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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.
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Cry the beloved vuvuzela!
On the vuvuzela, Alan Paton, and how he might respond to the nation’s trumpet.
Cabanga that!
England looks to isiZulu for a little inspiration to help bring home the World Cup for the first time since 1966, writes Mongezi Mtati.
Giving me the shirt off his back
The kindness of a typical South African imbued with the spirit of ubuntu saves Nadine Khan from the the fashion gaffe of not wearing her Bafana shirt on Friday.
The highest of high teas
On a crisp autumn afternoon, a fabulous new friend takes Nadine Khan to tea at the Westcliff Hotel overlooking the leafy northern suburbs of Johannesburg.
Countdown to the Cup with Mark Fish II
By Guest on Apr 06, 2010 in Uncategorized
For many months after the hundreds of thousands of football lovers have left our shores, we will be on the lips of people in every corner of the globe. We want those conversations to be filled with an overt tick in every block of the How-did-SA-perform checklist.
Everybody wants one
By Mongezi Mtati on Apr 06, 2010 in Uncategorized
When wearing the Bafana Bafana jersey on a Friday, you would think nobody notices. Or even sees you with it. But they do, and trust kids to be honest about it being a coveted novelty, writes Mongezi Mtati.
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 [...]
