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12% increase ends 2010 construction strike
The strike that had halted construction of 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums and other projects ended on July 15 when employers agreed to workers

Left: Me and Albie

In the presence of greatness at the Book Lounge in Roeland Street

Another brilliant night at our favourite book store!

Last night Judge Albie Sachs was there to talk about his new book, The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law. He was in conversation with none less than Kader Asmal.

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V&A could get ocean liner QE2 as luxury floating hotel

Business Day reports today: In what must be the most ambitious hotel project yet in SA, investment group Dubai World plans to berth the ageing QE2 passenger ship at Cape Town

I Am My Own Wife
from July 9 to August 15, Baxter Golden Arrow Studio

Due to sell-out success, Doug Wright

Things we don't miss: Tube Strikes ... actually the whole
commuting thing is a bit of a pain

Millions of passengers face another difficult commute as the RMT's 48-hour strike over pay and jobs on the London Underground continues.

Bella Italia
Devil

Say cheese

We threw a party at our house for a cheese yesterday.

This cheese is so much the star of the show that we were sure that we could not just eat it, we had to unveil it and share it with friends.

It came from the Best Little Cheesehouse In Franschhoek, Fromages de France, Huguenot Road

Others in the star-studded cast at
Breakfast With The Cassidy

Everyone has either experienced great passion, or longs to do so. And most people have a yen to turn their passion into print.

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Soccer is not only about the big bucks and the big Kahunas!

Out of Cape Town's Philippi area comes the wonderful story of a team of players who rely on sign language to communicate with each other, on and off the field.

Of the squad of 19 players, 15 are deaf. The team was formed slightly more than a year ago by 23-year-old Loyiso Mdokwe, whose half-brother is deaf.