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Slices of humour and Kaaskrulle New! Popular
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 ...
The right cut – Cheaper treatments New! Popular
The right cut – Cheap beauty treatments in London If you’re a self-respecting Saffa girl planning to look your best for what is still left of the English “summer”, you don’t have to sacrifice and arm or a leg to bat your lashes or battle the bush. SA Prom ...
SAVE the Boo!-ing for London New! Popular
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 wer ...
Women who made headlines
In the spirit of Women’s Month, SA PROMO Magazine looks back at three controversial South African women who hit the headlines in the UK leaving lasting impact on South Africa.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – The mother of controversy
Long before Victoria B ...
In search of Die Antwoord
Following a frantic July touring around the States, August sees a trip to Japan for Die Antwoord, followed by shows across mainland Europe, from Austria to Germany, Belgium to the Netherlands, before ending the month in the UK on 28 August at LED festiv ...
The Future Thinking Wave
Towards a 2030 vision for South Africa Amidst the football hype and anticipation, not many have paused to consider what the long-term future holds once the last of the soccer paraphernalia is packed away, the litter cleared off the streets and flags folde ...
Lend a hand - 5 alternate ways to explore SA
There’s a lot you can take away from a trip to South Africa but not many people realise there’s a whole lot more you can give at the same time. If you’ve got energy to spare and need a truly rewarding experience on your travels, during your gap year or ca ...
The smart tourist's guide to South Africa
You’ve got your World Cup tickets and you’ve booked your flights to the far side of Africa. You’ve secured travel insurance, a stab vest and a witchdoctor’s blessing. You’ve attached bells to your children and handcuffs to your valuables. You’ve bought ma ...
Brand South Africa
With a lot of attention being cast our way of late, it’s worth making a big song and diski dance about. 27 April 2010, 16 years since the first democratic election, is Freedom Day and that’s as good an opportunity to pimp off South Africa as any other. ...
Greenpeace on climate issues and conferences
SA PROMO speaks to South African Kumi Naidoo, the new Greenpeace International Executive Director, about how Greenpeace selects projects to tackle and the role it plays at international climate conferences such as the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in Decem ...
Leading Greenpeace SA style
As Greenpeace surges into this new decade at a time when climate change is critical, with it comes a new leader. Kumi Naidoo, Oxford educated and from Durban, is the first South African to hold the International Executive Director role in Greenpeace. Appo ...
Is the grass greener?
It has long been common for South Africans to move overseas and explore the world. The reasons for leaving South Africa vary, from the desire for international work experience, earning foreign income and being able to travel, to the reality of leaving to ...
Cross-cultural dating
Shakespeare asserted that ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’. In A Midsummer Night Dream, we see an ultimatum, a magic potion, a series of mishaps and some confusion before harmony is restored and the lovers are paired as fate would have it. ...
I love South Africa
We asked some of you for the low down on what you love about South Africa, how you promote it to non-South Africans and why they just must go visit, as well as what makes you most proudly South African.NINA HILL, FROM CAPE TOWN, LIVING IN LONDONI LOVE SA: ...
Broadband for Africa
Connecting Africa to accessible internetSince recently spending three years in the UK, I had forgotten how behind South Africa was when it came to internet connection and speed. I got a shock when I arrived home and was unable to do the things I usually d ...
Togetherness & Traditions at Christmas
Christmas is a time of family and friends, a time to connect with loved ones and be together while celebrating the reason for the season and sharing memories, laughs and a special meal. For some South Africans, it will be a braai all the way on Christmas ...
HERITAGE EXPRESSED THROUGH ART
Art in South Africa goes back thousands of years to cave paintings done by the Khoisan who used earth pigments such as ochres and iron oxides crushed and mixed with animal fat, blood or plant juices to bind them. Rock art shows the Bushman’s view of his w ...
SA MOVIE TOP FIVES
South Africa has an enormous and varied cinematic history. But where films are talked about, lists are never far behind, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to put together a set of the Definitive SA Movie Top Fives. Everything from the biggest SA films ever ...
SA ON THE BIG SCREEN
The crest of the movie wave You can roll the names off your tongue with ease – District 9, Tsotsi, Yesterday and dozens of others. For a country with the second oldest film industry on the planet (only America is more venerable), South Africa has certainl ...
SOUTH AFRICANS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS
The great outdoors! There is so much meaning packed into that little phrase. To most South Africans, this is more than just a saying. South Africans tend to get itchy when cooped indoors for long periods and need to be aired at regular intervals to preven ...
