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SA's Mario Ogle to support UK Jay Sean on SA tour New!

SA's Mario Ogle to support UK Jay Sean on SA tour South African R 'n B singer Mario Ogle is to open for Jay Sean on his upcoming South African tour! Regarding opening for the British singer songwriter, rapper, beatboxer and record producer, Mario says "I'm uber excited! Jay Sean has achieved many of the ...

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Sharlto Copley in London for A-Team premiere New! Popular

Sharlto Copley in London for A-Team premiere Sharlto Copley, the South African actor who shot to fame in the lead role of District 9, was on the red carpet in London's Leicester last night, 27 July 2010, for the premiere of the new film, The A-Team. Opening in the UK on 28 July, this film version c ...

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SA business magazine best in the world New! Popular

SA business magazine best in the world South African glossy business-to-business magazine Leadership has been named the best in the world in the annual Tabbie awards presented by the US-based Trade Association Business Publications International (Tabpi), an association of more than 100 publish ...

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SA centre in Aids gel breakthrough New!

SA centre in Aids gel breakthrough The HIV/Aids prevention community is abuzz with excitement over news that South African research has developed a vaginal gel – known as a microbicide – that can reduce sexually transmitted HIV infection by as much as 54%. A two-and-a-half-year study of 8 ...

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SA golfer wins British Open

SA golfer wins British Open South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen turned the British Open into a procession on Sunday 18 July 2010, winning the famed Claret Jug after crushing the world's best by seven strokes at the home of golf. The 27-year-old brought the Old Course, and the rest of ...

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SA surfer wins J Bay Billabong Pro

SA surfer wins J Bay Billabong Pro Supported by the familiar sound of vuvuzelas, South Africa's very own Jordy Smith won his first ASP World Championship Tour event  on home surf at the 2010 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay contest on Sunday 18 July. Opening up with a 8.90 on his first wave an ...

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SA wins big at global travel awards

SA wins big at global travel awards South Africa cleaned up at the annual World Travel Awards for Africa last night, winning 36 awards out of the total 49 categories. Despite the pyramids, Egypt, its nearest rival, managed to win only four. For the sixth time in seven years the city of Cap ...

Category:Travel

SA artist invited to play at Switzerland jazz festival

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SA artist invited to play at Switzerland jazz festival Cape Town singer songwriter Auriol Hays is overseas for the first time, where she was the only South African who was invited to perform at the esteemed Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, taking place 2-17 July 2010. Montreaux is the best known music ...

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SA first to do HIV kidney transplant

SA first to do HIV kidney transplant Cape Town doctor Elmi Muller and her team have pioneered a technique to transplant kidneys between HIV-positive donors and recipients. Between September and November 2008 the team performed four pioneering procedures, which are now described in the 17 Jun ...

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Semenya cleared for competition

Semenya cleared for competition South African 800m world champion Caster Semenya said on Tuesday she was thrilled to return to women's competition, after a ruling from the athletics governing body IAAF ended debate on her gender."I am thrilled to enter the global athletics arena once ag ...

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Spur on the beach in London

Spur on the beach in London If you’re stuck in London this summer but longing for the beach, then just head down to the 02 Dome at Greenwich, where Cheyenne Spur Steak and Grill will be creating a great beach scene for the school summer holidays.  There’ll be great fun for all the f ...

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SA High Commissioner invites South Africans to celebrat...

SA High Commissioner invites South Africans to celebrate in Trafalgar Square As we approach one of the most momentous days in our country's history, I want to invite you all to Trafalgar Square today for a big kick off event to celebrate the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. I'll be there at 11am, along with the Ma ...

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Starseed set to play Download Festival this Friday

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Starseed set to play Download Festival this Friday Ian Camfield of XFM nailed it when he said that South African melodic rockers Starseed are hotly tipped for 2010. It's only June, and Starseed have been invited to play at Download Festival 2010 and have also been asked to support UK rock stalwarts, Sense ...

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SA wins big ad industry award in London

SA wins big ad industry award in London South African advertising agency TBWA Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg was last night awarded with a top award at a London ceremony, earning South Africa its very first and prestigious Black Pencil. A Black Pencil is a very rare 'gold award' as issued by D&amp ...

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SA to host international astrology office

SA to host international astrology office The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town has won a bid to host the International Astronomical Union's (IAU's) Office for Astronomy Development, which will play a key role in taking astronomy to the developing world. The office will play a ...

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SA to showcase talent at World Music Expo

SA to showcase talent at World Music Expo South Africa will once again showcase its talent at the World Music Expo (WOMEX), one of the biggest music conferences in the world. The conference will be hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 to 31 October 2010. Experts in Export Marketing Services to ...

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SA hip hop artist nominated for US award

SA hip hop artist nominated for US award South African hip hop powerhouse Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), has been nominated in America's prestigious Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards. HHP is nominated for the Best International Act Award alongside top African stars such as Somalia's K,naan, N ...

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South African editor honoured as World Press Freedom he...

South African editor honoured as World Press Freedom hero South African editor Laurence Gandar was on Wednesday declared a World Press Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute (IPI), and will be honoured at a ceremony in September. Laurence Gandar was editor of the Rand Daily Mail from 1957 to 1969. " ...

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Stormers beat Bulls to secure semi-finals at Newlands

Stormers beat Bulls to secure semi-finals at Newlands The Stormers brushed aside a second-string Bulls side at Newlands to march into the semi-finals of the Super 14 thanks to a 38-10 bonus-point win on 15 May 2010. Bryan Habana scored two tries against his former team in a one-sided affair that ensured bot ...

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