10 Awesome South African Things to Celebrate on Heritage Day

1. The best braais ever. 2. Petrol jockeys. (“Go well, go Shell!”) 3. South Africa’s a real and rich melting pot. 4. The African penguin. 5. Woolies salt- and pepper-grinders in restaurants. 6. The Karoo. 7. Love him or hate him, Cyril. We express our deep pain, support, solidarity and love to the families, friends […]

1. The best braais ever.

2. Petrol jockeys. (“Go well, go Shell!”)

Nkosikho Mbele shell petrol attendant south africa — The petrol attendant Nkosikho Mbele, who earlier this year got attention for paying for petrol when a customer left her wallet at home.

3. South Africa’s a real and rich melting pot.

south africa rainbow nation youth — Photo: South African Tourism.

4. The African penguin.

5. Woolies salt- and pepper-grinders in restaurants.

woolworths woolies south africa salt-and-pepper grinders — Photo: Woolworths.

6. The Karoo.

karoo bruce marais countryside south africa — Photo: Bruce Marais.

7. Love him or hate him, Cyril.

We express our deep pain, support, solidarity and love to the families, friends and loved ones of all those who have lost their lives in the last month (Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels, Nolunde Vumsindo, Meghan Cremer, Jesse Hess to mention but a few). pic.twitter.com/PkWfO1NoYD

— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) September 3, 2019

8. Nando’s sense of humour.

Our donuts tell the other donuts that they have the same 24 hours. https://t.co/gu1IPtH7gK pic.twitter.com/DwFwf2czOR

— NandosSA (@NandosSA) April 4, 2019

9. Table Mountain.

table mountain cape town south africa — Table Mountain covered by its typical cloud table cloth and the twelve Apostles. Below on the left you can see Cape Town and the beautiful Camps Bay on the right. Taken right after sunset.

10. South African Airways.

SAA Air stewardess

If you’re an expat, you’ll know – the second you step onto an SAA airline, you feel like you’re home, thanks to the accents and friendly professionalism of the airline staff. Nobody does a warm welcome like South Africans! So it’s no surprise that SAA again this year claimed the Skytrax award for Best Airline Staff Service in Africa, along with three other awards! It’s also introducing the fab new Airbus A350-900 to the fleet for travellers doing the Joburg to New York nonstop flight and was recently the proud parter of the Experience Africa Awards.

If you’re in the UK: there’s a fantastic special offer on for flights from Heathrow to South Africa. It ends TODAY!!! The promotion is valid for dates up to June 2020 and subject to availability. The Promo prices are:

£649 return to Joburg (usually £834),
£712 to Cape Town or Durban (usually £897). Book NOW!

SAA also offers easy connections to Port Elizabeth and Harare.