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Entertainment -
Biscope (Movies n stuff)
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Written by Lisal Ash
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Tuesday, 21 June 2005 |
Average comedy loosely based on the classic Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner. This time around, it-boy Ashton Kutcher plays the Sidney
Poitier counterpart – and the dad is king of comedy Bernie Mac. So this
version is in reverse: a young white man goes home to meet the parents
of his black girlfriend. Of course, he faces opposition from her
father. The often-sensitive topic of race is treated with an extra dose
of laughs.
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The News -
Articles
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Written by Charles Ash
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Friday, 10 June 2005 |
I see the cover of Discovery magazine and it shows a Black man walking
a Labrador. This is what we shall refer to as the classic white-media
“curve ball”. A strategically placed image of a Black person in a
publication to throw your highly race oriented mind off guard (let’s
face it, by default, ALL South Africans have a highly race oriented
mindset). Denial; head-in-sand-escape mechanisms; or just plain
pandering to rainbow nation rhetoric do not detract from the fact that
“Houston, we have a problem” and race relations are not anywhere near
normal just yet (according to my finely tuned race-relations barometer
at least). Take a look at the furor over the guilty verdict handed down
by Judge Hillary Squires in the Schabir Shaik trial. Middle aged
African National Congress Youth League president Fikile Mbalula and
newspaper columnist David Gleason have laid into the judge, labeling
him an “apartheid judge” and highlighting his service in the repressive
Ian Smith regime of Rhodesia as factors which might’ve influenced his
“guilty” verdict. Whether there is any truth to this is another story,
for me it just emphasizes the fact that in South Africa, we have a long
way to go before we can stop with our schizophrenic obsession with
race. Take the opinion of callers to radio stations discussing the Zuma
/ Shaik saga, viewpoints are clearly divided along racial lines. The
funny thing about White-media “curve balls” is that you never know
you’re being thrown a “curve ball” until after the fact. Black people
gracing the covers of magazines is nothing new in the new South Africa.
Not in this, the 10th year of our freedom? But are we honestly that
racially aware? Or am I just the abnormal one?
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21 Questions (Interviews) -
Celebrities
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Written by Charles Ash
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Thursday, 02 June 2005 |
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Funny man Marc Lottering is the subject of our 21 Questions this week. Star of the self-titled television show “What’s bothering Marc Lottering”, “Say Cheese” and his latest stand-up comedy “Grootbek”, it seems he has been in the entertainment industry for ages. Unashamedly politically incorrect, Marc pokes fun at all aspects of South African society, and with his funny hair and accent, he (almost) always gets away with it! Read how he began his career: first studying law at varsity; thought that was a joke; then decided to become a comedian (not really, but he did initially register for a law degree). He writes to us about his latest show, which will soon tour Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. Read on to find out more about the man van die Kaap.
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Columns -
Guest Writers
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Written by Ernest January - B Com B ACC, (CA)SA
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Thursday, 02 June 2005 |
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Mr. January is co-founder and director of Medu Capital. He is
responsible for its strategic development, investment execution and
management. A qualified chartered accountant, Mr January is a graduate
of the University of the Witwatersrand, where he completed degrees in
commerce and accounting.
After qualifying with Deloitte &
Touche, Mr. January had a stint as audit manager at Deloitte's before
joining Anglo American as a research analyst in their investment and
treasury department. He was promoted to Portfolio Manager and later
Divisional Investment Manager, responsible for Anglo American's pension
fund portfolio. Mr. January joined RMB Asset Management in the
marketing department, where he was responsible for strategic marketing
to the public sector. He later became a member of the investment team
responsible for managing public sector portfolios. He was then
appointed as an executive director of RMB Asset Management. He is
currently non-executive Director and Chairman of the audit committee at
RMB Asset Management. Mr January also serves on various boards as a
non-executive director. To operate and manage a
successful business requires a number of complimentary skills. The
skill-set required includes technical, financial, sales & marketing
and human resources. Sound businesses, with track records of success,
have generally implemented effective financial systems and have good
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The News -
Articles
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Written by Lester Ash
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Thursday, 02 June 2005 |
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I recently visited Kenya and Uganda. The reasons for my trip are
not important but I would just like to share the experience with you,
to give you an idea on what that side of the world is like.
SAA
flight 162 at 09h30 on Thursday 5th of May was one of the best flights
of my life. I wouldn’t exactly call myself a frequent flyer but I have
travelled a bit and I’m not sure if it has been a coincidence all
along, but every time I travel the flights seem to be full and
uncomfortable. Fortunately, (unfortunately for SAA) there were only 40
people on this 125-seater flight so there was more than enough space
for everyone and I knew that the 4 hour trip would fly by, literally
and otherwise. 
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Social -
Social
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Written by Andre Janari
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Wednesday, 25 May 2005 |
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I've been away from home for 6 years now and during my time I had the opportunity to visit the Vaderland of the Boers back home. Must say that I don't think the Boers left by choice; instead, I think that they were forced to leave.
The current day Dutchman is a completely different breed to that which we find in SA. In fact, I probably feel more comfortable in Amsterdam than a regte egte boer would. I mean, there is a decent-sized Coloured population in Holland and I would like to think that they are generally treated as equals although, yes, every country seems to have its racial problems, but hell, you don't hear much about the need for racially over-toned policies to increase the representation of certain sectors of their population in sports; and yet, just look at the current Dutch football side. And of course there have been the past greats like, Gullit and Rijkaard with the latter being national coach for a stint and now having a rather successful run at Barcelona. 
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21 Questions (Interviews) -
Celebrities
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Written by Lisal Ash
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Wednesday, 18 May 2005 |
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21 Questions for Lyle Jacobs
Young, talented Lyle Jacobs chats to us about his role in Backstage. Earlier this year he landed the part of a first year film student, CJ, when he won the “Backstage Superstars”. This was a talent competition that judged singing and dancing skills. He speaks about his work schedule and how he balances being a full-time student at the University of Pretoria (UP) and acting in the soap.
Lyle reveals that he is able to relate to the character he plays, a moral guy who gives advice, doesn’t drink or smoke, and who comes from a broken home. So far, CJ’s role has been somewhat minor, but we can expect to see more of him, as his storyline picks up.
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