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Our most beloved witch
With Halloween fast approaching, Peter Church longs for a childhood friend who should have been burnt at the stake some 300 years ago.
What better time to reminiscent about a childhood hero than Halloween. Especially if you are longing to the days when you were besotted by an Afrikaans speaking witch.
Show me an Afrikaans Saffa between 25 and 50 who has never heard of Liewe Heksie, and I’ll show you a Pom ...
OKTOBERFEST Cleavage heaven
OKTOBERFEST Cleavage heaven
The 177th edition of the world’s largest piss-up starts on Saturday, September 18. Having barely survived last year’s edition, Piet van Niekerk does his best to avoid political correctness as he explains what it’s all about.
Munich, Oktoberfest 2009: I’m heroically persevering in my quest to drown out immoral thoughts. But stein after stein they grow like credit card debt. ...
Obama praises SA & motivates African youth leaders
United States President Barack Obama has showered praise on South Africa’s recent success in hosting the FIFA World Cup, speaking at the African Youth Leaders Forum in Washington DC, on Tuesday 3 August 2010. Obama said while there were two European teams in the FIFA World Cup final, Africa was the real winner at the end.
Obama also told the young leaders the US stands ready to work with African youth in p ...
Overtone signs worldwide music distribution deal for SA...
In a bid to empower SA musos, South African entertainment company Overtone has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Swiss Company, Imusician. The deal enables Overtone members to distribute their first albums worldwide for free. Imusician distributes music to 200 plus premium digital music stores across Europe, USA, Asia and Australia. This includes channels such as: iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Spotify ...
ON A PLUCK by Trek Net
This local comic strip appears 6 days a week in newspapers throughout South Africa.
Treknet is a proudly South African cartoon strip about two unemployed entrepreneurial friends Boet and John. Follow Treknet as they live the ups and downs, high and low tides of life in the new South Africa. Armed with a positive attitude, optimistic and entrepreneurial spirit, Treknet is an inspiration to both young and ol ...
One day til kick off and celebrations in Birmingham
With the kick-off for the World Cup only a day away, emotions in the UK's South African community are running high. Many people won't be flying out to support their team, but are nonetheless at the forefront of World Cup mania. It's not just an occasion to celebrate football, but also the cultural and musical heritage of the rainbow nation.
Among those staying in England is Tulani Gumede, who is originall ...
Official FIFA World Cup album
An official album of 12 songs has been released as the official FIFA World Cup album. It includes the official World Cup anthem, the official World Cup song as well as the official World Cup mascot song - just in case you were confused!
Well-known internataional artists on the album include Shakira, R. Kelly, John Legend and Wyclef, whereas local SA artists include Freshlyground, TKZee, Louise Carver, Ido ...
Opinions about SA hosting the World Cup
Barry Lavery
From: Durban
Living: New York
Being in South Africa during the 4 December 2009 draw gave me an impression of what this immense World Cup event is going to be like when all eyes around the world will be fixated on South Africa over the next few months. South Africa is experiencing an electric vibe overload of anticipation and hope.
Visiting the South African Consulate General in New York som ...
Official Freedom Day celebrations in South Africa
South Africans from all walks of life will today celebrate Freedom Day to mark the liberation of the country and its people from a long period of colonialism and apartheid. On 27 April 1994, millions of South Africans for the first time exercised their hard-won right to vote. Since that fateful day, South Africans have had four free and fair national elections.
To mark the day thousands of South Africans a ...
Official World Cup ticket unveiled
The official 2010 FIFA World Cup ticket was unveiled on 9 April 2010 by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan at Maponya Mall in Soweto. The tickets will be made available to the general public on 15 April when the fifth and final ticketing sales phase kicks off. This will coincide with the opening of the FIFA World Cup ticketing centres in all nine host cities ...
Owner of Snoggys - Yoland Wallace
Yoland is the owner of Snoggys in Wimbledon station and Snoggys butchery in Putney. Yoland’s daughter, who lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, also makes and sells biltong!
Yoland is passionate about meeting and serving people, and inspiring others to make a success in London. Says Yoland, “What you give out is what you receive. I just want to see people happy and motivated. I love my friends and cl ...
Oskido - I believe video
I believe is a track by the 'Godfather of SA house music', Oskido, also known to fans as the Big O.
I believe 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.
Read more about Oskido...
Overtone - teaser video
This is a teaser video for the seven piece acapella band from Johannesburg known as Overtone. They use no instruments, only their voices.
Overtone feat. Yollandi Nortjie - 9,000 days video
A song from the 1995 World Cup film, Invictus, as performed by South African acapella group Overtone together with Yollandi Nortjie. 9,000 days tells the tale of Mandela's leadership in uniting his nation.
During Mandela's 27 years of political imprisonment (9,000 days) his daily source of inspiration was a poem called Invictus by English poet William Henley. It as written 1875 from his hospital bed after ...
OR Tambo welcomes the Airbus A380
The world's largest passenger aircraft, Air France-KLM's A380, flight number AF995 successfully landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said this is the second time the A380 has landed at the airport. The first time was in November 2006, when its manufacturer, Airbus Industries, was testing it.
Air France-KLM is the first airline to use the aircraft at th ...
Opening of Parliament 2010 video
The opening of Parliament took place in Cape Town on 11 February, exactly 20 years since Mandela was released from prison. The event was themed in honour of Nelson Mandela. It was also the first night time opening of Parliament, although the sun was still shining brightly. This video shows interviews with a few attendees, asking what they were expecting ahead of Jacob Zuma's State of t ...
Official FIFA 2010 World Cup song
With only four months to go to the start World Cup, we have something to get you in the spirit! Waving Flag will be the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup. It has a strong unifying melody which will be sung in stadiums around South Africa four months from today as the World Cup opens on 11 June. It is performed by Somalian born, Canadian rapper, K'Naan,
Waving Flag lyrics:
When I get older, I will ...
Over the counter tickets for SA football fans
South African soccer fans will be able to buy world cup tickets over the counter from April, football governing body FIFA and the Local Organising Committee confirmed on Wednesday.
The decision was taken at an executive meeting of the FIFA ticketing committee in Zurich this week.
At the moment, tickets can be bought by filling in application forms at First National Bank (FNB) branches or fans can apply fo ...
Our Heritage, Braai 4 Heritage Song
www.braai4heritage.co.za, , Song that was produced to celebrate Heritage Day in South Africa through our common denominator...BRAAI!
Music Video of BRAAI 4 HERITAGE Day track, "Our Heritage"
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. The Soweto Gospel Choir, HHP & JR - Our Heritage
ORTHODONTICS SET STRAIGHT
What is orthodontics? Orthodontic treatment is a way of straightening or moving teeth, to improve the appearance of the teeth and how they work. It can also help to look after the long-term health of the teeth, gums and jaw joints, by spreading the biting pressure over all the teeth, thereby preserving them for longer! Who is the perfect candidate?About one in five orthodontic patients are between twenty an ...
