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/ 16 November 2001
I didn’t think I’d ever see a movie in which the highlight was an appearance by Neil Diamond as his own wooden self, but <i>Evil Woman</i> is it, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 16 November 2001
As talk show hosts go there aren’t many who come anywhere near Michael Parkinson. With his easy geniality and almost complete lack of intrusive ego he has been a British hit for heaven only knows how many years. They’re running some recent Parkinson shows on BBC Prime and last week’s guests included two English funnymen […]
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/ 16 November 2001
Cellular communication is moving from being a voice carrier to a data network David Shapshak There have been many false dawns in the cellular industry, but the brightest moments appear to be upon us. Super-fast networks an Internet connection that continuously links you, through your phone, to the global communications infrastructure are the next sunrise. […]
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/ 16 November 2001
obituary: ken kesey Fuelled by psychedelic drugs and dressed in a jester’s outfit, Ken Kesey, who has died aged 66 of liver cancer, embodied an ancient tradition of the Merry Prankster and became the protagonist of Tom Wolfe’s ground-breaking book, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, but the work that will last is his darkly humorous […]
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/ 16 November 2001
Lynda Gilfillan There’s a baby grand piano laden with candelabra and kitsch in a magical dining room in the middle of the great Karoo. Just when you thought you couldn’t face another Ultra City, and there’s no way you can turn back, because you’ve travelled 700km and there’s still 700km to go before you hit […]
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/ 16 November 2001
David Shapshak The death of the desktop PC has long been prophesied by the technology industry, which is always conscious of the next big thing. First came the laptop, then the handheld computers, cellphones and gaming platforms. But the new hub of our increasingly digital homes may well be the fridge, certainly if Korea has […]
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/ 16 November 2001
analysis Judith February Louis XIV’s financial adviser was once quoted as saying: “The art of taxation consists in plucking the goose so as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing.” Have we in South Africa come to the end of the road as far as major tax reform is […]
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/ 16 November 2001
Five women have battled the odds and become successful entrepreneurs Thuli Nhlapo An age-old tradition and a pastime for herdboys in rural communities bee honey harvesting is becoming a thriving small-business activity that has diversified to produce other products such as candles and cosmetics. This is the success story of a group of women from […]
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/ 16 November 2001
A SECOND LOOK Don Glass and Ruth Sack Imagine a place where creative, innovative and critical thinking is highly valued. Imagine a place where multiple ways of knowing are recognised, explored and celebrated. Imagine a place where you can learn about the heritage and cultural practices of your community and others, a place where you […]
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/ 16 November 2001
Paul Kirk Between 1995 and 1996 the Ministry of Defence conducted a strategic defence review a stocktaking of the equipment the South African National Defence Force needs to acquire. The review presented a “force design” that amounted to little more than a wish list because, as the Department of Defence conceded, funding was unavailable. In […]