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SA to chair international auditor organisation
South Africa will assume the presidency of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), which is the second biggest institution after the United Nations, in November 2010 when it will host the 20th INTOSAI congress in Sandton, Johannesburg.
South Africa's upcoming chairmanship of the INTOSAI will give the country a chance to influence events affecting global economies. "This wil ...
SA swimmers successful in Commonwealth qualifyers
South African swimmers got their Commonwealth Games campaign in New Delhi off to a great start, by producing five qualifiers for Monday's 'A' finals.
According to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Sebastien Rousseau and Chad le Clos both produced fine performances in their heats to book a spot in the men's 200m butterfly final.
Mark Randall and Jean Basson did likewise ...
SA hottest RnB talent in London
Launching in the UK on 9 October, Powershot and StereoType Records present South Africa's hottest RnB acts, Chad Saaiman and Byron Clarke, both of whom will be live and performing in London!
Chad and Byron will be performing at 19:20, a trendy bar in Clerkenwell. Tickets are only £10 for a chance to see these two RnB talents from SA!
Byron Clarke
Blessed with an amazing vocal talent, and growing up in a ...
Saffas called to fight for media freedom
South Africans the world over have been asked to support a campaign to fight an attempt by the ANC led government to curtail media freedom.
Fresh on the heals of the South African National Editors' Forum who rejected government plans to impose a new Protection of Information law and the Media Appeals Tribunal, the international democratic mission Avaaz.org has asked citizens worldwide to sign an internatio ...
SA DJ breaks world record for longest one-handed DJ set
At midday on Sunday 26 September 2010, DJ Black Coffee created a new Guinness Record of 60 hours of DJing, making him the first DJ to play for 60 hours with only one hand. He lost the use of his left arm in an accident at the age of 13.
With a 20-minute break every four hours, Black Coffee, real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo, put the show on for free in Soweto, starting at midnight on 23 September. He played ...
Social Good Day - using social media for social good!
(RED)'s cause is to fight AIDS in Africa. Together with Mashable, (RED) have declared 23 September 'Social Good Day', with the intention of encouraging people across the world to use social media for social good!
Around the world, people are invited to attend or organise a meetup in your community to celebrate, share, educate and engage in a discussion on how social media can be used to tackle some of the ...
Slices of humour and Kaaskrulle
Slices of humour and Kaaskrulle
As a rule IT lecturers are not known for drawing cartoons in their spare time. But this rule does not apply to University of Pretoria IT lecturer par excellence Willem-Jan Olwagen.
When Olwagen kicks off his shoes at home, he becomes WeeJee, the creator of popular Afrikaans comedy strip “Die Lewe is ‘n Kaaskrul”, one of the most original and entertaining comedy strips t ...
SAVE the Boo!-ing for London
SAVE the Boo!-ing for London
After six years of hiBoo!nation, Boo! has arose from its silent slumber to return with a loud bang to London for a few gatskop concerts.
After 7 years of success, 800 concerts in 17 countries, Boo!’s cult followers were devastated in 2004 when band members Ampie Omo and Leon Retief announced their resignation from Boo! The monkipunk band that loved to hear their fans boo-i ...
SA BRANDY king of the world
A South African brandy has once again conquered the global spirits industry's expert palates and been voted 'Best brandy in the world'. The accolade went to Laborie Alambic Brandy at the 2010 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) held in London over the weekend. It brings the number of times a local brandy has triumphed at this event to an astonishing nine times in the past 12 years. It's also ...
SA Business confidence improves on back of recession
South Africa's Business Confidence Index (BCI) in July recorded the second highest reading this year at 84.3 points, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has said. The July 2010 figure of 84.3 points is 1.1 point above the July 2009 level following on June 2010's 84.8 points. The figure has improved from the recession but it is still not good enough at the moment," said SACCI economi ...
South African wins Google technology scholarship
Two African women, one being from South Africa, have become the first recipients of the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for outstanding contributions and leadership in computer science.
South African Sinini Ncube, a masters student at Rhodes University and Kenyan born Shikoh Gitau, a doctoral candidate at the University of Cape Town (UCT), have both won the scholarship and each will receive a cash p ...
Searching for SA's talent Simon Cowell style
Following the widely successful British and American versions of the Got Talent TV reality format, created and executively produced by showbiz mogul Simon Cowell, SABC 2 has confirmed they will be hosting a second season of the talent search contest SA’s Got Talent.
After a hugely successful debut in 2009, the second season will premiere on the local SA channel on 16 September 2010. Auditions took place ar ...
SA and Chinese police work together
South African and Chinese police have strengthened the ties between them and vowed to help each other fight crime. Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula met with the People's Republic of China's Vice Minister of Public Safety Chen Zhimin at end of July 2010 where the two signed minutes of talks relating to police operations between the two countries after their discussions.
The talks focused on intensifyin ...
Sticky, sweet and seductive
August equals Women’s Day and that means it’s time for a Rusty Nail, a Screaming Orgasm and maybe a few Painkillers. That’s right girls, it’s happy hour all day long and the shooters and cocktails are a-flowing.
As a base-level male I struggle to understand the appeal of these liquid lady lures. When I see something that colourful with that many straws on my bar I reach for the lemon, squeeze it in my eye ...
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 successes I want to achieve one day. Not many artists break into the US market like he has done. This is one more humbling step closer to my very own goal ...
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 comes 28 years since the iconic hit TV series was massive in the 80s. Most people will remember the opening music score and the famous line, "I love it when ...
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 publishing houses.
The magazine won the 2010 gold award in the best single issue category, which Tabpi describes as 'the competition's most comprehensive, in a c ...
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 889 women by the Durban-based Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa) found that a vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral dru ...
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 the field, to its knees with an assured display of ball-striking and control to become the sixth South African major winner, and the first at the Open sin ...
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 and following it up with a solid 9.03 on his second wave, this win puts him in first place in the WCT ratings.
"This is the best day of my life," Smith sa ...
