Category: Simon Barber

Get Wildly Creative About South Africa
Release Your Inner Mad(ison Ave) Man or Woman
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Release Your Inner Mad(ison Ave) Man or Woman

Do you have what it takes to create a sizzling ad — print, web banner, video — that captures the essence of South Africa, the energy, humanity, humour, creativity and resilience of our people, the richness of our cultures, our music, our art, the astounding beauty of our landscape and the astonishing bounty of [...]

Think BRICSA
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Think BRICSA

South Africa doesn’t have the population or the GDP of the so-called BRIC’s — Brazil, Russia, India and China — so it’s a bit cheeky of us to argue we’re in the same league, right? Well, don’t tell that to the Financial Times Johannesburg correspondent Richard Lapper.

The Blogosphere Strikes Back
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The Blogosphere Strikes Back

Jeffrey Hoffman, a former play-by-play baseball announcer now working as a web developer, blogs about sports for the Huffington Post, to which, on or about January 14, he uploaded an item predicting chaos and mayhem at the forthcoming South Africa-hosted FIFA World Cup. He probably wishes he hadn’t.

Invictus
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Invictus

If the response to the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new movie “Invictus” is any indication, this version of John Carlin’s wonderful book, Playing the Enemy, looks set to be a blockbuster with Oscar written all over it.

A World Cup of Hope, Not Fear
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A World Cup of Hope, Not Fear

Oliver Holt, sports columnist for the UK’s Daily Mirror, returns to South Africa to look at preparations for the 2010 World Cup and likes what he sees.

Invincibly in love with SA
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Invincibly in love with SA

Rudy Maxa is one of American’s best known travel writers and broadcasters. Among other things he does a show for public television called Rudy Maxa’s World.

Coming to the point
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Coming to the point

“South Africa is hosting this event for a reason – because it deserves to, and because FIFA knows it will be a success. It´s time for the rest of the world to agree” — Korea Times