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Jo’burg Snowburg! South Africa’s Winter Wonderland Photos…


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Yesterday 7th August 2012 will be remembered by many, for years to come, as a magical day in various parts of South Africa…when the snow fell…and turned parts of SA into a white winter wonderland. Jo’burg became Snowburg as it experienced snow for only the 22nd time in the last 103 years! Professional photographer Kim [...]

Steve Bloom exhibits in London: South Africa in the Seventies


Stroke victim and his wife, Manenberg, near Cape Town, 1976

Stunning photographs of South Africa in the Seventies by renowned South African photographer Steve Bloom, are being presented by The London Festival of Photography this month. And on Monday (11th June), Steve will be giving a talk at the Guardian about photography in South Africa during the apartheid years. In 1977, aged just 24, Steve [...]

South African Skop at Cannes 2012


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Check out the photos of the South African networking event at the Cannes Film Festival, held on Saturday 19th May. It’s the annual event at Rado Plage on the Croisette that has every journalist begging for an invite, and throngs of hopefuls standing at the top of the staircase trying to talk their way past [...]

Clifton Beach Shipwreck Photos


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Checkout these pics of a 50m Japanese fishing trawler running aground at First Beach in Clifton on Saturday morning the 12th of May from an email doing the rounds.                          

First pics of Charlize Theron and Baby Jackson


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Charlize Theron has finally let the world catch a glimpse of her beautiful baby boy Jackson, as she stepped out to catch a flight in Los Angeles, California yesterday. The 36-year-old actress, who is single at the moment after breaking up with long-time boyfriend Stuart Townsend two years ago, recently adopted Jackson, joining the ranks [...]

Curvy Kelly in Cape Town


Kelly Brook on the beach in Cape Town

British model, actress, television presenter, Playboy model and swimwear designer Kelly Brook has just celebrated opening her new Tumblr account by posting pics of herself in Cape Town. Well, actually, she posted pics of herself languishing in Mykonos, the Algarve, Malibu, Brazil, Nekker Island… “I travel a lot,” the 32-year-old, who’s famous for her curves, [...]

Prince of Wales has a ‘whale’ of a time in South Africa


The Duchess of Cornwall looked rather fab in a Zulu headdress she tried on in Freedom Square, Soweto

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, has had a ‘whale’ of a time in South Africa where he was accompanied by his wife Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall. South Africa, a member of the Commonwealth, was included as one of the Prince’s destinations in his Autumn Tour 2011, along with Kuwait, Qatar, and [...]

Shipwreck in Salt Rock


Shipwreck in Salt Rock

A derelict ship on its way to India for scrap got pushed onto rocks off Sheffield Beach, near Salt Rock, yesterday.  The anchor chain of the Phoenix broke and the ship drifted off course. About 15 crewmen were airlifted by three helicopters to safety after the tank ran aground on South Africa’s north coast yesterday. [...]

President Zuma receives UK Prime Minister David Cameron


President Jacob Zuma received UK Prime Minister David Cameron on a working visit to South Africa held at the Union Buildings, Pretoria.

President Jacob Zuma and the UK’s PM David Cameron seemed to hit it off during their joint press conference in Pretoria this week. The British PM was forced to cut his trade visit to Africa short in order to return to the UK to deal with the ongoing phone-hacker saga. Source: ThePresidency

Photos of Zuma at President’s Award for Youth Empowerment


President Jacob Zuma attended the dialogue of the President’s Youth Awards for Youth Empowerment in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.

Check out the photos of President Zuma as the President’s Award for Youth Empowerment. Zuma is Patron in Chief of the awards since he took over from former President Nelson Mandela last year. Zuma attended the dialogue of the President’s Youth Awards for Youth Empowerment in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, on the 13th July. The focus [...]

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