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/ 21 May 2008

Foreign shores lure South Africans

Twenty percent of South Africans are planning to emigrate or are seriously considering it, according to the results of a survey released on Wednesday by global market-research company Synovate. Spokesperson Jake Orpen said 600 respondents were interviewed in all nine provinces of South Africa, using face-to-face interviews.

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/ 16 November 2007

US viewers miss late-night gags as strike bites

As the Hollywood writers’ strike winds through a second week, many American viewers are missing the political satire they’ve come to love on late-night talk shows, but otherwise appear unconcerned. The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live are the main casualties of the strike that started on November 5.