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More positivity

By 6000 | 6000 | June 24, 2010

More positivity from big names and big sites as the South African hosting of the 2010 World Cup continues to impress people worldwide. Shari Cohen on The Huffington Post: To say that I have been blown away at the hospitality South Africa has shown the rest of the world would be an understatement. If South [...]

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Hooliganballs

By 6000 | 6000 | June 9, 2010

Great news as South Africa’s new Advanced Passenger Processing (APP) – which I complained about bitterly when I flew to the UK last year – nips the plans of 10 Argentinian hooligans in the bud. And while that’s just brilliant, this quote from Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni has got me confused and amused [...]

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Avoid costly mobile phone bills while in South Africa

By 6000 | 6000 | June 3, 2010

I can’t actually believe that I’m writing this. This sort of thing is so basic, it shouldn’t need to be written. And that’s going to open the floodgates to all sorts of other basic advice posts like how to wipe your bum after going to the toilet and how you should use a spoon instead [...]

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Positive thoughts from Gordon Gilbert

By 6000 | 6000 | May 31, 2010

I don’t have too much to add to this excellent interview with footballer Gordon Gilbert - ”The Jock who became a Bok” - from The Scotsman: Although he was brought up in Scotland, Gordon Gilbert was born in South Africa, where he now lives and works. For a few weeks every summer, he is back in Perthshire, telling people what it [...]

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That match at Newlands

By 6000 | 6000 | May 15, 2010

It was the biggie. The North/South derby match. The one that everyone had been talking about even more since they realised that this season, it might actually make some meaningful difference to the final standings of the Super 14 table. We parked the kids with a handy Mother-in-Law, I dosed myself up with MedLemon and Corenza [...]

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