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/ 20 November 2006
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Lucky Number Slevin is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels meets Kiss Kiss Bang Bang meets Miller’s Crossing meets North by Northwest, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 20 November 2006
It is the holiest site in Islam, the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad and the place the world’s Muslim population turns and prays to five times a day. Millions of people make a pilgrimage to Mecca every year to wash away their sins, but muddying the waters of this spiritual experience is a -million luxury timeshare development looming over the House of Allah.
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/ 20 November 2006
The jury is out on whether Survivor South Africa manages to do anything different from its predecessors. But, why deviate from a winning premise, asks Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 20 November 2006
Daniel Ortega, blessed by the church, flanked by a former Contra as his vice-president and still loathed by the United States ambassador, may be a sickly shadow of his former self, but his victory undoubtedly reflects the desire of Nicaraguans for change. Will Managua follow the radically redistributive policies of anti-imperialist Caracas?
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/ 20 November 2006
Lynley Donnelly on the buzz created by reality TV, one that your average programme with a plot line cannot create.
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/ 20 November 2006
As crude oil prices soar on the world market, many African oil-importing countries are starting to think more seriously about ways to lessen their dependence on the fuel. They fear that continued high spending for imported oil may jeopardise the economic growth they have registered in recent years. As a result, alternative forms of energy are starting to look more attractive.
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/ 20 November 2006
Daniel Ortega, blessed by the church, flanked by a former Contra as his vice-president and still loathed by the United States ambassador, may be a sickly shadow of his former self, but his victory undoubtedly reflects the desire of Nicaraguans for change. Will Managua follow the radically redistributive policies of anti-imperialist Caracas?
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/ 20 November 2006
As I sat reading, my entire body convulsed in absolute revulsion. It was all too easy for me to imagine the 21-year-old woman’s agony as a flabby, balding man old enough to be her father lay half-naked on his bed and instructed her to come and ”take care” of him. Unfortunately, I wasn’t reading a trashy paperback novel, writes the Mail & Guardian‘s Vuyo Sokupa.
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/ 20 November 2006
More than 2 000 civilians from western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled across the Congo River to escape fighting between supporters of rival presidential contenders, the United Nations said on Monday. The clashes in DRC’s Equateur province occurred days after electoral authorities last week announced a provisional result in an October 29 presidential run-off.
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/ 20 November 2006
Long-awaited election results in the second round of voting in presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced on Wednesday, put an end to weeks of speculation, with incumbent President Joseph Kabila emerging as the winner, having garnered 58% of the vote. The Independent Electoral Commission indicated that rival presidential candidate and Vice- President Jean-Pierre Bemba won 42% of the vote.