by Janine Erasmus Soweto came to a standstill on 10 June, the eve of the greatest sporting event Africa has ever hosted. The 2010 Fifa World Cup Kickoff Concert, held at Soweto’s Orlando stadium, showcased not only the talents of African and international musicians, but also the pervading spirit of unity, goodwill and excitement. In […]

by Janine Erasmus The 2010 Fifa World Cup opening ceremony showcased the vibrancy of Africa and the colour and diversity of South Africa, the host nation. Thousands of fans packed into the magnificent calabash, Soweto’s Soccer City, to witness the official opening of the first World Cup ever to take place on African soil. At […]

Some pics from the concert at Orlando Stadium in Soweto: View more pics

by Bongani Nkosi Vuvuzelas blared from the residential block of flats in Sunnyside, Pretoria’s lively, cosmopolitan suburb. South Africans hung out of their windows and burst from the corridors to celebrate and blow their favourite plastic trumpets. It was a short-lived moment, but one I had been expecting. South Africa’s national football squad Bafana Bafana […]

by Fiona McIntosh Environmental activist Lewis Gordon Pugh’s recent record-breaking plunge through the frigid waters of a Himalayan lake has capped an illustrious career of extreme swimming expeditions, which began off the coast of South Africa 23 years ago. Pugh’s latest feat, a 1km swim across Lake Pumori beneath the summit of Mt Everest, was […]

by Janine Erasmus The charismatic and highly committed Mbuyiselo Botha of the Sonke Gender Justice Network is a man with a mission – to challenge patriarchal thinking which, he says, is crippling South African society. Sonke is an Nguni word meaning “together”. As the NGO’s media relations manager, and the man who spearheaded the recent […]

Jacob Zuma led Freedom Day Celebrations today in South Africa, 16 years since the country held its first non-racial democratic elections in 1994. Some of the highlights of the South African Presidents speech were: As taught by our icon President Nelson Mandela, we must remain steadfast in our determination that never, never and never again […]

President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow (24 April 2010) attend the Khayalethu Children’s fun day event at Atrec stadium in Eastbank Avenue, Alexandra. President Zuma will spend the day giving motivational talks to the children and will partake in the fun and games to be played. Khayalethu is a non-profit youth organisation that provides support to […]

by Bongani Nkosi It also recognises Mandela’s “leading role in and support for Africa’s struggle for liberation and unity, and his outstanding contribution to the creation of a non-racial, non-sexist democratic South Africa”. The UN invited all member states, its organisations and other international organisations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organisations and individuals, […]

written by Fred Roed from Ideate 1. We are resourceful We make it happen, despite the odds. Forget stories about wind-up radios or the CT Scan (which are pretty cool in their own right), this picture says it all… 2. We have aliens living amongst us Here’s to District 9 being the first of many […]

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