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An Apron to Braai For
Calling all Global South Africans in the US. Heed Archbishop Tutu’s call to braai on Heritage Day and we will send you the gear to do it in.
Wildly Creative Winners
The winners of the Get Wildly Creative About South Africa contest have been announced. Here are the top entries.
Landing the beast at uShaka International
Our resident aviatrix lands her 737 at South Africa’s newest airport.
In a huff and a puff
The Athlone cooling towers, recently blown up for safety reasons, were part of the Cape Town skyline for half a century. Fatima Jakoet shares some memories.
One School At A Time with Pepe Marais
One South African, Pepe Marais, has been interested in changing the face of education for a while now. If you think that is a tall order for one person, that makes two of us, says Mongezi.
What’s in a Name?
Chez Pool, aka The Puddle, returns to BSA blog after far too long a hiatus with some riffs on the names of people, places and sweet things.
Smitten
Welcome a new blogger to BSA Blog. Marieke Smits, from Holland and staying on after the World Cup, says her Dutch friends, once skeptical about her decision to move to SA, are now clamouring to get here.
Chilz of joy
Banele Lukhele heads home after a couple of months in the US at part of the South Africa Washington Internship Programme. Absence, as they say, makes the heart grow fonder.
I am going to hold on tight to the jubilant feeling in my heart
…writes Nadine Khan, surveying the wonders of a month that told the world: it’s time to believe in South Africa.
Joburg to Japan
Mongezi vlogs a Japanese perspective on South Africa and the World Cup: happy to be here, not so happy about the loss to Paraguay.
Orange in a free state
A pair of Dutchmen has Mongezi quietly rooting for the Netherlands to win on Sunday.
A Goosebump Moment
A glimpse into the true heart of South Africa as a wrongly accused taxi driver meets the man who threatened to turn his life upside down.
Play on!
Mongezi Mtati muses on keeping the World Cup spirit alive. When the final whistle blows on Sunday, it will be time to play on, South Africa.
Blow on this…
Well, guess what? We got to Pretoria from Johannesburg in record time, without speeding, on the lovely widened highway. We parked within a kilometer of the stadium. The weather was perfect, as it is in South Africa in midwinter (18 degrees Celsius and not a breath of wind).
Other than jobs and skills and hope…
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, considers the World Cup legacy for South Africa, and, with a nod to Monty Python, likes what he sees.
Fans
Our intrepid cameraman, Mongezi Mtati, meet encounters a fan from Denmark and a Canadian soccer writer.
A ripple in the ocean of hope
As a proud member of the youth of South Africa in 2010, writes Banele Lukhele, I stand and shout to all around the world that I am a ripple in the ocean of hope, I am a young South African and I stand for the development of my generation and those to follow.
Put your game face on! We face France on Tuesday
Mark Fish: “Our team needs our support, now more than ever. So, I am urging you to wear your yellow Bafana Bafana shirts and to wave your flags on Tuesday. We’re a proud nation – let’s show the world our true character!”
London taxis grow South African ears
The flag warms the wing mirrors of a Nedbank-branded London cab, and Brand South Africa is tatooed on its hips.
And the walls of Jericho did not fall
…nor even the walls of Tate Modern. South Africa PLC in London stages a vuvuzela blowing contest on the Millennium Bridge.
