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/ 1 November 2006
Should we take a moral stance against the way collectors make icons of oppression and cruelty, such as "pass books" and "whites only" apartheid memorabilia, into sought-after items of value? Matthew Krouse speaks to world antiques authority Judith Miller who is in this country for the National Antiques Fair.
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/ 1 November 2006
Matthew Krouse goes on the Melville Meander and finds a lot more than a three course meal.
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/ 1 November 2006
The Arts & Culture Trust board of trustees extends its warm felicitations to all the nominees and finalists of the awards for 2002, writes Andries Oliphant.
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/ 1 November 2006
The ACT Awards embrace those who move beyond the obvious, always seeking insight and understanding, approaching life differently; making our arts, culture and heritage come alive and fulfil its potential.
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/ 1 November 2006
Celebrating ancient song The posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award given to NoFinish Dywili raises issues about preserving traditional culture, says Andrew Tracey. Celebrating with the Arts & Culture Trust With the Arts & Culture Trust Lifetime Achievement Award celebrating the career of NoFinish Dywili, South Africa’s traditional music is finally getting the accolades it deserves. Matthew […]
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/ 1 November 2006
National Heritage Month is an appropriate time for Constitution Hill to open its doors to the public, writes Matthew Krouse.
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/ 1 November 2006
Substantial hurdles still remain in the restructuring of the electricity distribution industry, the Chamber of Mines said on Wednesday. ”Probably the most serious is how to persuade municipalities to relinquish their distribution assets to the regional electricity distributors,” said spokesperson Sibongiseni Dlamini.
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/ 1 November 2006
About 1 500 jobs will be created and 4 500 supported in the next year through the National Empowerment Fund — which identifies and supports black businesses — its chairperson said on Wednesday. Presenting the fund’s third annual report to Parliament on Wednesday, chairperson Ronnie Ntuli said: ”Three thousand five hundred applications [for funding] were processed during the year.”
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/ 1 November 2006
Cape Town’s Remix Theatre Company has won the Arts & Culture Trust award for Cultural Development Project of the Year.
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/ 1 November 2006
The women in Kajiado were sceptical — unwilling to believe that cardboard containers lined with aluminium foil on the inside would cook food when placed in the sun. But, their minds were changed during a recent demonstration of the unassuming containers. These solar cookers were loaded with several pots filled with meat, rice, eggs and other kinds of food — the pots black in colour to absorb heat, and covered in plastic bags to retain warmth.