Louise Redvers travelled to Zambia ahead of the elections to find out what’s at stake and what ordinary Zambians think about their country.
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/ 2 September 2011
Dance Experience is a site-specific encounter in the city centre that includes dance, music, art, installations, lights, sound and film.
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/ 2 September 2011
SciVerse Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources.
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/ 2 September 2011
A new website urges the public to take control of children’s education.
The uncertainties in the global economy remain a risk to prospects and the country needs to increase its competitiveness, says the finance minister.
The education we offer many learners is not providing an escape from poverty.
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/ 2 September 2011
Zimbabwean youth have handed a petition to the South African Embassy in Harare against the alleged persecution of ANCYL president Julius Malema.
Denis Hirson will be at the M&G Literary Festival on "Memories of the city".
The festival will touch on personal and political memories of the city of Jo’burg.
Veteran anti-apartheid activist Rica Hodgson (91) will be on stage with Hugh Lewin and Ronnie Kasrils in "Memory is the Weapon".
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, who led South Africa to the final of the 4x400m at the World Championships, has not been selected for the final.
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/ 2 September 2011
Relatives should be valued for their telling of personal and shared histories, writes <b>Milisuthando Bongela</b>
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/ 2 September 2011
Outrage met Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s recent remark that it would be appropriate to tax white South Africans, writes <b>Samantha Vice</b>.
The debate about whiteness that was sparked by <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>’s article has been characterised by linguistic and physical violence.
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/ 2 September 2011
The M&G Jo’burg Literary Festival opened on Friday night with an address by Professor Karl Von Holdt on the city’s place in history and fiction.
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/ 2 September 2011
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is absolutely right to ask white people to reflect on themselves and their privileges, says <b>Mark Heywood</b>.
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/ 2 September 2011
This is the story of how what could have been an intelligent debate about sexism descended into a free for all, name-calling brawl.
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/ 1 September 2011
Durban offers cheesy cover versions along with classical virtuosity this week.
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/ 1 September 2011
This contemporary show — brought to life by dancers, actors and musicians — presents a universal story to reconnect and celebrate the relationship between people and nature.
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/ 1 September 2011
The Independent Publishing Project highlights the role of self- or small-scale publishing in South Africa.
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/ 1 September 2011
The eighth annual Voorkamer Fees takes over the West Coast town of Darling for the weekend of September 2 to 4.
At a meeting of world leaders boycotted by SA, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for Libya’s rebels to be given the country’s UN seat.
Syrian forces have killed at least two more people ahead of anti-regime protests being held under the banner "death before humiliation".
Spring has sprung and festival season is riz here at the <i>M&G</i>. Get all the details about the literary fest in this week’s paper, as well as an inside look at the Juju madness, and the storm over UFS’s SRC elections.
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/ 1 September 2011
The purchasing managers’ index rose to a seasonally adjusted 46.7 in August from a two-year low of 44.2 in July, sponsor Kagiso said on Thursday.
Former Kenyan minister William Ruto’s world crimes court hearing on whether he should stand trial for crimes against humanity has begun.
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/ 1 September 2011
A Rwandan paper has suspended publication after "serious threats" over an article that suggested President Paul Kagame is a sociopath.
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/ 1 September 2011
Academic publishers are parasitic overlords, argues George Monbiot.
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/ 1 September 2011
At least 102 people were killed when a dam burst and several bridges were swept away after torrential rain and flooding in south-west Nigeria.
While on a two-day visit to discuss climate change and Libya, President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to the 77 people killed in a massacre in Norway.
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/ 1 September 2011
The NUM says Eskom’s "unilateral" implementation of a two-year, 7% wage agreement is a declaration of war, and it would put up a fight.
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius led off his 4 x 400m relay team at the World Championships and was "extremely proud" to help SA qualify for the final.