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Cape Town hosts regional film industry “Oscars”

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The Cape Film Commission and City of Cape Town are hosting the second annual Imbongi Awards to recognise excellence within the Cape Town and Western Cape film industry. The event aims to showcase the best production talent and facilities in ...Read More »

Greece Dining

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To Varoulko, Athens. Not one to rest on his Michelin star, acclaimed chef Lefteris Lazarou is constantly trying to outdo himself, with magnificent results. Among his most fabulous compilations are a crab salad studded with mango, grapes, and leeks; honey-laced ...Read More »

Big brewers cautious on 2010 sales

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Dutch brewing giant Heineken has forecast lower beer consumption in many regions this year as it reported a drop in sales volumes in 2009. Beer volumes fell 1.5% last year, but revenues increased 2.7% to 14.7bn euros ($20bn; 12.9bn) thanks to ...Read More »

Lagos to get Four Points by Sheraton hotel this year

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Lagos in Nigeria is one of a number of cities around the world which will get a new Four Points by Sheraton hotel this year. The American-based group has unveiled a global pipeline of 16 new hotels that will open in ...Read More »

Amarula takes off with global soccer fans

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Amarula Cream, the world's second biggest drink of its kind by volume, has defied market conditions to show good growth. Global brand spokesman Werner Swanepoel said the rise in sales in several important markets ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...Read More »

Greece Sights

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Travel back in time at the eternally magical Acropolis. Described by the 19th-century poet Lamartine as the most perfect poem in stone, the Acropolis (pictured right) is a true testament to Greece's Golden Age. Many of its structures were built ...Read More »

Mandela’s Rivonia hideout to get hotel

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Plans to develop a boutique hotel on the site of Liliesleaf farm, which was the headquarters of the military wing of the ANC and a hideout for Nelson Mandela in the 1960s, have been announced. Since 2001 the site in Rivonia, ...Read More »

London’s top five ways to see the Olympics for free

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Watch live coverage on big TV screens There are screens showing live Olympic events in some of London's major parks as part of the London Live celebrations (btlondonlive.com). Hyde Park has four screens and Victoria Park three. There's also the chance to ...Read More »
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