By Antje Brauer-Maxaeia London, Paris, Milan, Lagos, Johannesburg and now MAPUTO… Finally it’s time for the capital’s most stylish society event, Mozambique Fashion Week (MFW), to launch its customary December glamour extravaganza culminating this weekend on Sunday 16th December 2012 (event runs 7th to 16th December 2012). FW has been going from strength to strength since …
Tag Archives | 2012
World Press Photo Contest: Winning Images from Africa
The 2012 World Press Photo Exhibition is currently being showcased in Luanda, the capital city of Angola, after which it will travel to the remaining chosen 45 countries on a world tour. For over 55 years the World Press Photo Contest has encouraged the highest standards in photojournalism, with an archive of winning images recording more …
Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts 2012/13 Lineup
It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s leading musicians tune-in to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Every Sunday afternoon, the floral heart of Cape Town hosts the quintessential mother city get-together – a lazy summer evening with friends, music and eat-your-heart-out mountain views. From November to early April the botanical gardens – a natural World …
Cape Town World Music Festival… A First for the Mother City.
Brace yourselves people! The first ever Cape Town World Music Festival is coming. THIS WEEKEND. Presented as an ‘accessible’ festival which aims to attract not only world music genre fans, but also the ‘culturally curious’ crowd (a phrase I could become quite attached to, I think), it is set to be divided up between 4 …
Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior in Africa
The third, brand-spanking-new Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing in the Indian Ocean on a two-month-long fisheries campaign. Greenpeace has a long and tumultuous history with campaigning at sea. The first Rainbow Warrior was bombed by French intelligence in 1985, and after 22 years of tireless ocean front-lining (helping to end nuclear testing in the Pacific, …
Saddle up for Kenya’s Camel Derby
With the Olympics coming to a close, Kenya’s competitive spirit has turned to next weekend’s annual camel derby. The event promises to be a hump-jerking contest, bringing colour and action to the remote desert outpost of Maralal. This year celebrates the 22nd derby, marking a sporting event that challenges locals and visitors to a 10 km camel …
5 Ferocious Shark Shots
This year it’s the 25th Anniversary of Shark Week, a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks and aired on the Discovery Channel. Here, we’ve selected our favourite 5 shark shots, taken from some of the documentaries featured in Shark Week. With each photograph we’ve listed five fascinating shark facts, to raise awareness and respect for …
Happy Birthday Tata Madiba. Here’s how you can help celebrate Nelson Mandela Day.
Today is a very special day here in South Africa. People all over the Rainbow Nation are waking up and pulling on their Madiba Believer t-shirts, because today is Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday. In November 2009 the united Nations declared the 18th July as Nelson Mandela International Day and every year it is marked with acts …
Day 1: Project Rhino KZN on the PutFoot Rally
With the crack of a cockerel crowing at 5 o’clock in the morning, we set off on an epic adventure – 6 countries, 6 checkpoints, and 7,000km in 17 days. Our mission? To raise awareness about the rhino-poaching crisis in Southern Africa, and to generate much needed funds for Project Rhino KwaZulu-Natal. As you travel up …
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay 2012
World class surfers head to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa to ride-out the legendary ‘supertubes’ this July. Rated seventh in the world, Jordy Smith will be returning to his favourite wave in the world, ‘supertubes’ in Jeffreys Bay. Photo©ASPKirstenScholtz. South African surfer Jordy Smith has won the Billabong Pro J Bay for the last two years, becoming …
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Augrabies, The Fish River Canyon and a birthday surprise
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Aerial photos of Kaokoland, northwest Namibia
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Early winter visit to Limpopo-Lipadi Private Game Reserve
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Reflecting back on my journey through Southern Africa
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End of Chapter One
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Dragons made for walking – Southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal
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End of Chapter One
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Magical Malawi
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A theatre made of stone – Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal
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Why You Should Visit Franschhoek
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Louise Lewis: Wonderful to see that you are experiencing your ch...
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shujaat hameed: save wild animals...
