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/ 30 January 2004
It’s hard to believe that one of the best rappers ever to walk the face of the earth, Jay-Z, is leaving the rap game. This is the same game that took him from a street hustler to a rap superstar, writes Brian Letlhabane.
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/ 30 January 2004
There is something perversely appealing about the photograph, the complexity we graft on to that ostensibly simple thing. Since its birth in the 19th century, the photograph has fascinated and perplexed us in equal measures. So much so we now call it art. Which presented a bit of problem to the organisers of the 2004 DaimlerChrysler Art Award, writes Sean O’Toole.
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/ 30 January 2004
Another HIV book arrives on my desk to add to the groaning pile of what I call my "HIV/Aids bandwagon" collection. But it was heartening to see the usual pitfalls being avoided in a new book called <i>Long Life</i>, a compilation of stories from 13 HIV-positive women who are refreshingly not just the subjects of an Aids book but also the authors, writes Nawaal Deane.
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/ 30 January 2004
Mix economics with Aids and generally my first response is a glazing of eyes, shifting of feet and quick dash to the nearest exit. But a new book makes even financially-challenged individuals like me grasp the concept of budget deficits, gross domestic product and how we can afford to pay for an anti-retroviral treatment plan, writes Nawaal Deane.
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/ 30 January 2004
One of the major players on the international film festival circuit is the prodigious Berlinale, whose Golden and Silver Bears awarded to the best films in competition are as highly prized by filmmakers as the coveted Palmes dished out at Cannes, writes Alexander Sudheim.
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/ 30 January 2004
The now-approved merger between Tiso Capital and New Africa Investment Limited (Nail) would bring a "healthy consolidation" to the South African media industry, a leading analyst said this week. The comment came after the Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the R1-billion transaction, bringing to an end months of uncertainty.
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/ 30 January 2004
Up to 18 000 refugees were trying to find shelter in the desert just inside the border with Chad on Thursday after Sudanese government aircraft bombed several targets in a fierce flare-up of an unexpected new war in Sudan’s vast western province of Darfur.
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/ 30 January 2004
Kia’s new Shuma 1,8 Sport isn’t the quickest car around, and it doesn’t have the solid feel of some of the more expensive cars on the overcrowded South African market, but it enjoys a huge advantage in the one area that affects most of us — price. The Shuma is the cheapest 1,8 litre family saloon available, writes Gavin Foster.
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/ 30 January 2004
It’s hard to believe that the Meriva is derived from the Opel Corsa floorpan, because the little wagon seems so big inside. In fact, the Meriva is not much smaller than its bigger brother, the Zafira. At R168 500, this Car of the Year finalist is well worth thinking about.
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/ 30 January 2004
According to stereotypes the French are a volatile mob, ruled by their hearts rather than their heads. That may well apply in their relationships with other people, but when it comes to motor cars they have a way of cutting through the bulldust and building thoroughly practical vehicles loaded with soul.