Culture and history
Bringing music to the youth
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- 05 December 2012
Formal music training and classical music was at one time in South Africa viewed as the domain of the elite, but in recent years a number of organisations have worked to tap into the wealth of musical talent in South African communities. Acosa is one of them.
• SA youth orchestra set to wow Europe
Rhinos in Boucher’s safe hands
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- 28 November 2012
Retired Proteas wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has gloved up for rhinos – the cricket star has decided to devote his time to rhino activism as South Africa battles with escalating poaching figures.
• Using technology to fight poaching
UCT team on Petra mission
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- 22 November 2012
A team from the University of Cape Town’s geomatics department, working with Unesco, is making a valuable contribution to the digital survey and mapping of the ancient rock city of Petra in Jordan.
• Border posts go hi-tech
Homegrown artistic talent honoured
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- 15 November 2012
The 2012 Arts & Culture Trust ImpACT awards celebrated fresh talent, and also honoured four veterans of the local arts community – Welcome Msomi, Nadine Gordimer, Jonas Gwangwa and Andrew Verster – with lifetime achievement awards.
• JM Coetzee archive heads to US
Using technology to fight poaching
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- 15 November 2012
The use of smart technology is the latest approach being used to combat rhino poaching. Arms company Denel has committed to the cause, as has a pair of social entrepreneurs who are putting the power in the hands of the owners of smart devices.
• A legacy for the African rhino
A winning wors recipe
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- 23 October 2012
Piet Nkambule from Kwazulu-Natal is the winner of the 2012 Shoprite Checkers Championship Boerewors Competition, an annual event hosted by the supermarket group.
• Local Xhosa heritage goes global
A legacy for the African rhino
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- 15 October 2012
More and more South Africans, from artists to celebrities and ordinary people, are coming forward with their innovative contributions to the battle against rhino poaching.
• Giving rhinos a voice through art
