SA opera talents soar on global stage
Operalia is one of the most prestigious opera competitions in the world
‘Cool drink’ is code for cash bribe in graft-ridden South Africa
In a country with one of the highest crime rates in the world, police officers have a reputation for being corrupt
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Katrina death toll passes 700
United States President George Bush prepared to give a speech in Louisiana on Thursday outlining government plans to rebuild the region devastated by Hurricane Katrina, as the disaster death toll passed the 700 mark. Meanwhile, the south-eastern US coastline was hit by another hurricane, Ophelia.
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Bush to view New Orleans horror close-up
United States President George Bush faced an uncertain welcome on Monday as he prepared for his first close-up view of storm-wrecked New Orleans, two weeks to the day after Hurricane Katrina turned one of the country’s proudest cities into a swamped horror.
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‘Innocent, innocent’, say Michael Jackson fans
Deja Halder is only seven, but says he’s been a Jackson fan for ”a lot of years”, and did a stunningly realistic imitation during a show of support for the embattled ”king of pop”. He was one of half a dozen Jackson imitators who showed off their talents at the gathering of about 200 fans in a Santa Maria, California, hotel late on Sunday.
