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/ 24 September 2003

The smarts behind the arts

Tammy Ballantyne, national coordinator for the Performing Arts Network of South Africa (Pansa), has been named Arts and Culture Administrator of the Year at the annual Arts & Culture Trust Awards. In little more than two years, Pansa has become a leading force in the arts and culture sector — thanks in no small measure to Ballantyne’s sterling efforts and unflinching determination.

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/ 24 September 2003

I see, I hear, I say what I like

Honoured for their development and promotion of arts, culture and creativity in South Africa at the Arts & Culture Trust Awards are <i>Artslink</i> and <i>Word of Mouth</i>, which both won in the category Media of the Year in Support of Arts and Culture. More interactive than ever, SA media has changed the way people are seeing and hearing themselves.

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/ 24 September 2003

Nurturing our heritage

A protean talent in the fields of music and academia, Professor Mzililkazi Khumalo is the Lifetime Achievement Award-winner of the Arts & Culture Trust Awards 2003. Mzililkazi Khumalo is the creator of some of the most notable South African choral works as well as a conservator of this art form.

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/ 24 September 2003

‘Dictatorial monopoly’ shuts out entrants

Two of the most pernicious barriers to entry in the magazine publishing market are distribution to retailers and a lack of merchandising expertise. Publishers say these seriously hamper aspiring entrepreneurs and are slowly concentrating power among the two media owners that control print and distribution in South Africa.

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/ 24 September 2003

Why the left should back US

With the Independent stable regularly genuflecting to its in-house polemicist, Robert Fisk and the M&G ignoring serious progressive engagement, little of the debate that has characterised the American scene has been available to South African readers.

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/ 24 September 2003

Land deal sets precedent

An out-of-court settlement between a farm owner and an occupant in Grahamstown recently is certain to attract attention from stakeholders rural reform policies. It is the first time that the Legal Resources Centre has handled a case in which there was ”such a favourable outcome” for the evicted occupant.

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/ 24 September 2003

Chicago it is not

It has become one of the most serious hurdles in the United States’s project to reshape Iraq: how can a force that spent billions sending its troops to war still not manage to keep the lights on? Bombings, sanctions and looting have kept Iraq in the dark.

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/ 24 September 2003

Springboks thump Falcons

The Springboks showed they could yet cause an upset or two at this year’s Rugby World Cup after putting in an impressive performance to defeat the Falcons 74-0 at the Pam Brink Stadium in Springs on Tuesday evening. The Boks ran in 14 wonderful tries, at times showing silky handling skills.