| June 03, 2006 |
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Dream lures actress to Karoo AN AFRIKAANS actress, an elderly “bossie dokter” or herbalist, six dogs – all with names and surnames – and a cat live a simple but harmonious existence at the isolated foothills of two koppies on the sheep farm Theefontein, about 60km east of Beaufort West.... Dry Karoo perfect for thriving olive farms By Nicky Blatch OLIVES, typically associated with moist Mediterranean climates, are flourishing in the drier Karoo.... Labour of love yielded huge sculpture By Barbara Hollands MOTORISTS who park their cars in an otherwise unexceptional office car-park can’t help smiling in the process, because every day they are greeted by a life-size bronze elephant that spews water from its magnificent trunk.... |
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Cedwyn Joel returns to ‘Hillside‘ as bad guy Stefan RENOWNED local actor Cedwyn Joel has returned to the busy streets of SABC2‘s popular Afrikaans soap, 7de Laan. Even though he only appeared briefly in the soap last year, some viewers will remember him as wealthy Stefan Arendse, father of Rick – the young man who got Vanessa Beukes pregnant during a one-night stand.... 
Hard-talking Moss hits nail on head THANK heavens for the straightforward talk of Nelson Mandela Bay tourism chairman Nceba Moss, who has frankly and perhaps courageously criticised local politicians for delaying important tourism projects which should, by now, be pulling in tourists and interested locals but which appear to be going nowhere.... 
Alarm over increase in child-on-child sexual abuse By Nicky Blatch CHILDREN are increasingly falling victim to sexual abuse by other children in an appalling trend that experts say is linked to peer pressure, poverty, poor role models and television.... 
Greeff, Smith call the shots By Viv Greybe THE big stables of Alan Greeff and Gavin Smith certainly called the shots in the rain at Arlington yesterday before the meeting was called off after the running of the sixth race due to the dangerous underfoot conditions.... 
Moladi solves key low-cost challenges By Roux van Zyl Business Reporter WHO would have guessed that houses could be exported from Nelson Mandela Bay?... |
