Archive for October, 2008

Joule Videos

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Innovations | No Comments »

In case you missed them. Read more..

Forget the view, Martha, check out the signal strength!

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Encouragement | No Comments »

Another satisfied visitor: "I'm not able to visit my family in the highly developed suburb of Washington DC without having to dance around the house, looking for that perfect spot ... Read more..

Close Encounter of the Bird Kind

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Paul Van Roekel met this ostrich while cycling round South Africa. For the rest of his excellent pictures from the trip, go here. Read more..

See Parys and Live

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

A recommendation. Read more..

Better in the bush

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Whatever you think of his views on other issues, Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute is right about South Africa in this item as he flees Washington for the ... Read more..

Quotable

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Endorsements | No Comments »

From the IMF's latest financial stability assessment: "South Africa’s sophisticated financial system is fundamentally sound. The system is diversified and spans a broad range of activities that are supported by ... Read more..

Blood, saliva, cobra venom and ostrich eggs

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Creativity | No Comments »

South Africa's rock art constitutes one of the country's great treasures. Its creators are long gone, but artist Stephen Townley Basset has dedicated the last 18 years to deciphering their ... Read more..

Author, author!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Announcements | No Comments »

The splendid ode on Fans of South Africa was written by Ian McDonald of South Africa - the Good News. Can we have more such odes? Or even some SMS-sized ... Read more..

The Best

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Based on a survey of 30 000 readers, Conde Nast Traveller has named Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat the best resort in Africa. The Twelve Apostles Gotel and Spa ... Read more..

Love Song

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Encouragement | No Comments »

Arnd Hermann of Kyalami has launched a Fans of South Africa page on the social networking site Ning. On it he has placed this splendid ode to the country he ... Read more..

Well Trained

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Yet more options for seeing SA by luxury train. Read more..

Another Satisfied Customer

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Observations, Uncategorized | No Comments »

A professor from Purdue University in the US blogs on a visit to SA. He concludes: "Dynamic, exciting, good people doing interesting things. It’s not “out of the way”, it’s ... Read more..

To a Tee

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Creativity, Uncategorized | No Comments »

If you'd like this emblazoned on your chest, get in touch with Talitha. If you have any similar inspirations we'd be delighted to showcase them here as well. Read more..

Crown Joule

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Innovations | No Comments »

From the engineering team that built the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere on time and under budget comes Joule, a practical and affordable battery-powered car. Sasha Planting, SA's top ... Read more..

Merci

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in How we're seen | No Comments »

When he's not playing on the French national rugby team, Frederic Michalak is fly-half for the Sharks franchise in KwaZulu Natal. He was recently asked about about his preconceptions of ... Read more..