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Publishers give dancers educational play break Luyolo Mkentane A NELSON Mandela Bay cultural dancing group has been approached by a prominent publishing company to perform an educational play. The Soqaqamba cultural dancing group from Zwide was approached by Oxford University Press Southern Africa last week to perform the play titled Your Choice For Success.... Family show perfect for pop culture fans Clayton Morar DO YOU remember when actor Joe Mafela made “S‘Gudi S‘Nice” a household catchphrase in the Chicken Licken advert? Or when Telly Fun Quiz, Wielie Walie and Nommer Asseblief became iconic TV shows in the 80s and 90s? Well, a brand new trivia game show Where Were You? kicks off on Friday on SABC2 and it‘s bound to test your TV knowledge.... Sparkling salute to show Diamond indeed forever Arts Correspondent THE August nights in Nelson Mandela Bay are set to get a lot warmer with a salute to Neil Diamond next week.... Eternal youth dents the TV illusion Telefunk, Helen Crooks I DON‘T eat, don‘t smoke, do drink, don‘t like children. That‘s already been established. On good days I look somewhat younger than my advancing years, or so I am assured. I don‘t, however, look like my daughter‘s younger sister. But in age-defying Hollywood that‘s becoming close to reality – mothers who actually look younger than their on-screen daughters.... Actor on the long road to adventure Satellite TV, with John Harvey 'I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin‘ else.” So says Ewan McGregor in the cult movie Trainspotting in his role as drug-addled delinquent Mark Renton.... Students give guitar concert Arts Correspondent THE Guitar Studio of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University music department will present a lunch-hour concert on Wednesday at 1pm at the south campus auditorium.... |
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Olympics: Take a bow China! THE curtain falls on the hugely impressive 2008 Beijing Olympics tomorrow and when it does host nation China can justifiably feel greatly satisfied with what it has achieved – both in terms of its superb organisation and the performance of its athletes.... 
Sword killing sparks fears of satanic ritual deaths Brian Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER haywardb@avusa.co.za THERE are fears there could be a repeat of the horrific samurai sword slaying at a Krugersdorp school which stunned the nation this week as bored teenagers delve into sub-cultures in which killing, drug use and self-mutilation are encouraged.... 
Paradise twice as nice after dusty Transkei trip Brian Hayward THIS was indeed a journey of firsts for the My Weekend Explorer team, as we said goodbye to the snowy mountains near Lesotho‘s border and headed ever cautiously along a windy and treacherous gravel road towards the rolling grasslands of the Transkei.... 
Chiefs face tough semi-final choice Special Correspondent in PRETORIA KAIZER Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral is facing a nervous wait to ascertain the fitness of star players Jose Torrealba and Gert Schalkwyk ahead of tomorrow‘s MTN8 second-leg semi-final clash against Moroka Swallows in Rustenburg.... 
More than R230m in properties to go under the hammer in Bay Sipho Masondo BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT masondos@avusa.co.za THE property industry in Nelson Mandela Bay will have a busy time next week as major commercial properties go under the hammer.... |
