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The Centre for Creative Arts was established in 1996 by the Development and Social Sciences department of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Their main objective is to create opportunities for artists, and to build creative bonds and relationships between the various art forms, such as music, poetry, dancing, filmmaking, art. Seminars, projects, concerts, training programs and workshops are also hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts, to create awareness and promote art to both the adult public and the youth. The centre is responsible for organizing four large festivals every year, of which one is the Time of the Writer Festival.
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Due to the tremendous success of the previous ten Poetry Africa International Poetry Festivals, it is almost a certainty that the poetry festival scheduled to take place between the 1st and the 6th of October 2007 will be even better than expected. The festival is held in Durban, and is one of the most well attended and supported arts festivals in South Africa.
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Some call it an amazing test of the human body, others consider it an expression of camaraderie, still
others call it insanity. No matter what their view, South Africa's Comrades Marathon
attracts thousands of runners, spectators and television viewers annually. A world renowned ultra-marathon,
the Comrades Marathoncovers some 90 km between Pietermartizburg and Durban in Kwazulu-Natal.
The South African Comrades Marathon route will challenge will power as well as every muscle and
sinew in the body, but crossing the finish line is the most rewarding experience for a runner.
