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Loving the library
An evocative smell of books, paper and wood polish greets visitors to the Johannesburg Public Library, known these days as the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Service.
Margaret De Paravicini
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Fun with science
Illuminating, would perhaps be the best way to describe the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, housed in Newtown’s old Turbine Hall. Downstairs in the huge steel Victorian edifice, surrounded by interactive displays on the production of electricity, is the generator that once provided Johannesburg with its power.
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More than meets the eye
In the past the main reasons for the existence of public zoological gardens were for recreation, fun and some visitor education. And, of course, to help conserve endangered species through international breeding programmes.
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Not going all the way
Giving a voice to young people is one of the aims of the Youth Policy Initiative (YPI), a project led by the Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with the youth sector, key government departments, non-governmental organisations and the media.