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HELEN ZILLE

You’re stirring your hornets into my words

Also of particular interest to me was a petite blonde young woman, who wore signature berets of different shades.

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Kleinfontein holding.
JOHNNY MASILELA

The trout that lost itself in rhetoric

It is tempting to weave an interesting storyline about one’s life.

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Orania in the Northern Cape markets itself as a cultural haven.
JOHNNY MASILELA

Orania still holds some surprises

An expedition into Orania invokes many images.

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According to Mr Mshayi aircraft passengers are all issued slippers
AEROPLANES

Ol’ man river takes a flight of fancy and kills a cobra

Different perspectives make for wonderful stories.

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Steve Hofmeyr played to a sold-out crowd in Orania.
JOHNNY MASILELA

Steve Hofmeyr plays at Orania at last

Johnny Masilela entered Afrikanerdom’s last laager and discovered a human side to the rabble-rouser during the Orania leg of his Toeka tour.

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The 1959 South African musical
JOHNNY MASILELA

Plans to revive King Kong fail

Plans to revive the hit musical King Kong fall though as The Market Theatre fails to secure funding.

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Screenshot from Cuban TV showing President Raul Castro addressing the country regarding Cuba agreeing to re-establish diplomatic ties with the United States.
CUBA

Cuba-US thaw may better people’s lives

Cuba’s periodo especial was a cause of both suffering and initiative, as noted by SA medical students.

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AFRICAN CULTURE

Urban klevas should respect rural rituals

Returning home to attend a traditional burial reminds urbanite Johnny Masilela of the richness of rural culture.

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DOCTORS

My nephew, the doctor, is down with the villagers

For me, the pretender to aristocracy, all this human traffic translates into downright invasion of privacy. But alas, not so with Tebogo.

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South Africa’s first working albino model Refilwe Modiselle is at once embraced and rejected by the accolade.
ALBINISM

Cousin Willie: Still beyond the pale as a loveable rogue

Saying thanks to the mourners is a special task.

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