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In this program, African jazz musician Edmund "Ntemi" Piliso traces the roots of African jazz from the days of apartheid in 1940s Alexandra Township. With musical performances throughout highlighting the various eras, Piliso moves through the days of pennywhistle jive groups hustling change on streetcorners, to the sounds of marabi-a bittersweet fusion of American jazz and the restless rhythm of an uprooted tribal culture. The latter sound, lost for...
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Nolusindiso "Titie" Plaatjie knows that soccer can help kids "stay away from things that could destroy their lives" because that's just what it did for her. In A Game for Life, we are taken to the soccer fields in the poor neighborhood of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where provincial soccer star, "Titie," works with an innovative soccer program to educate local youth about HIV/AIDS prevention.
5) South Africa
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2012.
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of South Africa"--Provided by publisher.
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2019.
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English
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"Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers." -Publishers Weekly A heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife Françoise Malby-Anthony. A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. But then she fell in love with conservationist Lawrence Anthony and everything changed. After Lawrence's death,...
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[2014], c2000
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English
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South Africa's innovative Peace and Reconciliation Commissions attempted to allow South Africans to confront their past and heal the scars of apartheid. For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty for their crimes; their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
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[2014], c1990
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English
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Ted Koppel moderates a town meeting with Nelson Mandela at the City College of New York, on Mandela's visit to the U.S. At the time of this visit, apartheid remains in place, but Mandela's ANC is negotiating with de Klerk's South African government. A major focus to the discussion is whether the U.S. should reward de Klerk for concessions to help him deal with his right-wing, or keep maximum pressure on. Another is whether Mandela is right to support...
12) The power of one
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1999.
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English
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PK, an English orphan, is bullied by his Afrikaner classmates over his political beliefs, but an African teaches him how to box and that one person can make a difference.
13) Twist of Faith
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[2013], c2009
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English
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The fate of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a site holy both to Jews and Muslims, is at the very heart of the Middle East conflict-perhaps the world's most important unresolved religious dispute. A billion Muslims will not rest until the site is under Islamic sovereignty. For Jews in Israel and around the world, however, it is part of their historic capital, never to be surrendered. Can anything short of divine intervention settle the issue? In this final...
15) District 9
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[2009]
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English
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Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
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[2014], c2010
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English
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In Africa, as in so many other places, sports have traditionally been a man's world. And until recently, women entered at the risk of being scorned or laughed at. But Sahar El-Hawary and her female soccer team are no joke. She is the first women's referee in North Africa and also the first female member of the Egyptian Football Federation. She has put women's soccer on the map - not just in her native Egypt but also in the entire Arab world. In Niger,...
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2003.
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Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.
19) The prey of gods
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[2017]
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English
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In South Africa, the future looks promising. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. And in the bustling coastal town of Port Elizabeth, the economy is booming thanks to the genetic engineering industry which has found a welcome home there. Yes, the days to come are looking very good for South Africans. That is, if they can survive the present...
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[2012], c2006
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English
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The Wilderness Route in South Africa is a visually stimulating environment where host Gordon Sivell samples the wine, has his first paragliding flight over the Indian Ocean coastline, and learns how the new South Africa has changed in the townships when he meets the local people on his 10-day journey.
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