Arts & Books

Finally it has arrived – World Cup 2010, after months of debate in the international and South African media on the pros and cons of the tournament being held in South Africa. The games kicked off on Friday with the host country drawing with Mexico.

A most thought provoking exhibition featuring the work of Owen Maseko and entitled ‘The Truth Will Set You Free’ was held at the Bulawayo Club in Zimbabwe on 25 March.

Following urgent meetings held in Paris last week in which numerous United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) countries consulted about Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s endowment of the Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, Dir

When the idea was first hatched to put forward South Africa’s candidacy for the 2010 World Cup, it seemed a far-fetched dream. And when FIFA actually awarded the tournament to South Africa, it was, in the view of many, a gamble destined to fail.

‘Avatar’, the highest-grossing film of all time, may be more real and current than the average person may know. The battle of Pandora is taking place right now in the Congo. Since 1996 a war is raged in the Congo to get access to resources vital for modern technology and global investors.

Books received:

Title: Intercultural Dialogue in Africa: Project review
Editor: Tom Broadhurst and Jo Angouri
Published by: British Council
First published: 2010
ISBN: N/A
Pages: 130