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South African art bags £2.6m in London
South African Art continued its march onto the world stage as a newly appreciated art form and investment at Bonhams seventh sale of South African Art in London on Wednesday.
Out of a total of 135 works by 42 artists, 82% sold, bringing in £2.6-million (R28.5-million) in total. This was Bonhams seventh South African art sale in five years. Read More...
SA Invasion: Black Coffee
SA DJ Black Coffee will be playing at the South African Invasion party in Miami on 26 March, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Nkosinathi Maphumulo
From: Durban
Known for: House DJ / Producer
Did you know?
- That his left hand was permanently disabled in an accident at the age of 14.
- In his efforts to inspire disabled people, Black Coffee has started the ...
SA economy creating jobs again
Eighteen thousand jobs were created in South Africa's formal non-agricultural business sector between September and December 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Reporting on its December 2009 Quarterly Employment Statistics, Stats SA said the survey had shown that the number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the country's economy increased by ...
SA Invasion: DJ Milkshake
SA DJ Milkshake will be playing at the South African Invasion party on 26 March, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Kagiso Mabelane
From: Soweto
Known for: His ability to mix up a party with a range of music genres that cater for a multi-cultural audience ability to mix up a party with a range of music genres that cater for a multi-cultural audience.
Did you ...
Superbike World Champs back at Kyalami
The FIM Superbike World Championship returns to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit from 13 to 16 May for the sixth round of the 13-round series. Last year's World Superbike racing at the Midrand circuit was the first time it had taken place there in seven years.
With 53 000 spectators in attendance, the racing was dominated by Ducati, with Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga winning both races and his team-mate Miche ...
SA Invasion: DJ Fresh
DJ Fresh, one of South Africa’s most well known and loved DJs on 5FM, will be playing at the South African Invasion party on 26 March in Miami Florida, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March 2010.
Real name: Thato Sikwane
From: Joburg
Known for: Host of the 5FM weekday drive time (4-7pm) and before that he had the breakfast slot on YFM (which he hosted for eight years).
Did ...
SXSW 2010: Overtone
Performing at SXSW on 20 March 2010, Overtone is a group of seven young performers from Johannesburg, ranging from ages 20-25.
As a vocal band, all their music is recorded and performed live without the use of instruments. Overtone most recently performed music for the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's Invictus, the movie about the 1995 Rugby World Cup. They were an almost unknown group at the time when the ...
South African Invasion pool party in Miami
The Miami Winter Music Conference celebrates its 25th Anniversary and what better way to have the first South African party as part of the celebrations on 26 March 2010, bringing the spirit of ubuntu to Miami.
The South African Invasion line up includes top South African DJs : DJ Fresh, Euphonik, Milkshake, Black Coffee, Culoe Da Song, Fistaz and Mahoota. Over the next week we will introduce you to each of ...
SXSW 2010: Wouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman, widely considered to be South Africa's foremost flautist, is performing at SXSW in Texas on 19 March 2010.
His album Colour debuted to rave reviews and topped the charts. It was been nominated for a 2008 South African Music Award for Best Instrumental Album and has been nominated for the DVD of Colour in the 2010 SAMAs in the categories of Best Jazz / Intrsumental / Popular Classical DVD ...
Sweden to help SA with clean energy
The Swedish government has promised to help South Africa develop more renewable energy sources as the two countries vow to fight the devastating effects of climate change.
Briefing the media following their meeting in Tuynhuis in Cape Town on Wednesday, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Sweden Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson both committed themselves to working towards cleaner energy ahead of the ...
SPOTLIGHT: What's on - week 11
We hope you survived St Patrick’s Day and that your week has been a good one, filled with Guinness or otherwise. Back at home in South Africa, it is Human Rights Day this Sunday.
Across the pond in Texas, South African musicians are at the big music industry conference, SXSW. Piano rockers Watershed, SA’s top flautist Wouter Kellerman and seven-piece acapella group Overtone are all there, as well as SA PRO ...
SXSW 2010: Watershed
South African melodic piano rock outfit, Watershed, will be performing at SXSW in Texas on 18 March 2010.
This five piece with Craig Hinds at the helm, is best known for their 2002 hit Indigo Girl off their debut album In The Meantime. Watershed released their fourth album in 2008, entitled Staring at the Ceiling.
Following this performance at SXSW in Texas, Watershed will be playing in London in early Ap ...
SA banks to use fingerprint verification
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has entered into a partnership with the Department of Home Affairs that will allow banks in South Africa to conduct online fingerprint verification of bank clients.
In terms of the agreement, the department will allow the banks real time access to the Home Affairs National Identification System (Hanis) for the verification of the identity of prospe ...
South Africans at SXSW 2010 in Texas
From 12-21 March 2010, the annual South by South West (SXSW) music, film and emerging technology conference takes place in Austin, Texas.
Now in its 24th year, the SXSW Music and Media Conference - taking place 17-21 March - has grown into the must-attend networking event for the 21st century music industry. Showcasing nearly 2,000 musical acts from around the globe at over 80 stages in downtown Austin, S ...
St.Patrick's Day - Luck o'the Irish
St Patrick’s Day, here are some facts to make sure you could prove your Irish heritage in a snap.
St Patrick was not Irish and was actually born on the western English or Scottish coast around 385 AD.
St Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in three places – Ireland, Newfoundland province in Canada and Montserrat in the Caribbean. However, it is celebrated worldwide.
A world first, The National Leprecha ...
South African guy wins windy cycle tour
Malcolm Lange, the winner of over 400 races in his career, won the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour for the third time on Sunday in tough, windy conditions. Anriette Schoeman claimed the women's title for a record sixth time.
Team Medscheme ace Lange followed up a victory by his team-mate Arran Brown in 2009. Second place went to 2010 South African elite road champion Christoff van Heerden of MTN Energade, ...
SA teams sitting pretty
It’s not often you see two South African teams at the top of the Vodacom Super 14 log, but you won’t get too many who will argue that the Bulls and the Stormers deserve to be in the top bracket after five rounds of competition.
The Stormers produced arguably the best performance of the fifth round in handing the Hurricanes one of their most comprehensive beatings in ages at Newlands, while the Bulls contin ...
Stormers power to second spot
The Vodacom Stormers produced another comprehensive, complete performance as they buried the Hurricanes 37-13 to power into second spot on the Super 14 log at Newlands on Saturday night.
It is a rare thing for two South African teams to be leading the southern hemisphere competition, but that is the reality after five rounds, with the champion Vodacom Bulls in the pound seats with a one point lead over the ...
SA guy gone missing in Wiltshire, UK
South African Donavan van Lill, living in Wiltshire in UK, went missing on Wednesday 3 March. Friends have started a Facebook group Please help find Donavan van Lill and are putting up posters in the hope that someone would have seen him.
Donavan is 29 years old and was last seen at home on the morning of 3 Maqrch, 10 days ago, when his housemate went to work. When Donavan didnt turn up for work people sta ...
Special lamb shank
Ingredients
Oilve oilLamb shanks, trimmedFlourCelery, roughly choppedCarrots, roughly choppedOnions, choppedGarlic cloves, unpeeledBay leafSprig of thymeSprig of rosemaryWhole black peppercornsChicken stockSea salt
Method
Pre-heat oven to 150 degrees C (gas mark 2).
Heat the olive oil in a heavy, metal roasting pan on the cooker over medium high heat.
Toss shanks with flour to coat well, then shake o ...
