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/ 17 November 2006
Sylvaine Strike’s current work looks at the dark side of the theatre and family matters, writes Matthew Krause.
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/ 17 November 2006
Choreographer Sbonakaliso Ndaba tells how tragedy in her family has impacted on her dance.
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/ 17 November 2006
Tumi Makgetla looks at what local fashion says about women
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/ 17 November 2006
The full benefit of the commodities boom now under way is being squandered partly by bureaucratic ineptitude and infrastructural bottlenecks, according to mine experts. The minerals and energy department promises to process mining and prospecting licences in a matter of weeks, but in practice it takes 18 to 24 months.
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/ 17 November 2006
The China visit is on again: Essop found the invitation in my other pants, along with my Exclusive Books voucher, which is brilliant because now I can buy the Calland book for the upstairs loo. Note: remember to ask Pallo Jordan about Spud. If it really is about a kung-fu ninja ubuntu-potato, give it to Manto for Christmas.
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/ 17 November 2006
Emerging from the bush wearing a bright yellow blouse and with a hoe in her hand, Bisatina Ayet explained that she grows food during the day in a garden near her current home, a camp for internally displaced persons in northern Uganda. At night, Ayet returns to sleep at the camp for fear of her safety. Countless communities in the north remain in a state of limbo as the peace negotiations between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government continue.
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/ 17 November 2006
The annual Vuka! awards harness the generosity and creative energies of the South African film industry to give a face to real-life problems, writes Janine Walker.
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/ 17 November 2006
While the world worries about an oversupply of carbon dioxide, caused by increasing emissions, in South Africa we’ve almost run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) to put into soft drinks. The national CO2 shortage has in the past four weeks affected normal production of Coca-Cola brands, and it is likely to persist right into the new year.
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/ 17 November 2006
In the remote village of Matshelagabedi, in north-eastern Botswana, 67-year old Philemon Malikongwa says life will never be the same again. Each night, the sound of barking dogs suggest more trouble for him and other fear-struck villagers who live at the mercy of predatory cattle rustlers, from Zimbabwe.
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/ 17 November 2006
Another agreeable lunch ended at the Caracas Country Club with a bottle of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, the chef’s famous flan and a round of espressos. From their table in the sun-kissed courtyard the three businessmen could hear only the fountain’s gurgle, the murmur of other diners, the clink of glasses and the swish of waiters.