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Convalescence: time to read at last
Edito : I spent five days in hospital in June for an operation. Once out of the anaesthesia I alternated reading and watching the elimination matches for the World soccer cup in South Africa. I stayed off work until the end of June and spent most of that...
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Article by Ben Cousins: Land reform in Zimbabwe is not the disaster it is made out to be
Edito: My thanks to Professor Ben Cousins, who holds the DST/NRF Research Chair in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape, for sending me this article, which brings into question the conventional media wisdom that land...
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BBC report on the Terreblanche murder
Edito: I was talking on the phone when the evening news came on and M had turned the sound down, so for a few seconds all I saw were pictures of Terreblanche's supporters wearing uniforms with swastika like emblems. I thought it must be a documentary...
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Echoes from the past : Springbok radio archives
Edito : Love it but left it has just clocked up more than 600 visits. The idea is catching on slowly and I do hope that in time more of you will send in your contributions. By the way the earliest ones can be found through a link on the home page to the...
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Next stop Soweto
Edito : Wow, after an exhausting day at the office and a drizzly ride home on my motorbike, what a great surprise to receive this tip. Thanks to Marion Mésenge, from Normandy, so where have all the South Africans gone? And now a message to the Rio Loco...
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Book review: Olivier de Kersauson and the last Boer Commando
Now what, you may wonder, does Olivier de Kersauson, a famous contemporary French yachtsman, have to do with the last Boer Commando? Well, here's the story. For Christmas I was given a book (with accompanying DVD) written by Olivier de Kersauson, a book...
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We missed the anthem at the beginning, but it was a great match
Edito : I was supposed to meet my son about a half a mile from the Toulouse Stadium but arrived late after being caught in a traffic jam. Everyone else had the same idea I did, park the car in a neighbourhood not too far away and then walk there. By the...
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France 2: A series of 4 TV documentaries on South Africa
Edito : Our national télémag, Telerama, has announced a series of 4 hitherto un-broadcast documentaries on South Africa, starting tonight, Monday 8th March at 22h05 for the programme 'Un oeil sur la planète' (keeping an eye on the planet). The synopsis...
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Final article: IF THIS IS NOT APARTHEID, THEN WHAT IS?
Edito: Well dear friends and readers, today's posting marks the end of this blog. Originally created to accompany the build-up to the Rio Loco Festival, I had hoped it would become an informal forum/meeting place for South Africans all over the world,...
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Hip to the Jive - heppy chrestmas
Edito : Somehow or another Google picked up 'South African music' from 'Love it but Left it' and led me wandering by the hand to this incredibly rich storehouse of the past. Diamond funnels up from the fifties and perhaps even before: Who's behind this...
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SA Rocks - a local SA Blog
Edito : Thanks to Philip Scheiner, who grew up in Cape Town and now lives in Paris with his wife Sophie and two children Romain and Camille for pointing me to this blog, full of interesting information on SA. Found a new Afrikaans rock band featured with...
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Washing of the water - Peter Gabriel
Edito : I'll let you judge whether this has anything to do with South Africa, the Rio Loco Festival or bringing South Africans together. While editing a particularly demanding text on water purification systems, I stumbled on this video, an interpretation...
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Le Marathon des Mots in Toulouse and Jacobus
Edito : Though I must admit that I much prefer reading books to hearing them declaimed on stage or accompanied with music, which is now the fashion, a lot of people enjoy this regular Toulouse event where you can see and listen to well-known authors close...
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Looking for the music score or mp3 of Lamtietie damtietie
Edito : A friend Marie Verdier has written a scenario based on the life of Jacobus Munnick, the father of her husband James (Jim) Munnick. Marie's brother is a puppeteer and together they are producing a puppet show for the Rio Loco festival which has...
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A new South African in Toulouse - but no address
Edito : Got a friendly letter through the contact feature of the blog, but without any address or telephone number. This is a bit like placing a wanted ad in your own newspaper, but I don't know how to reach this person any other way as there was no e-mail...
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Hugh Masekela at Rio Loco
Edito : My thanks to Diane Saulson (née Wulfsohn) for telling me about a recent show at the Market Theatre. Diane grew up in Rustenburg and her family are part of my extended family. She wrote : " When I was in SA I saw a phenomenal musical show at the...
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Rio Loco today: a debate on the current situation in South Africa
Edito : The organisers have just sent me ths information on a seminar/debate to be held this evening on the Rio Loco Festival site. The subject is: "Has the political transition in South Africa been successful?" Speakers will be dealing successively with...
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intermission message
Edito : have been ill with flu for awhile and not in the mood for blogging but do have the next posting in mind, a short account of books I've read since the Word Marathon in Toulouse. Many of these were by South African authors but not all. Watch this...
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Graeme Williams, photography
Edito : I got a tweet message that led me to Graeme William's site, see link below, _ Graeme Williams' site
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Rio Loco continues on Arte Live: Freshly ground
Edito: I went to have a look a the ARTE LIVE link and discovered, what a joy, that it enables continous streaming, in particular of the concert by Freshly Ground, so get yourself a fresh cup of coffee and sit back and enjoy!!!
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Further debate and comments on Ben Cousin's article
Edito: In his latest e-mail Ben Cousins referred me to reactions to his article in the Mail and Guardian, which you will find at : Mail and Guardian site
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Further comment on reactions to the Terreblanche murder
Edito : I just read Mark Turpin's comment and then flipped to his blog to read more. Also saw another entry of interest on Raymond Suttner's prison reflections and an article which Mark has republished with his permission. Find them at : Mark Turpin's...
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South African culture at La Villette
Edito : thanks to Marion Mésenge for this information on the programme for South African events at this Paris musuem, which you can find, in French only I'm afraid, at : South Africa at La Villette
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ZA NEWS
Edito: Thanks to Marion Mesenge for sending this link to ZA news, SA's equivalent of the French 'Guignols'. I especially like the one with Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. ZA NEWS
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South African music on France Inter
Edito : France Inter has devoted a half-hour programme to South African music this Sunday evening. You can catch up on it at their website : France Inter