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Mud mud glorious mud
The thought did cross my mind when we left SA as to whether my sports-loving son would continue in his sports quest here in the UK. Besides studying sports at college (he immediately jumped at the chance of studying sports instead of history and geography of course) he has tried various sporting activities, but finally settled for his one big passion, rugby.
What he didn’t account for though, was that play ...
Mandela comic book wins American award
A graphic novel depicting the life of Nelson Mandela has won an American award for children’s literature. Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book won the 2010 Best Book for Older Readers in the Children’s Africana Book Awards from the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA). The ASA is a non-profit corporation founded in 1957, which aims to bring together people with a scholarly and prof ...
MICHELLE LOTZ in Texas
We’ve lived in Durban, Joburg and Cape Town as well as Dar es Salaam in Tanzania but America is completely different to any place we’ve lived. It’s just so vast and contrary to most beliefs, it’s very expensive to live here. Our life is just really an existence at this stage and we are finding it very hard not having our family and friends close by.
The coastline here is grey and dirty and cannot compare t ...
Master Jam feat. RJ Benjamin - Change the World video
Master Jam featuring RJ Benjamin with the dance track Change the World.
Change the World is one of 20 songs nominated for the 2010 Record of the Year at the South African Music Awards. The SAMAs will be announced on 17 April 2010.
RJ, who is a songwriter before anything else, has collaborated with Master Jam on this national house song anthem titled Change the world, which is featured on Soul Candi Sessio ...
Manuel appointed to UN panel
National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing.
Launched last month, the group was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to mobilise financing to assist developing countries in combating climate change.
The ministry said the group of 19 experts will be co-chaired by United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown as ...
Marthinus nominated for top UN job
President Jacob Zuma has nominated Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk for the post of the United Nations' new climate chief.
Van Schalkwyk has been tipped as a strong contender to take over from Yvo De Boer who headed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). De Boer announced his resignation last month.
"The South African government will consequently forward the name of Minister Van Sc ...
Malaika - Destiny video
Destiny is one of Malaika's original hits, taken off their 2004 multi-platinum debut album entitled Malaika. This SA afro-pop group sold over 350,000 copies.
They won the Best Newcomer Group statuette in 2004 and then the Best Afro-Pop Group in 2005 Channel O Music Video Awards and Best Southern African Group at the 2005 Kora awards.
Here are the lyrics to Destiny:
I cherish the place I am on the day Wh ...
More than 2.2 million World Cup tickets sold
The number of tickets sold for the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament has reached the 2.24 million mark, said Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke on Thursday.
"We are satisfied that we've sold 2.2 million tickets," Valcke told media in Johannesburg.
To ensure that more South Africans benefited from the remaining tickets, re-categorised tickets have been increased from 11 percent to 29 percent, said local o ...
My 15 favourite things to do in the world
Since working on ships, I have been to so many places, it is near impossible to choose a favourite on. Below are my top 15 things to do around the world.
1. Visit the Sunshine Village, which is home to orphans (due to the tsunami) and abandoned children in Phuket, Thailand.
2. Listen to the waves crash at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.
3. Take road trip to Hoi Chi Min City and walk through the battlefield in V ...
Making classical music cool for kids
Cool Classic Kidz is a radio program that starts running on Fine Music Radio (FMR 101.3) in South Africa, on Saturday 27 February at 13:45. In this programme, young musicians from the Western Cape will be featured, performing a musical piece on their chosen instrument, as well as a very short interview.
The aim of Cool Classic Kidz is to give exposure to our talented young musicians, offer them somethin ...
Music conference in SA for second year
Music Exchange, South Africa’s first independent music conference, returns for a second year, from 22-23 March at the Protea Victoria Junction Hotel in Cape Town. In line with the ever-changing landscape of the music industry globally, a strong digital theme will be an integral part of the keynote talks and panel discussions.
The highlight is the keynote address by Charles Goldstuck, the CEO of Touchtunes ...
Medical Scam Uncovered
We are not sure where but please do be on the lookout for similar medical scams as uncovered by one of our fans. Do not fall for this scam ;-)
Maureen Blackwell in Saudi Arabia
I am British, but I came to live in South Africa in 1974. I’ve lived on the Highveld for 35 years, including Benoni, Machadodorp and Pietermaritzburg – each place has it’s own special memories. I love South Africa and when I return home in October I plan to stay for the rest of my life. My husband owns land in Sedgefield on the Garden Route, so we shall make our permanent home there when we retire. I really ...
MILA SHIN in South Korea
I came to Korea to take a year out and have no responsibility! It’s four years later and I’m married to an amazing Korean guy, have lots of pets and responsibilities, including a couple of small businesses and a facebook group for South Africans in Korea.
I work as a university lecturer – it is an awesome job! One of the perks is five months paid vacation every year, so my husband and I travel around Kore ...
Motivational pictures 22 Jan 2010
11 New motivational pictures - Spongebob Squarepants, Pride, Tool, Lotto, Opinions, Trees, Pimp Bike and more...
Mugabe and the White African
A disquieting documentary following the experiences of Michael Campbell, a white farmer who stood up to Robert Mugabe’s violent campaign of forced land reclamation in Zimbabwe. Refusing to back down in the face of intimidation, Campbell challenged Mugabe at the South African Development Community’s international court. Filmed covertly, this documentary provides a rare first-hand look at life under Mugabe’s ...
Monitor your resolutions or don’t make them at all
January is considered an opportunity to start with a clean slate, a fresh start to approach the new year with renewed vigour and focus. A long standing tradition aligned to this is the task of setting new year’s resolutions, a list of desired goals and actions to achieve change across areas ranging from health and finance to relationships and self-improvement.While this ideal of reinventing yourself is usua ...
Mabida Restaurant
Madiba Restaurant offers a unique South African experience, the first of its kind in the United States. Proudly bringing our guests traditionally prepared specialties from South Africa. Our restaurants offer a unique South African experience, the first of its kind in the United States. Since 1999 at our first restaurant in Fort Greene (Brooklyn) we have proudly brought our guests traditionally prepared spec ...
MEETING SOWETO GOSPEL STARS
The Soweto Gospel Choir kicked off their UK tour in September, in Glasgow and concluded in Swansea in mid-October. I attended their Norwich Theatre Royal show. Having seen countless performances across the world, over the years, the anticipation was very high. Prior to the show, Mzansi Show hosted the choir master/conductor, Shimmy Jiyane. He promised the audience a night to remember saying, ‘people must e ...
Make your confidence sparkle like a movie star
Poor self confidence can stem from any number of sources, particularly for men… pressure from a father to perform in sports, being ridiculed by a teacher or other children at school or something that is becoming more common these days the effect of men’s magazines with the latest muscle bound guy on the front. And unfortunately one confidence knocking experience can have a knock on effect on other areas of ...
