The scene has changed, but the Rainbow is presumably still a gold mine.

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But it was still a shame the Rainbow Nation did not get the chance to cheer their side through the second round.

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Many African countries are looking to the crop-driven "green revolution" of Asia for ideas, but Ms Sibanda points out that what Africa needs is a "rainbow" revolution.

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But state government officials said CCTV footage showed the rainbow road crossing was a safety hazard.

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It may have the often infuriating but also charming and innocent sense of chaos that comes with "the rainbow nation", but it will be passionately supported by a whole country that will be united for the month.

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But this looks suspiciously like a crock of gold at the end of some global rainbow.

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But here in the Upper Ninth Ward, New Orleans's future is a rainbow.

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Sounds silly, but in between the jumping in and throwing of and inviting friends over for a swim through my sea of rainbow colored play balls, my brain had time to recharge the parts that were slumped.

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