Sonja Kruse encounters the heartbeat of South Africa as she walks across the country and finds the spirit of ubuntu wherever she goes.
Banele Lukhele heads home after a couple of months in the US at part of the South Africa Washington Internship Programme. Absence, as they say, makes the heart grow fonder.
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.
Mongezi vlogs a Japanese perspective on South Africa and the World Cup: happy to be here, not so happy about the loss to Paraguay.
Our intrepid cameraman, Mongezi Mtati, meet encounters a fan from Denmark and a Canadian soccer writer.
The 2010 World Cup fever is hitting me hard, writes Chez Pool. I’m feeling a strange desire to paint my face in my country’s national colours and ululate at the top of my voice.
To say I feel proud would really be an understatement, says Shana Kay. Undeniably there is a tangible feeling of patriotism, excitement and unified spirit in the air.
What a weekend this has been! Together with millions of fellow countrymen and women, I have experienced what will be recorded as not only a historic event, but also one of the most significant bridge building events in our country’s transformation.
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.
To the team, my team and your team, Bafana Bafana: keep working hard guys and believe in yourself and in each other, no matter what others may think and say. When the whistle blows we – the nation – will be behind you.
I hung out with my buddies at Surfer’s Corner every day after high school for three years (in rain and shine) while they surfed or prayed for good waves, and I watched all the hot surfer dudes, confesses Chez Pool.
I could smell the charcoal and spices burning from the adjacent parking lot and amidst the bustling chatter of patrons eating and jamming to classic rhythm and blues tunes, I found my group and secured a table for the feast.
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 [...]
“The World Cup is at Northgate Shopping Centre” is what you would have thought had you been there this past Tuesday.
Roll up, roll up for Brand South Africa’s magical bus tour, bringing the excitement of 2010 to every corner of the country. Mongezi Mtati joins the inaugural run, to Tembisa.
It’s pink, it’s gorgeous and it draws a crowd. Why? Apart from the building being an historical monument, Charly’s bakery in Canterbury Street, Cape Town is a must visit for those with a sweet tooth and a love for scenery.
Once a year Cape Town locals are treated to a great Test match at Newlands and 2010 kicked off with a bang as South Africa and England came out to play.
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