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Conquering South Africa’s litterbug


Camilla Howard and Michael Baretta

A pair of South Africans determined to see cleaner beaches around the country’s coastlines will embark on a seven-month journey from October 2012 to April 2013 to create awareness about littering and the changes in attitude that citizens should embrace. Camilla Howard, the founder of a Cape Town cooking school and Michael Baretta, a manager [...]

Oscar’s Twitter Pic Shows Blade Differences


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After Oscar Pistorius’ heated reaction last night, immediately after missing out on Gold in the Men’s 200m Final, the South African athlete has apologised for his bad timing…but not for the content of his rant which was made during a Channel 4 interview. He has also uploaded a photo to his Twitter page that seems [...]

Inspiration from the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit


Adrian Gore and Sir Terry Leahy

The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit went ahead on 30th August, despite Archbishop Tutu pulling out at the last minute in a protest against the presence of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair, who was keynote speaker for the day’s event, opened his discussion with the quip “It’s amazing how nice people are when you [...]

Searching for Sugar Man


Rodriguez, Cold Fact

“Searching for Sugar Man”, about two South Africans who set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, is picking up awards and new fans for 1970s rock ‘n roller Rodriguez all over the world. The title of the documentary takes its inspiration from one of the tracks off Rodriguez’ Cold Fact album, [...]

Oscar Breaks World Record as he Qualifies in 200m Men’s Heat


Oscar Pistorius

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius wowed the crowds at the Paralympic Stadium in London tonight as he raced to victory in his T43 200 m heat, winning in a World Record time of 21:30 seconds! The legendary “Blade Runner” led from start to finish, with the crowds cheering him on. Over the last month, Oscar has [...]

Princess Charlene attends London Paralympic Games 2012


Princess Charlene and Prince Albert attended the opening of the Paralympic Games in London. Pic source: Prince's Palace of Monaco

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert have enjoyed a busy and successful few days in the UK. The Monaco Royal Couple attended the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in London on Wednesday August 29, and visited the Olympic village the following day. They also attended the Variety Children’s Charity presentation of a bus to a Greenhill Primary [...]

South Africa honours Neil Armstrong


Neil Armstrong in 1969, the year he walked on the moon

In memory of Neil Armstrong, who passed away earlier this week, the American flags at all US government facilities in South Africa are being flown at half-staff  today. The American astronaut became iconic for being the first man to walk on the moon. He commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July [...]

Natalie Du Toit Wins First Gold for SA


Natalie du Toit Paralympics 2012 Source: Facebook

Congratulations to Natalie du Toit who won South Africa’s first gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympics yesterday! She clocked a winning time of 1 minute 09.30 seconds in the women’s 100 m butterfly final. The Capetonian swimmer, whose left leg was amputated in 2001 following an accident, has already been congratulated by South Africa’s [...]

South African flag raised in 2012 Paralympic Village


PARALYMPICS VILLAGE, LONDON, ENGLAND. 2012 PARALYMPICS. 27 August 2012. Welcoming cereming for the South African Paralympics team toe the Village. Picture by WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN / SASPA

Whistles, wigs, well-wishes and a sense of wonder greeted Team South Africa for the official flag-raising ceremony in the Paralympic Village. Team South Africa was one of five countries to attend of the numerous flag-raising ceremonies ahead of  the official opening of the Games. As was the case at the Olympics a few weeks back, [...]

Vote for South African art activist to go to TED in California!


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Vote to help Johannesburg art activist get to TED California finals with her ‘pillow talk’…a bed the whole town can share…even TED! On the edge of the inner city in a much-loved area of Troyeville, lies a concrete bed in a park overlooking the main route (Bezuidenhout) into Johannesburg from the east. Passers-by and the [...]