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South Africa

Tree Houses on the Sea - SA anthem

Durban band Tree Houses on the Sea, aka T.H.O.T.S, do their own hip hop version of the South African national anthem Nkosi Sikeleli Africa. This song was created to participate in a nationwide competition to promote South Africa as a hub of ingenious and creative musicians. T.H.O.T.S have a love for hip hop, soul, jazz and wild African rhythm.

Going green guy changes gears and TV shows

South Africans are familiar with the face of Simon Gear as he is beamed into living rooms every evening at approximately 730pm on SABC3 when he delivers the daily weather. Simon will soon also be hosting the re-launched version of the well-known and much-loved environmental TV show, 50/50. In the spirit of SA PROMO Magazine’s ‘green issue’ for March, we speak to Johannesburg based Simon about a book he wro ...

Author / Submitted bySue Northam

Canopy touring in Drakensberg Mountains

Challenge: Canopy touring Location: Drakensberg, South Africa Month: January 2010 Woo hoo... 12 cables across a gorge, some being 100m high and wide! Strapped in harnesses, the guides walk you into another world, a world they call a forest. Surrounded by lush greenery, dappled shade and a sense of vertigo, you grasp the monkey within you and let go. Trust plays a huge part. Using your left hand to sl ...

Author / Submitted byMystery Saffa

Cycling 9,000kms around SA

Starting in Johannesburg on 13 February, Ruan Smit set off to cycle the whole of South Africa in ten weeks. Along the way, he wants to document South Africa’s stories, capturing undiscovered as well as known beauty and giving a face to the multiplicity of South Africa. South Africa is more than a country with 11 languages, nine provinces and various cultures. Ruan’s aim is to explore and discover what el ...