2001. He is still listed as the member for the Sea Point constituency office.

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/ 26 February 2004

SA horse racing faces more hurdles

Wednesday’s confirmation of an outbreak of African horse sickness in the Western Cape could deal yet another blow to racing and its allied industries, a specialist said on Wednesday. ”The ramifications of African horse sickness could be more serious than the equine flu was,” said Diana Husselmann, from the Thoroughbred in South Africa magazine.

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/ 26 February 2004

Smith in a defiant mood

South African cricket captain Graeme Smith arrived in Auckland on Thursday in a defiant mood, promising a sudden change of fortune in the one-day series for the tourists. Trailing 1-3 in the six-match series, Smith’s side need to win Saturday’s one-dayer to avoid becoming the first South African team to lose a series against New Zealand.

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/ 26 February 2004

Man United outplayed by Porto

Manchester United slumped to a 2-1 loss at Portuguese champion FC Porto on Wednesday in the Champions League first-leg knockout stage, while Deportivo, Lyon and Chelsea all notched wins. Benni McCarthy netted goals in each half for the Uefa Cup champion after United’s Quinton Fortune opened the scoring.

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/ 25 February 2004

Life in Zambia is no holiday

Financial difficulties have forced the Zambian government to cancel celebrations of all public holidays this year except Independence Day on October 24, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. An estimated ,3-million is expected to be saved by not celebrating public holidays this year.