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Melkkos Recipe

Melkkos Recipe MELKKOS has always been a winner for cold days, I remember eating this at boarding school and we knew on which day to expect MELKKOS, It was always a fight at the table to ensure that everyone got the same amount. This has been made by many South African women, and there are many different ways to make it but I used this one for my children because it was very filling and tasted like pudding. My kids loved ...

Marie Biscuit Fudge Recipe

Marie Biscuit Fudge Recipe This is a great favourite with all kids and some adults too. Maybe you remember your Mom or Granny making this and dividing it between your brothers and sisters? There was always a fight about how many your brothers or sisters had. Going through old recipes, long forgotten, I stumbled on this Fudge recipe, it brought back so many memories! It is so easy to make and this is the original recipe, no other one ...

May the FOURTH be with you VW Advert

May the FOURTH be with you VW Advert The new advert from Volkswagen features a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the all-new 2012 Passat in the driveway. It leverages humor and the unforgettable Star Wars™ score to create an emotional commercial.

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MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS

MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS WITH AIRTEL CELEBRATES AFRICAN MUSIC HEROES Fally Ipupa & 2Face Lead Winners at Spectacular Lagos Awards Ceremony Lagos, 11 December 2010: Congolese artist Fally Ipupa, and Nigeria’s 2Face led the winners at the third edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (MAMA), each taking home two trophies at the music awards ceremony at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos on 11 December 20 ...

Category:Entertainment

Movie review: The Social Network

Movie review: The Social Network Since erupting across universities in America in 2004, the story of Facebook - the online platform most couldn't imagine life without - is put into context, and contractual dispute, right before your eyes in a concise two hour movie! Popcorn in hand, The Social Network feels like a web 2.0 lesson in law as much as  it is a vibrant unfolding of events even more enticing than an episode of your favourite soa ...

Category:Entertainment
Author / Submitted bySue Northam

Mandela's conversations with himself...

Mandela's conversations with himself... The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced that a new book by Nelson Mandela, 'Conversations with Myself', was released worldwide in 22 editions and 20 languages, from 12 October 2010. With a foreword by President Barack Obama, 'Conversations with Myself' is an intimate journey from the first stirrings of Mr Mandela’s political consciousness to his galvanising role on the world stage. It is a rare chance ...

Category:News

Music in their pockets, the world in their hands...

Music in their pockets, the world in their hands... ‘Locn-what?’ you might be saying… but not for long, as September sees the Europe release of Locnville’s sexy summer track Sun in my Pocket! This is the single which catapulted two 20-year-old South African brothers into a global capacity, signed by Sony Music International. Back in SA, Locnville – or ‘The Villey’ as they have already nicknamed themselves – is a household name and all the hype amongst teena ...

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Author / Submitted bySue Northam

Make the most of your money

Make the most of your money Anna Sofat, the founder of Addidi, a provider of fee based financial planning, investment advice and financial concierge services for many South African expats working in the UK, gives her advice on how South Africans can make their hard earned pounds go further. With new more stringent visa rules being applied on South Africans living and working in the UK, chances are that you are in the UK to build a c ...

Category:Business
Author / Submitted byPiet van Niekerk

Madiba Jive song included on World Cup album

Madiba Jive song included on World Cup album The song that made former president Nelson Mandela stand up and jive shortly after he was released from prison 20 years ago has been revamped and sung by international superstars for the official World Cup album. The song Sekunjalo Ke Nako, meaning 'Now is the Time' and penned by Cape Town-based singer and songwriter John Pretorius, has been included on Listen Up! The Official World Cup Album. Sekunjalo K ...

Category:Music

Madiba meets Bafana Bafana

Madiba meets Bafana Bafana Nelson Mandela met Bafana Bafana's World Cup team at the Nelson Mandela Foundation offices in Johannesburg on Thursday 3 June to wish the team well for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Wearing a Bafana Bafana jersey carrying the captain's number "4", Mandela arrived to cheers and song from the team, members of his family and his staff. Captain Aaron Mokoena introduced Mandela to all the team members, including co ...

