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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 Cape Town was named Africa's leading destination, at an awards ceremony held in Sandton, Johannesburg. South African Airways was named Africa's leading airlin ...
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 festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe, annually in early July in Montreaux on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Auriol performed on ...
SA wave domination Featured
With the upcoming SA leg of the ASP World Tour taking place at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa in July, we speak to SA’s top surfer Jordy Smith. Also making the most of the waves, but in a kayak, we find out from East London born Andrew Pollock about the upcoming sport of surf kayaking. SURFINGNine-time ASP world champ Kelly Slater is the most common name when considering competitive surfing, but our very own ...
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 June 2010 issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Muller, a surgeon at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Surgery in the Fac ...
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 again and look forward to competing with all the disputes behind me," she said in a statement released by her lawyers.
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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 family, and not a grain of sand in the sandwiches or a cloudburst to dampen the day!
From 16 July until the end of August, this popular family restaurant w ...
SA High Commissioner invites South Africans to celebrat...
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 Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and we'd be delighted if you could join us on the square.
South Africans know how to throw a party and welcome the world, so ...
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, Senser on their upcoming O2 Academy Tour.
"This year has started with a huge bang for us," exhorts drummer Andrew Spence. "The wheels are in motion and we're r ...
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&AD, a British not-for-profit organisation that represents the international design, advertising and creative communities. Its inaugural awards ceremony wa ...
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 central role in coordinating and managing all IAU educational activities, as well as in recruiting and mobilising volunteers.
South Africa was chosen as t ...
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 the Pacific and Beyond (SAMEX) is funding emerging South African exporters to participate in the prestigious event.
The initiative benefits individuals an ...
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, Nigeria's P-Square and Ghana's Kojo Antwi.
The rapper who recently collaborated with top American muso, Nas - says he is hoping that the Department of Arts ...
South African editor honoured as World Press Freedom he...
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.
"Gandar was editor of the Johannesburg-based Rand Daily Mail from 1957 to 1969, leading the paper at a time when the country it served was going through a s ...
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 both semi-finals will take place in South Africa next Saturday. The Stormers will host the Waratahs at Newlands while the Bulls will play the Crusaders at Orl ...
SA landscape display at British Museum
A recreated South African landscape, on show at the British Museum until October 2010, is giving Londoners a taste of the country’s rich biodiversity, and expats a taste of home.
A joint project of the museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the landscape is designed as a celebration of South Africa’s wealth of natural treasures. It coincides with the International Year of Biodiversity as well as the ...
SPOTLIGHT: What's on - week 18
It seems to be a crime-aware week – with a march against it and a movie about it – and for those who prefer not to think about such things, then comedy is the best remedy and next week London will see some of SA’s funniest!
1. Join a march against crime in central London
An awareness campaign against crime will take place on Saturday 15 May. Don’t just moan about the state of crime, walk about it!
2. For ...
SA artists raise funds for Haiti in benefit gig
In Cape Town last night, 12 May 2010, a group of local musicians and artists, either from SA bands or SA singer songwriters already, gathered at The Baxter Theatre to play two songs each as part of a show, adding their voices to the cause of raising funds for those in Haiti.
Close to R50,000 was raised, with some single donations as well as tickets which cost between R100-R120 each. The vibe and line up wa ...
SA's Tim Clark finally wins his first PGA title
South Africa's Tim Clark stormed to his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday, firing the best round of the day to capture the Players Championship ,regarded by many as the 'fifth Major'.
After eight runner-up finishes, no longer will he be regarded as the best player never to have won a PGA title. It has taken 206 tournaments for Clark to finally win on the PGA Tour and afterwards, at the press conference for ...
SA metal band Chromium to tour UK in May
South Africa’s number two metal band, second to Seether, Chromium also claim to be the number one unsigned metal band in South Africa. And for the first time, this Port Elizabeth band will be are touring the UK this May!
Band members
Jared Gunston - Guitars & Vocals
Jared Gunston - Guitars & Vocals Hannes Matthysen - Drums & Backing Vocals Shaun Pearson - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals Just ...
South Africa at 2010 Shanghai Expo
Themed Ke Nako! or 'It's Time', South Africa's pavilion at the Shanghai Expo has opened its doors to visitors wanting to learn more about what modern-day South Africa has to offer. The expo runs from 1 May till 31 October.
The Shanghai Expo's theme of 'Better City, Better Life' is embodied in South Africa's stunning pavilion with a design inspired by a traditional southern African rondavel round house, int ...
