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Xingwana’s stance on porn

The brouhaha over Arts & Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana stance against what she perceived to be pornographic art exposes the danger of interest.

GALLERY: A school in mourning

Pupils from Jules High school in Jeppe, Johannesburg, came to lay flowers at the scene of the Jub Jub drag race crash. Four of their schoolmates were killed in the accident.

The new Mugabe

Guest Columnist 1 comments | 157 views

After dismally failing to dislodge Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, the West have turned on Jacob Zuma as their new African punch-bang, writes JAPHET NCUBE.

The Columnists

A problem doubled leaves client troubled

Nhlanhla Ncanca 30 views

A CLIENT of Bayport Financial Services is being asked to pay for the same debt twice after a communication breakdown between the microlender and its debt collectors.

Buyer gets duped out of deposit

Nhlanhla Ncanca 17 views

A PROSPECTIVE home buyer’s struggle to claim a R25 000 refund after a sour deal entered its seventh month this week.

Tend to language so it lives

Kojo Baffoe 15 views

It is one of those books that often slip through the cracks, though it did have a measure of success.

Ola, ze Germans are in town

Janine-Lee Gordon 41 views

In picturesque Spain, the land of yellow and red and the sturdy bull, the beast of German descent has made its mark on foreign ground.

'A fairly good investment' after drama

Nhlanhla Ncanca 25 views

THE controversy over payment of proceeds from property shares ended on a high for an Ekurhuleni investor.

Mandela’s lesson

Guest Columnist 38 views

WHEN Nelson Mandela walked to freedom 20 years ago he re-entered a society seemingly irreversibly split by the evil of apartheid. An explosion of violence, to many, seemed inevitable.

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No time to kid about - 219 views
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The new Mugabe - 22 views
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Mars and Venus: forever different - 1 views

Mars and Venus: forever different

Boogy's Space 110 views

MEN are from Mars. Women hail from Venus. I’m not going to go into the battle of the sexes; I just want to explain the differences between men and women. Take the ideal hook up.

An expensive child-minding scheme

Guest Columnist 41 views

EVERY country that has succeeded in lifting people out of poverty has made education its top priority. Despite South Africa’s massive expenditure on education, however, the results of that investment are getting worse and worse.

I can’t sing Die Stem

Guest Columnist 2 comments | 98 views

WHATEVER is happening to the education of the African child is a matter of serious concern. The irony is, the more we all profess to be (South) Africans, the more all the things associated with indigenous Africans die a slow death.

inside city press

Mad for the hatter

TIM Burton is a director with a singular vision and he brings it to Alice in Wonderland in 3D.
80th Geneva Car Show

The world's finest and newest cars were exhibited at the 80th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva.
Minister shoots self in foot

ARTS and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana’s attempt at damage control, following her walkout of an art exhibition.
2010 FNB Dance Umbrella

The FNB Dance Umbrella is a celebration of SA's rich cultural heritage through the medium of dance.
A world of fashion

We travel the world from New York to Pakistan to London to take a look at what’s hot of the fashion ramps.
Book of Eli

JI Cuenca travelled to New Mexico to visit the set of The Book of Eli to meet the film’s stars.
2010 Winter Olympics

Catch a glimpse of the breathtaking sports on the snow currently underway in Vancouver.
Schooling in the Township

A teacher explains why he chooses to send his children to township schools.

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