Culture and history
'The infinite gardens of Mandela'
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- 05 August 2010
In the eighth annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, Chile-born writer and activist Ariel Dorfman praised Mandela's legacy and drew parallels with the processes of forgiveness and reconciliation in his country and South Africa. Read the full text.
• World leaders praise Mandela
Women’s Month launched in South Africa
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- 03 August 2010
The public sector in South Africa is making “steady progress” in securing senior positions for women in the workplace, said Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.
• SA women take the lead
South African university choir best in world
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- 28 July 2010
The choir of Stellenbosch University took part in the World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China, in July, and walked off with a world title in two categories.
• Gospel Choir shine at the Oscars
Showy and subversive: Holy Afro!
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- 23 June 2010
Acclaimed South African theatre-maker Brett Bailey's production House of the Holy Afro, on show for the month of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, presents an over-the-top flamboyant nightclub performance underlain with a more complex and subversive "dark theatrical strain".
• New Fugard play takes to stage
Putting the stamp on the World Cup
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- 18 June 2010
The South African Post Office has released a series of colourful commemorative stamps and covers to mark the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
• Coining it for Madiba's 90th
Drumming his way to global stardom
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- 17 June 2010
Cobus Potgieter, a self-taught South African drummer, is an authentic international trendsetter who’s capturing the hearts of fans the world over.
• SA’s ‘zef’ trio thrash music scene
SA’s ‘zef’ trio thrash music scene
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- 27 May 2010
With catchy and crude beats, pre-pubescent bodies, gold teeth, tattoos and mean-looking mullets, hilarious trio Die Antwoord have become one of South Africa’s hottest – and most unlikely – exports, landing a deal with the US music label that represents Eminem and Lady Gaga.
• Hot SA musicians head to Cannes
