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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.
Category: Simon Barber
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.
Marketing SA on Chicago buses
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.
Wildly Creative Winners
The winners of the Get Wildly Creative About South Africa contest have been announced. Here are the top entries.
Blow that trumpet
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.
Showing Chicago how it’s done
South Africa made its presence, and vibe, felt in Chicago at the kick-off of the World Cup.
Stairway to Heaven
This view of Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium simply screamed for a caption referencing Led Zeppelin.
Everywhere
Washington commuters learnt how to pronounce vuvuzela today, courtesy of Express, the free newspaper the Washington Post produces for the work-bound.
Dance Mama Diski in New York
Christine Vaindirlis counts her hometown as Johannesburg, trained for the opera at La Scala in Milan, and has just put out her debut album, Dance Mama, a glorious fusion South African-inspired funk and zydeco in New York.
Do the diski
Our analytics tell us that a lot of people find this site because they’re looking for lessons. Finally, you’re in luck. Master these steps to become part of the great World Cup chorus line. Then take a poll.
The Real Tony Stark — Made in SA
He revolutionised Internet commerce with PayPal. His Tesla electric roadsters are the hottest things on four wheels. His company SpaceX is at the cutting edge of commercial space flight. He was made in SA.
The flag, unflaggingly
Here’s a glorious gallery of images featuring the flag. We’d love to showcase more. So upload yours to your favourite photo-sharing site and send us a link.
Ovation for “Migration”
New York Times’ Celia Dugger raves, justifiably, about “Songs of Migration”, the cabaret-style show that has just finished a wildly successful run at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre.
We’re featured!
By izwi on Mar 15, 2010 in Simon Barber
Zoopy.com, South Africa’s home grown answer to YouTube — and we think it can teach YouTube a thing or two — featured our video about Nomsa Sindani and the tour she gave us of Soweto. Okay, it was a fleeting moment of glory, but we’re still thrilled.
Mbongiseni!
Mbongiseni Nyembe is an aspiring hip-hop artist and stand-up comic in Soweto. Here are a couple of impromptu examples of his of talent and energy.
A Morning in Soweto with Nomsa
Just before Christmas, I received an e-mail from Nomsa Sindani. She was back in South Africa after spending six years in the UK working as a nurse. She had seen South Africa portrayed in numerous television documentaries and was not happy with the depiction. They “showed mostly the bad side”, she said. Now that [...]
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
