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Cape Town lights the way in international Landmark Lighting initiative

The V&A Waterfront, together with Rotary District 9350 – the local leg of Rotary International which is focused on eradicating polio in Africa – joined five other countries on February 23rd – Cape Town’s official Rotary Day - in a global landmark lighting event to heighten awareness of the fight against polio.

Reports have appeared in the media in the last week which make reference to the National Arts Festival in relation to a broader story about the Department of Arts and Culture’s activities in 2010. According to Tony Lankester, CEO of the national Arts Festival, some of these reports have been misconstrued by readers and listeners, and some have created the incorrect impression about this year’s Festival.

Hello folks, during last night my camera, a Canon 500D was stolen from my home in St James. Someone climbed through the burglar bars in my office which is directly next to my bedroom, either a kid or a skinny adult. I am devastated, I have already screamed, it hasn't made me feel any better.

On the 9th of January 2010 thousands of people across the world were drumming along to a global beat for peace in Sudan... In a heart beat SOUTH AFRICA joined the rhythm.

Graduates were treated to tea at the South African Tourism head office in Sandton where they were hosted and addressed by CEO, Didi Moyle. With gusto and humour Didi showed graduates the international 2010 campaign run by SAT.

The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown recently released a report on the 2009 “Cacadu Artreach Project” indicating that, during the 2009 Festival, 351 Fringe performers from 23 productions volunteered their time to take the joy of the arts to those who, for whichever reasons, would not have been able to experience it.

It was a tough cook-off between some of Gauteng’s hottest young chefs, but in the end the team from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool walked off with the honours in the Heinz Junior Chef of the Year competition.

After ten years in development the satirical news show created by Zapiro and Thierry Cassuto began showing on Tuesday 6th October. ZA NEWS will become one of the few South African political satires featuring content based on current South African issues and news.