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POLO – Scotland v South Africa

1. Thursday 24th February 2011 will mark the first time that polo has been played at The O2. 2. In the UK, there is the same number of polo clubs, as there are race courses. There are also the same number of professional polo players as there are cricket players. 3. Arena polo...

THE OTHER 95%

email:  derick@5percent.co.za Derick compiles a quarterly newsletter for the Pretoria Stroke Support Group.  Before he had his accident, he would never have thought that a Brain Injury and a Stroke are connected in any way. 

Sheep’s dung v beer

London based Journalist Piet van Niekerk gets annoyed when PRs send him useless information and senseless research results. This is what he made of the latest research finding in his inboxIt’s about keeping it subtle – and simple.

Happy Valentine’s Day?

Happy Valentine’s Day? It’s that time of the year again folks... V-Day. No, I’m not talking about a commemoration of the end of World War 2, but Valentine’s Day, or as it’s otherwise known “the most commercialised holiday next to Christmas day”.

The African home: keep it simple

Incorporating African decor into the home really shouldn't be the interiors minefield we so often anticipate it being. It's about keeping it subtle – and simple. Inspired by the natural elements such as trees, animals and soil, African decor is notably characteristic of decorative pieces including figurines, sculptures and tribal...

SA swimmers successful in Commonwealth qualifyers

Website  www.sagoodnews.co.za South African swimmers got their Commonwealth Games campaign in New Delhi off to a great start, by producing five qualifiers for Monday's 'A' finals. According to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Sebastien Rousseau and Chad le Clos both produced fine performances in their heats...

Water on our Coals

As the most of South Africa, and I might add large parts of south west London, was covered in clouds of braai smoke on September 24 – Braai Day for some and Heritage Day for others – a fire of a different kind was being stoked back home.

Fright Night

A bone-chilling evening of masks, make-up and costumes, a genuine belief in the supernatural, pagan bullshit or a good excuse to get pissed – Halloween means different things to different people.

ABSA Bank says Currie Cup too white

ABSA's primary concern regards SARU's "serious lack of commitment to transformation" which resulted in SARU president Oregan Hoskins sending a letter to all unions in which he requested the matter be dealt with.In the letter, which was sent earlier this week to the provincial presidents of the 14 unions and...

Getaways where the women can play

"Roll on those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Those days of soda and pretzels and beer..." this is the one song that, in my opinion, captures the essence of summer. Although pretzels and beer have been replaced with wasabi peanuts and martinis, Nat King Cole couldn't have said it...

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

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 festival. SA PROMO Magazine went in search...

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...

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 folded up for the next event… What do...

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