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/ 11 February 2004
You’d expect Louis Liebenberg to be even more of a household name in South Africa than Laurens van der Post. He has spent far more time with the San. Even more important, he has devised a revolutionary system by which they and other illiterate trackers can record field data on a hand-held computer.
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/ 11 February 2004
Namibia is only able to produce 25% of its power needs and has always relied heavily on imports from South Africa. Since SA’s installed capacity is projected to run out by 2007, there is an urgent need for Namibia to develop its local resources. But on the other hand, there’s the need to conserve its natural and cultural heritage.
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/ 11 February 2004
Ephraim Mteka, chairperson of the Bhangazi Trust, smiles as he walks along the shores of Lake Bhangazi in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. "The past few years have been good for us," says Mteka. "We settled our land claim and we are reaping the benefits of ecotourism. Things can only get better."
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/ 11 February 2004
A tearful reunion with a former comrade revived John Kerry’s presidential bid. Why does Vietnam still exert such power over US voters? Two days after the two Vietnam veterans embraced at a campaign rally, the caucus goers of Iowa delivered a stunning victory to Kerry, confounding those who had declared his campaign dead.
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/ 11 February 2004
The South African men’s hockey team were held to a 1-1 draw by Canada in the second hockey Test played at Pretoria Technikon on Tuesday night. Both goals came in the first half. The result means South Africa are 1-0 up in the series with one Test to play.
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/ 11 February 2004
2003 saw South African media heap a ton of dirt on its role as a credible and impartial informer. Kevin Bloom looks back on the personalities and events that were the most nauseating examples of how not to do it.
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/ 11 February 2004
South African rugby bosses seem intent on tempting fate once more, with the announcement of the new Springbok coach scheduled to take place in Stellenbosch on the most superstitious day of the year — Friday the 13th. The last time a new Springbok coach was revealed to the public was on April Fool’s Day two years ago.
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/ 11 February 2004
Former world boxing champion Baby Jake Matlala started a four-day visit to the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. His first stop was East London, where he spent time with children from various schools, demonstrating the skills that made him a champion.
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/ 11 February 2004
Former star Jomo Sono says he is the coach to lift crisis-torn South Africa out of the doldrums. Bafana Bafana made a humiliating first-round retreat from the African Cup of Nations in Tunisia last week after coming third behind youthful Morocco and weakened Nigeria in Group D.
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/ 11 February 2004
Vijay Singh has been the talk of the tour the last couple of months as he moves closer to number one in the world, a position only Tiger Woods has occupied since winning the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah. ”Vijay is trying very hard to close the gap, and if you look at the points, he has closed the gap severely,” Darren Clarke said.