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Our own
29.01.10 – 14:14 | No Comment
Our own

This brand new addition to the DEKAT family is loaded with products that were made, produced, nailed together and bound here on local soil.

Wanted: a one-carat diamond
28.01.10 – 19:16 | No Comment
Wanted:  a one-carat diamond

I left no stone unturned. Future wife wanted an oval diamond… not a romantic shape like a heart or the first letter of her name, no! Oval!

Death in lead… and bibs, building blocks and jungle gyms
28.01.10 – 18:33 | 2 Comments
Death in lead…  and bibs,  building blocks and jungle gyms

What the Chinese use as a production short-cut to increase profit margins could be causing the death of our children. Lead in paint on children’s toys results in, at least, lower IQs, learning problems, hyperactivity, hearing problems and anaemia. More serious complications include brain damage and even death. DEKAT investigated.

A vicious circle
28.01.10 – 16:38 | One Comment
A vicious circle

We see it daily, around us and worldwide – the sins of the fathers and mothers that are repeated by the children, generation after generation. The Afrikaans TV series Erfsondes has this as its theme. Karin Brynard investigates the cause of this evil cycle.

Breaking the mould
28.01.10 – 16:18 | No Comment
Breaking the mould

She is talented. Beautiful. Spontaneous. And solidly rooted in Gaia. DEKAT asks South Africa’s new favourite actress Jana Strydom, aka Kate in Erfsondes, 10 quick questions.

Vaal River Meander – Wine & Food Show and Route
28.01.10 – 10:08 | No Comment

VAAL RIVER MEANDER – WINE ROUTE
Be sure not to miss this year’s quintessential Vaal River Meander Wine Route taking place at hotels, lodges and venues both on and next to the majestic Vaal River. Just …

Meet the Afrikaner
27.01.10 – 19:53 | 2 Comments
Meet the Afrikaner

For years the Afrikaner has confounded people. Who are Afrikaners, what do they look like and what do they do? There are as many opinions as there are people.
By Yolandi Groenewald.

The naked emperor
27.01.10 – 19:45 | No Comment
The naked emperor

Affirmative action has been unsuccessful internationally as well as in South Africa, but it seems ‘the emperor’ is blissfully unaware.

My Russian Fantasy
27.01.10 – 19:34 | No Comment
My Russian Fantasy

Svetlana lives in the Ukraine – which is almost Russia. The meeting has been arranged by an agency and all I have to do, is to be there. A day before my trip only Dominee and my widower
foreman Jafta
know of my plans.

In the name of science
27.01.10 – 19:10 | No Comment
In the name of science

Norbert Hahn’s dyslexia was so severe that he was taught only practical skills at school, but in April this year he obtained his doctorate in Botany.