Panel probes discrepancy in number of female graduates, women in SA workplace

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While more women may graduate from South African universities than men, they are not as well represented in the workplace.

Brother's kidney problems led to student's biosensor for detecting disease

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CPUT's Takunda Gwanzura graduated summa cum laude with thesis ?Fabrication of a gold nano-rod metal-organic framework biosensor for kidney disease".

The small causes that lead to big effects

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Alison Botha's remarkable, heroic story is the inspiration behind #butterflyrevolution, writes Theresa Smith

Bitter magazine cuts to the bone

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Anti-mainstream publication aims to provoke and engage, writes Theresa Smith

Creator of superhero found inspiration on SA's shores

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Comic book Marineman creator, UK-based Ian Churchill, says it’s not easy when it comes to launching an owner-created comic book

Author's cross-cultural appeal is child's play

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Currently wrapping up her SA book tour, English author Julia Donaldson is familiar with our languages, writes Theresa Smith

Author's cross-cultural appeal is child's play

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Currently wrapping up her SA book tour, English author Julia Donaldson is familiar with our languages, writes Theresa Smith

Bangalory’s back!

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Janice Honeyman is producing a new take on a favourite kids’ TV show, writes Theresa Smith

Moran and Gola tickle Grahamstown

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Dylan Moran and Loyiso Gola pack them in with multilingual shows

Tutankhamun treasures on exhibition

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Step into Egyptologist's dream at Cape Town's GrandWest Casino from Tuesday.

Cutting through chains of culture

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Academic Gabeba Baderoon’s book highlights role of ‘Cape Malay’ in our development, writes Theresa Smith

Fugard wins global arts prize

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Playwright is the first African to win the Praemium Imperiale, awarded annually by the Japan Arts Association

Wordy story does not connect us

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In The Words, Bradley Cooper plays a mix of his initially ineffective Limitless and good-guy Alias characters, novelist Rory Jansen.

Fugard slates Spear bullies

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Lauded SA playwright Athol Fugard, who turns 80 today, is deeply incensed by the controversy surrounding Brett Murray’s The Spear painting – and has slammed the ...

Success springs from puppeteers’ hands

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The Handspring Puppet Company revisits the ordinary in a fresh and exciting way.

Should your children play with guns?

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South African law makes it illegal to sell or possess realistic replica firearms.

Grahamstown on fire

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It started off as a celebration of English culture back in 1974, complete with flower arranging shows and tastefully decorous music.

Speaking to Jesus

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It's not hard coming up with all sorts of bad jokes when writing about a film called Son of Man.

Live Earth concert gets lukewarm response

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The South African leg of the series of Live Earth concerts around the globe got off to a slow and very late start.

Gandalf weaves his magic for SA film

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Film director Ben Horowitz as spent the better part of the past two years working on the set of The White Lion, which last week wrapped up principal photography ...

Evita cooks up a storm with 'Kitchen Kabinet'

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The guest list read like a Who's Who of Cape Town's social pages, but when it came to the point when the ladies usually reach for their credit cards, most looked ...

Presley scoops top award as stars look on

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Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae has won the award for outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role at the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles, beating the ...

Reluctant heroes honoured for 'secret' rescue

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If two bashful boys had their way, no one would ever have known about their lifesaving efforts, but a classmate let the cat out of the bag and now Luke Swanevelder ...

Schools line up for free bus tests

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One school has already taken the Automobile Association up on its offer to provide free roadworthy tests for buses, and more are said to be lining up after a fatal ...

Xhosa teacher pool mooted in Western Cape

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Western Cape education officials are considering making Xhosa teachers available across the province in order to help schools achieve a multi-lingual education system. ...