Category:News

Make World Cup opening party plans now!

Make World Cup opening party plans now! Where will you be on 11 June 2010!? Just because you are a continent away from Soccer City in South Africa on the opening day of the World Cup, does not mean that you should not celebrate this epic achievement! It’s a celebration for all of Africa – and everyone’s invited! In Birmingham on Friday 11 June, ‘This is Football – Celebrating South Africa 2010’ will do exactly that! As a world-renowned venue, Th ...

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Author / Submitted bySue Northam

Music video MVP competition for SA bands

Music video MVP competition for SA bands In a first for South Africa, MK, DStv¹s leading rock and pop music channel, is commissioning 10 high quality music videos of South African artists valued at R50,000 each. Dubbed the MK Music Video Project (MK MVP), the initiative is inviting production companies to approach any band they believe complements MK's progressive channel strategy and to pitch on their behalf. Similarly bands and record companies ...

Category:Music

Morkel leads SA to 13-run win in Barbados

Morkel leads SA to 13-run win in Barbados A savage batting onslaught from Albie Morkel and a disciplined bowling performance saw South Africa to a 13-run win over New Zealand in their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday. Morkel smashed his way to 40 off a mere 18 balls as the Proteas posted a formidable 170 for four. New Zealand could only muster 157 for seven in reply with three South Africa bowler ...

Category:Sport

Moses Mabhida stadium has generated over R4 million

Moses Mabhida stadium has generated over R4 million Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium has generated over R4 million through its sky car and bungee jumping facility in the past few months, the city said on Thursday. "This proves that our stadium will never be a white elephant. The over R4 million does not include money generated by businesses at the stadium,” said city manager, Mike Sutcliffe. Read more...

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More WC tickets available as sales approach 90%

More WC tickets available as sales approach 90% South Africans who still want to buy 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets will be relieved to know that a few thousand additional tickets went on sale this week. Football body FIFA said the tickets became available following the ongoing finalisation of seating arrangements at all World Cup match venues and further adjustments of different ticket allocations. This process has seen additional tickets become availabl ...

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Make or break weekend awaits

Make or break weekend awaits After 11 weeks of Vodacom Super 14 action we still have as much as ten teams left harbouring hopes of semifinal qualification. Week 12, however, could see the end of the road for as many as four of our current contenders, while the top four is in for a rigorous shaking as well.Lined up in the launch position at the swinging doors of last-chance saloon we have the Hurricanes and the Chiefs, who meet in Welli ...

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Microsoft invests in South African talent

Microsoft invests in South African talent In one of the biggest equity-equivalent deals seen in South Africa to date, Microsoft is to invest almost half-a-billion rand in the local software industry over the next seven years as part of the company's broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) programme. The deal, announced by Microsoft South Africa MD Mteto Nyati and Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Maria Ntuli in Sandton this week, will see th ...

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Mayday Emergency Party in London in aid of Born Free

Mayday Emergency Party in London in aid of Born Free In support of two South Africans who wish to ride from London to Cape Town over six months, The Walkabout in Wimbledon will be hosting an Emergency Services Party over the bank weekend on 2 May 2010. All proceeds will go to the charity Born Free. On 1 September 2010, Dean Fielden and Erich Rettermayer will begin a 24,000km journey on motorcycles, from London to Cape Town via West Africa. You have probabl ...

Category:Entertainment

MacStanley - As I am video

MacStanley - As I am video The video for MacStanley's As I am with lead singer Andrew Mac's distinctive and strong voice.

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More African acts for opening concert promised

More African acts for opening concert promised Organisers of the FIFA World Cup kick-off concert are planning to add more local acts to their much-criticised  line-up. Local Organising Committee' s  Hazel Feldman told Eyewitness News that  a revised lineup with more local acts is on the cards. South African artists are up in arms that the first line-up features mainly international artists, with only three local artists represented. Read more...

Category:Music
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