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Barry Hilton "Serial Comic" UK Tour 2011
See Barry Hilton "Serical Comic" Live in London & Bournemouth September 2011.
22-09-2011 @ The Clapham Grand in London CLICK HERE for Tickets.
23-09-2011 @ Marriott Bournemouth Highcliff Hotel CLICK HERE for Tickets.
Happy Mothers Day
Happy Mothers Day to all the SUPER Mom's out there! We hope you enjoy your awesome, special and well deserved day.
Happy and Safe EASTER WEEKEND to everybody!
We hope that you all have a safe and happy Easter weekend. Spend it with family, drive safe, relax and make sure you make the most of your time off.
South African Regards
The SA PROMO Magazine Team
Township Jazz in London
On Thursday June 9th South African harmonica virtuoso Adam Glasser will be appearing at the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, south west London performing a unique evening of melodic township jazz standards and original compositions from his award winning album "Free at First" and his soon to be released new album "Mzansi". Adam will be accompanied by top British jazz musicians Robin Apsland (piano), Alec D ...
Three of South Africa's airports voted best in Africa
South Africa's three major international airports, OR Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International, scored a treble at the 2011 Skytrax World Airport Awards, being named the top three airports in Africa.
For the first time since the prestigious awards were established in 1999, Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport (formerly known as Johannesburg International Airport) w ...
NIK RABINOWITZ live in London
Nik Rabinowitz grew up on a farm just outside Cape Town, where he spent many years climbing trees and commentating on his own rugby games in at least three of South Africa’s eleven official languages. The farm community defied Apartheid’s Group Areas Act, with the result that Nik grew up amongst isiXhosa-speaking people, and to this day is still the white sheep of their family.
After leaving University wit ...
Kuli in some hot coloured water
Kuli Roberts, Sunday World columnist, in hot water after a "racist" column about coloured girls and people in general.As reported by IOL:
Sunday World columnist Kuli Roberts has apologised for writing a “racist” column about coloured people.
Roberts wrote on social network Twitter: “I am truly sorry to all those upset... No harm was intended....”The column was discontinued with immediate effect afte ...
Biltong Club
Hunters Biltong just launched a Biltong Club.
Packages on offer:
You have two options to join the club
Option 1 – 1 years Subscription £40.00
Includes:
1 years subscription.
1kg of free Biltong with your first purchase (Game not included)
Orders over £50.00 Free Delivery / Orders under £50.00 = 6.50 Delivery Charge.
Buy today eat tomorrow - 24hr delivery Monday to Thursday
Biltong made fresh week ...
World Wide CHOCOLATE shortages on the way
Yes, Chocolate is running out world wide!
The world faces a chocolate “drought” over the next few years, an expert has warned.Political unrest in the Ivory Coast, where 40 percent of the world’s cocoa beans are grown, has “significantly” depleted the number of certified fair-trade cocoa farmers.Many have fled the West African country, while fair-trade training programmes have also come to a halt.The ...
Happy New Year! Hello 2011
To all our readers, visitor and fans, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We hope the very best for you, your family and friends in 2011 and look forward to enjoying the new year with all of you.
THANK YOU for your support in 2010 and get ready for an awesome 2011!
South African Regards,
SA PROMO Magazine
Hug a South African Day
A group on Facebook is promoting 'Hug a South African Day' for 16 December from 08:00 to 10:00, in honour of Reconciliation Day.
Message on Facebook group: Do you know a South African? Of course you do! Give them a hug on the 16 December (Reconciliation Day in South Africa)! You know they deserve it! Invite everyone you know who appreciates the South Africans they have in their lives!
Join the SA hugathon ...
'Freedom of the City' of London for Mokoena
England-based Bafana Bafana skipper Aaron Mokoena received the Freedom of the City of London accolade at the end of October.
The Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom to esteemed members of its community or to organisations that have given the community heroic service. The term applies ...
Mandela's conversations with himself...
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced that a new book by Nelson Mandela, 'Conversations with Myself', was released worldwide in 22 editions and 20 languages, from 12 October 2010.
With a foreword by President Barack Obama, 'Conversations with Myself' is an intimate journey from the first stirrings of Mr Mandela’s political consciousness to his galvanising role on the world stage. It is a rare chance ...
SA ecopreneur has the world's ears on water conservatio...
As the world confronts the growing scarcity of the most indispensable resource, fresh water, a global body of female thought leaders will convene in Canada from 13-15 October to explore and better understand what’s at stake.
South African 'ecopreneur', Werner Neuhoff from Water Rhapsody, will present to the International Women’s Forum (IWF), comprising leaders from 70 nations in Montréal, Québec. Neuh ...
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 ...
Immunopedia - an award-winning, life saving SA concept!
South African immunologist Professor Clive Gray recognised the potential value of an understanding of up-to-date immunology in the treatment of HIV and subsequently developed Immunopaedia - an online initiative. It has recently received the prestigious Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE).
The US-based SPORE awards have been established to encourage innovation and excellence in scien ...
The Arch and his desire to drink more Rooibos
Proudly South African, humble, open-minded, 79 and always smiling is a description that effortlessly captures this key facilitator of the new South Africa. It has also been said that he coined the term 'The rainbow nation'! Affectionately known as 'The Arch', Desmond Tutu has chosen today, his 79th birthday, to retire from public life.
And what a life of service he has lovingly shared and bestowed upon Sou ...
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 ...
Zuma in Belgium for SA EU Summit
President Jacob Zuma is in Brussels for the SA-EU Summit, taking place today, 28 September. It is followed by an official visit to Belgium tomorrow.
According to EU officials, this third SA-EU Summit will provide an opportunity to strengthen the strategic dialogue between the EU and South Africa and to discuss a number of issues, in particular global governance, climate change, trade, development issues, ...
London-based 'Pharside' blog wins Best Overseas SA blog
The 2010 SA Blog Awards were announced in Cape Town last night, 25 September and London-based South African Mark Warren was awarded the Best Overseas SA Blog award!
Durbanite Mark has been living in London for a good few years and has been writing his blog, Pharside.co.uk, for just over a year. Since starting the blog on 17 September 2009, he has written about all sorts from his chance encounter of meeting ...
