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.
Mongezi meets stroke survivor George Scola, who is celebrating life by walking from Beit Bridge to the Cape.
Sonja Kruse encounters the heartbeat of South Africa as she walks across the country and finds the spirit of ubuntu wherever she goes.
Graham Wood, the Managing Director of Southern Sun Hotels, shares how some of his customers connected with Mzansi.
The pink paper’s southern Africa bureau chief takes us back through the ecstasy and agony of the 2010 World Cup and weighs the meaning of it all for the host country.
International Marketing Council CEO Miller Matola talks to Mongezi about contributing to this blog and other ways of building on the spirit of 2010.
…writes Nadine Khan, surveying the wonders of a month that told the world: it’s time to believe in South Africa.
Mongezi vlogs a Japanese perspective on South Africa and the World Cup: happy to be here, not so happy about the loss to Paraguay.
A pair of Dutchmen has Mongezi quietly rooting for the Netherlands to win on Sunday.
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.
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.
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).
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, considers the World Cup legacy for South Africa, and, with a nod to Monty Python, likes what he sees.
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.
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!”
The flag warms the wing mirrors of a Nedbank-branded London cab, and Brand South Africa is tatooed on its hips.
…nor even the walls of Tate Modern. South Africa PLC in London stages a vuvuzela blowing contest on the Millennium Bridge.
On the vuvuzela, Alan Paton, and how he might respond to the nation’s trumpet.
The World Cup final is to be broadcast live in Chicago’s hallowed sporting arena, Soldier Field. Brand South Africa has created ads for the South African consulate-general to run in city buses with support from local sponsors.
For the indomitable Nadine Khan, the agony of Bafana’s defeat did nothing to dull the excitement of the occasion.
The winners of the Get Wildly Creative About South Africa contest have been announced. Here are the top entries.
Not, we think, a traitor but welcoming the Mexican team in true South African style — with a custom makarapa.
The historic concert marked a crossing of times. From the depths of apartheid to an emerging rainbow nation, the birth place of the struggle opened its doors to the world for a harmonious celebration of the beautiful game.
BSA Blog will send a makarapa, authentic Bafana shirt, scarf and vuvuzela with sockzela to the creator of the best vuvuzela version of the tuba mirum from Verdi’s Requiem, as judged by our readers.
I’m humbled that people rank my country among the most beautiful in the world and I am humbled by my own people, by their generosity, love and kindness to strangers, writes Tumi Diseko, our newest contributor.
South Africa made its presence, and vibe, felt in Chicago at the kick-off of the World Cup.
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