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BESTSELLERS Top selling books in East London
Book of the Week Mirth of a Nation by Mail & Guardian FICTION 1.Stalker by Faye Kellerman 2.I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb 3.Empty Chair by Jeffrey Deaver 4.The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 5.Storm by Boris Starling ...

Our origins
THIS is a welcome contribution to the understanding of the rather confusing field of the paleoanthropological studies on early man, and in particular the exciting discoveries over the last 20 years. It is even more pertinent in that many of the ne...

Important historic record
MANUSCRIPTS discovered long after the passing of the writer often raise questions once they are published as to the veracity of the work -- particularly after the Hitler diary fiasco of the mid-1980s. However, so much of the unpublished diary of ...

Mysteries and magic
THE pages of this rather fun read are jam-packed with a procession of larger-than-life and intensely colourful characters, a fair share of nostalgia for days and friends long gone and a healthy dose of magic. In Blackberry Wine Joanne Harris expl...

Spring fling
THE wonderful rain we have had has really set the gardens off and one can almost hear them growing. Lawns are looking livelier and if you weren't already out in your gumboots and raincoat during the last rain then it's time for you to start ferti...

Meet the Lodgers
Mischievous mousebirds SOMEHOW the twittering of birds seems much more prominent on spring mornings. Some murmur sweetly in the trees while others are much more vociferous. Mousebirds, also referred to as colies, fall into the latter category and...

Malaria twice as likely in HIV+ patients
PARIS ­ People with HIV may be twice as likely to catch malaria compared to people who do not have the Aids virus, according to the first research to confirm a link between the two diseases. The finding is bad news for parts of southern Afr...

Tests show vaccine to stop infections
TORONTO -- A vaccine has been shown for the first time to protect against life-threatening staph infections, a major hazard among hospital patients, researchers said. The genetically engineered vaccine was tested first in kidney dialysis patients...

Israeli rite aids diabetes patients
JERUSALEM -- Israeli scientists have developed a tough artificial skin from a widely available natural commodity in the country -- human foreskins -- they said at a conference here on diabetes. The skin is grown in tissue culture from fibroplast ...

Remembering our pasts
Tomorrow is Heritage Day. This week an important exhibition of photographs from the city's historical townships ­ most of them destroyed in the name of apartheid ­ opened at the Ann Bryant Art Gallery, itself a former bastion of exclusiv...