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Diski Striker spreads 2010 vibe
An eye-catching minibus with a difference is currently zipping around Johannesburg to teach the public about the history of the Beautiful Game and build excitement ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
SA wine on world top 100 list
Hamilton Russell Vineyard’s 2007 Pinot noir has made the Wine Spectator list of the year’s top 100 wines.
Better HIV reporting in SA media
Recent studies of how HIV/Aids is covered in South Africa’s print media reveal some encouraging trends, including a shift away from sensationalist writing towards a more human rights-orientated standard of reporting.
SA’s Peppadew to take bite of US
South Africa’s home-grown Peppadew, described as “the first truly new fruit to be launched on the world market since kiwifruit”, is set to take a bite of the US market after being licensed to a multinational flavour house.
Cape Town: top innovator
Global innovation agency 2Thinknow has named
Joburg awards broadband contract
Education: SA’s biggest investment
SA cities on Commerce Centres index
Vision and leadership in ordinary people
At some point in time ordinary folks start to build democracy and institutions. But each of us needs to play a part. We are not victims, we are participants. Fortunately I am coming across more and more South Africans doing exactly that, writes JP Landman.
Locating 2010 at the Biennale
South Africa is participating, by special invitation, in the 11th Venice Architectural Biennale. The country first took part in the event, which is regarded as one of the most important on the international art calendar, in 2006.