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Rediscovering the magic of Christmas in Cape Town
Article published on the 2009-12-22 Latest update 2009-12-22 17:11 TU
Age old traditions such as hospitality, sharing and paying respect to others - all long associated with the Christmas period - are often forgotten in these commercial times. But the Santa's Shoebox project, run by Cape Town-based Non-Governmental Organisation Kidz to Kidz, is helping children rediscover the magic of Christmas.
Crossroads: Santa's Shoebox
Crossroads
East Africa's first rapid reaction military force
Christopher Thomson reports from a training exercise with the African Union's new regional peacekeeping army in East Africa.
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Plastic political elite on TV
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Kenya's biggest microfinanciers
Crossroads visits a micro-finance group in Kenya called Jamii Bora which, from small beginnings, has become the biggest such company in the country.
2010-01-26 12:36 TU
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Has the UN offensive in the DRC gone wrong?
A UN-backed operation in the eastern DRC - Kimia II - has been suspended amid reports of war crimes by the Congolese army. Crossroads asks whether the Congo-UN offensive has gone badly wrong?
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History, religion and cooking in Cape Town
A walk through Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, looks at the coming of slaves to the Cape, the emergence of Islam, mouth-watering cuisine and a long-running New Year tradition.
2009-12-29 11:15 TU
