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...archrival in most things, particularly rugby union and cricket. For two weeks, I watched the Olympics spectacle on television [THE SUMMER OLYMPICS, Oct. 9], and now that they are over, I am eager to tell the Australians how proud I am of what they have done. CLIFF CARD Johannesburg...
...DIVIDING LINE, Aug. 7] has given me considerable food for thought. McWhorter presents a credible hypothesis that a "cult of anti-intellectualism" has affected blacks. That is an interesting perspective, but I hope it is wrong. Otherwise Africa's future is as bleak as its recent past! RICHARD HAVARD Johannesburg...
DIED. HARRY OPPENHEIMER, 91, billionaire South African mining magnate and chairman of diamond giant De Beers; in Johannesburg. Though he spoke out in 1989 against the racial policies that "made South Africa stink in the nostrils of decent, human people around the world," his business dealings were muddied by an iron adherence to horrible working conditions in his mines and a migrant-labor system that paid blacks far less than whites. He admitted his failures and, 10 years ago, stepped up efforts to end apartheid, recognizing the A.N.C., funding black education and bringing together Nelson Mandela and Zulu leader Mangosuthu...
...equitable land distribution as well as peace and harmony--not to mention economic stability. Britain, in particular, has a lot to answer for, especially the lives of the white farmers (and their loyal black workers) who are being sacrificed on the altar of political expedience. DAVID J. PARSLEY Johannesburg...
...Johannesburg Marathon, 1999 A runner sneaks into a portable toilet and switches numbers and clothes with his brother, then swaps outfits again and finishes the race...