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A taste of South Africa for the homesick traveller
WHAT DO you think of when you think of traditional South African food? A red-meat laden braai and a couple of beers? Fresh seafood and fruit? Spicy Malay cooking? Samp and beans? The truth is that South Africa's food is as varied as its popula...

The woman who stepped back 50 million years
SHE IS AGED 91. She has told many times the remarkable story of an extraordinary day in the life of a young woman who had been cast into a role highly unusual for the era but the memory is still diamond sparkling. Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer hesit...

Africa needs some good PR
The image of Africa in the mainstream western media is that of a continent of famine, disease and war, ruled by corrupt dictators. But, as Mike Crawley reports from Cardiff, the power to change that image lies in the hands of Africans themselves. ...

Doors are closing on refugees
Refugees are facing an increasingly hostile reception in Southern Africa -- from a wave of xenophobia among ordinary citizens to stricter laws by governments to keep asylum seekers out. Gumisai Mutume reports on a conference held in Johannesburg t...

STARSCOPE by William Smith
ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 21): Your wish could come true in the course of this sociable session assuming you are living in anticipation of experiencing a happier and more fulfilling life style; due to the current positive cosmic accent on your frame of ...