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The spirit of jazz is alive in Montreal

Montreal - The Montreal Jazz Festival is more than the sum of 800 bands over 12 days. For many, it is family tradition. More »

Johannesburg draws poor, struggles to house them

JOHANNESBURG - The handsome art-deco building at 193 Jeppe St. was typical of its apartheid times: full of white-collar professionals, mostly white, and an army of blacks pushing brooms and serving tea until night fell and the segregation banished them to their distant townships. More »

South African soccer great looks back wistfully

JOHANNESBURG - Though thrilled that the World Cup has come to his homeland, South African soccer great Jomo Sono can't help but look back to his glory days in the apartheid era and wonder what might have been. More »


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