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Smithfield’s Platteland Preview: the dream that came true

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 27, 2013

We were unmasked as country bumpkins even before the festival started. That moment of truth arrived when actor David Butler pitched a whole day before his first performance. We helped unpack the set from the top of his car, carefully …Share this:Click to share...

SA’s Constitutional Court deals blow to Zimbabwe government, saying Zim property in SA may be sold

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 27, 2013

THE government of Zimbabwe has been dealt a telling blow by South Africa’s highest court: in a unanimous decision delivered this morning, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that property owned by the Zimbabwean government in South Africa could be...

Smithfield’s Platteland Preview festival breaks into radio!

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 10, 2013

Smithfield’s first arts festival, the Platteland Preview, runs from June 21 – 23, bringing choice fringe performers from Grahamstown’s National Arts Festival to the countryside. We’re still amazed that it’s all happening, but if you hear it on the radio …Share...

Challenge launched to the way judicial appointments are made

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 7, 2013

The Helen Suzman Foundation has launched a high court application challenging a number of recent decisions by the Judicial Service Commission. The application claims the decisions were invalid as they were ‘irrational’. Explaining why the foundation has taken this...

Platteland Preview festival marks new era for our Free State dorp

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 6, 2013

EXACTLY a year ago, two guests arrived at my door: a friend and his actor daughter. As dinner ended she said she couldn’t go to bed immediately: she needed another run-through of the show she was taking to Grahamstown’s National …Share this:Click to share on...
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