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In a huff and a puff
The Athlone cooling towers, recently blown up for safety reasons, were part of the Cape Town skyline for half a century. Fatima Jakoet shares some memories.
Category: People
One School At A Time with Pepe Marais
By Mongezi Mtati on Aug 26, 2010 in 2010, Creativity, Events, Lives, Observations, People, Perspectives, Solutions, Ubuntu
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.
A therapeutic hike
Mongezi meets stroke survivor George Scola, who is celebrating life by walking from Beit Bridge to the Cape.
The best kept secret…
By Fatima Jakoet on Aug 24, 2010 in Contributors, Fatima Jakoet, Featured, Galleries, Observations, People, Perspectives
Fatima Jakoet salutes sunny warm winter days, with snow capped mountains visible from Cape Town, lush green fields of wheat and the blossoming of the bright yellow canolas in the countryside.
“There is love in our country…”
By Mongezi Mtati on Jul 30, 2010 in 2010, Events, Featured, Lives, Mongezi Mtati, People, Perspectives, Places, Ubuntu
Sonja Kruse encounters the heartbeat of South Africa as she walks across the country and finds the spirit of ubuntu wherever she goes.
Satisfied Customers
Graham Wood, the Managing Director of Southern Sun Hotels, shares how some of his customers connected with Mzansi.
Richard Lapper of the Financial Times shares his World Cup
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.
Brand SA’s CEO on Flying the Flag and Social Media
By Mongezi Mtati on Jul 26, 2010 in 2010, Contributors, Featured, Mongezi Mtati, People, Perspectives, Team SA
International Marketing Council CEO Miller Matola talks to Mongezi about contributing to this blog and other ways of building on the spirit of 2010.
Joburg to Japan
By Mongezi Mtati on Jul 12, 2010 in 2010, Contributors, Mongezi Mtati, Observations, People, Perspectives, Places
Mongezi vlogs a Japanese perspective on South Africa and the World Cup: happy to be here, not so happy about the loss to Paraguay.
Fans
Our intrepid cameraman, Mongezi Mtati, meet encounters a fan from Denmark and a Canadian soccer writer.
Cry the beloved vuvuzela!
On the vuvuzela, Alan Paton, and how he might respond to the nation’s trumpet.
In support of Mexico
Not, we think, a traitor but welcoming the Mexican team in true South African style — with a custom makarapa.
Taking to the streets for Bafana
When radio stations said 50 000 people would come out blowing Vuvuzelas for 2 hours, it sounded exaggerated. It seemed impossible that a generally quiet part of town would have people fill its streets.
World Cup 2010, can you feel the excitement?
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.
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.
Generations of Comrades
Last weekend one of the world’s greatest ultra marathons took place on our doorstep, writes Bethany Joy.
Taking the Vuvuzela to New York
Mongezi went out to Wendywood High School looking for South Africans to talk to. What he found was a young New Yorker from Seneca Falls who was raving about his almost 12-month stay in South Africa.
Funky Fashion
Mongezi Mtati explains his absence and we meet the winner of the Football Friday Fashion Funk contest.
Cobus hits the world with his rhythm sticks
By Mongezi Mtati on May 31, 2010 in Contributors, Creativity, Featured, Lives, Mongezi Mtati, People
Cobus Potgieter, 23, is the most subscribed to South African on You Tube. This youngster from East London started like everyone else with homemade videos. He is now a great sensation.
Too Sick to be Saved
Bethany Joy writes of difficult choices, death and four-part harmony in Kwazulu Natal.
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.
Strong Women
This week the forests around our house are being transported to the homes of rural folk on the heads of African women, writes Bethany Joy, a native of Ireland, presently living in KwaZulu Natal.
Feva!
People everywhere are pimping their rides with car flags waving from windows, bandanas hanging from rear-view mirrors, or the innovative Mini Cooper mirror socks on every make of car, old and new.
Shoebox TV
We are seduced by the world of instant gratification. So much so, that my nephews find it hard to believe that their Dad and I grew up without a television in our household.
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.
Gone golfing: Mark Fish on golfing and Bafana
By Mongezi Mtati on May 09, 2010 in 2010, Mark Fish, Mongezi Mtati, Observations, People, Places, Team SA
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.
