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Novelist learns to get by in LA Satellite LInk, with John Harvey WHEN it first appeared on South African television, I very much doubted whether American series Californication was all that it was cracked up to be. Firstly, I had only come in at the tail-end of one episode, and while the one-liners delivered by David Duchovny in the role of Hank Moody bordered on breaking new TV boundaries in terms of impudence, I still questioned the storyline, as has often been the case with previous Showtime productions.... Vote with your money to change the view Television Funk, with Helen Crooks SO it‘s begun. With one small phone call the revolution against Multichoice‘s appalling programme selection is under way. Last week, tired of the option of watching Sky News over and over again, with nothing else to watch on the other channels apart from endless repeats, one PE subscriber took the plunge, phoned Multichoice and informed them he was voting for change with his money. He cancelled his R480 a month subscription fee, saving himself R5760 a year. That‘s a lot of beers, or videos (okay DVD‘s) in anyone‘s terms.... Soul City set to take TV screens by storm Clive Muller THE ninth series of the gripping local educational drama Soul City is back on TV and set to explore a whole new territory about HIV/Aids. Soul City has maintained its popularity over the years because people identify closely with the characters. Over the next 13 weeks, the latest series promises high emotion, drama and intrigue which will keep viewers glued to their seats.... |
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Maturity vital in SA politics THERE is no doubt the birth of the Congress of the People (Cope) towards the latter part of last year caused a major upheaval in the South African political landscape, perhaps the most significant realignment since Dr Andries Treurnicht‘s arch-conservatives broke away from the National Party in the early 1980s to form the Conservative Party. The result is that it has injected new life into politics and there is renewed interest in the forthcoming general election. This is good for the country and a sign democracy is working here.... 
Ex-pats homeward bound! Yolandé Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER THE global economic meltdown and resulting widespread job cuts could result in South Africa‘s crippling brain drain soon becoming a brain gain as South Africans living abroad are forced to return home.... 
To market, to market ... Timothy Twidle THE Friday Evening Market in Knysna is a feast of good fun and good food. Every Friday, from 4pm to 8pm, more than 20 food stalls serve up a variety of cuisine, sufficient to fire up the gastric juices and tempt the most jaded palate. The range of food on offer is quite astounding.... 
Bay‘s best are ready for Santos in survival fight Chumani Bambani WEEKEND POST REPORTER BAY United continue their fight for survival in the Absa Premiership tomorrow when they face Cape Town‘s Santos at the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth.... 
East Cape social investment initiative celebrates 20 years Bob Kernohan BUSINESS EDITOR AN Eastern Cape social investment initiative has received international praise as it celebrates its 20th anniversary with allocations of R8-million taking its total spent over the two decades to R58-million.... |
