“The hostility, the injustice I’m living through, it is to do with the South African government. It is an attack on our people. They don’t want us to feel comfortable in our own country. They want us all to leave,”du Toit explains in his still somewhat rough but comprehensible Russian.
Ironically, it is du Toit’s inability to leave South Africa for good, as Europe does not accept their right of return, that led a Russian crew from Russia Today to contact h
Waterponie-rekord wink dié week vir Suid-Afrikaner
’n Suid-Afrikaner wat probeer om die wêreldrekord te verbeter vir die langste alleenvaart op ’n waterponie, sê hy wou die rekord van 3 047 km op Mandeladag ewenaar, maar weens onstuimige omstandighede sal hy dit moontlik eers later in die week regkry.
Marinus du Plessis (55) van Pretoria, probeer bykans 11 000 km in 40 dae kafdraf. Hy het in Noorweë, naby Noordpoolsirkel, weggespring en die eindpunt is Athene in Griekeland.
“Dit is rof, mense dink seker ek ry met ’n toebroodjie in die een hand en tee in die ander, terwyl ek eintlik party dae om 05:00 begin en eers om 21:30 by die volgende hawe aankom. Dan moet ek eers die waterponie regkry vir die volgende dag voordat ek kos soek. Ek bly ook selde in ’n hotel en slaap eerder op die hawehoof langs die ponie. En dan is dit ook maar net vir enkele ure voordat ek weer begin ry,” sê Du Plessis in Skagen, Denemarke.
Hy sê al kan die waterponie vinniger ry, kan hy nie juis vinniger as 60 km/h ry nie,
South African diver plays his part in saving trapped boys at the Thai cave rescue
Some heroes wear oxygen tanks, rather than capes. The world watched in hope rather than in expectation this week, as 12 boys and their soccer coach fought for their lives during the Thai cave rescue.
As Good Things Guy reports, there was a South African influence on the mission.
Scenes of joy erupted when the twelfth and final boy was extracted from the cave and taken to safety. After 17 days trapped in a cold, dark hole, they had defied the odds and escaped to freedom.
Who is Leandro Gerardo?
One of the brave divers who helped these kids navigate their way through treacherous waters was Leandro Nicolas Gerardo. He was born in Argentina, but grew up in South Africa and attended Pinetown High School in KZN as a boy.
He offered his services to the rescue teams in Chiang Rai, and took time off work to fly from his home in Bangkok and volunteer with fellow divers.
Thai cave rescue gets South African assistance
He and his t
Tennis speler Kevin Anderson deur na Wimbledon-kwarteindronde
Kevin Anderson is vir die eerste keer in sy loopbaan in die Wimbledon-kwarteindronde. Nie omdat hy Maandag sterker of vinniger of meer kreatief as sy teenstander, Gael Monfils, was nie. Omdat hy sielkundig beter was.
Anderson het Maandag die eerste Suid-Afrikaner in 24 jaar geword wat die laaste agt van die grasbaan-Slam kon haal, nadat hy Monfils in 3 uur en 29 minute met 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) geklop het.
In ’n uitstekende wedstryd waarin albei spelers geweier het om bes te gee, het enkele duime die deurslag gegee.
Op die baan was dit die duime waarmee balle in die baan gebly het, en sielkundig gesproke was dit die duime tussen Anderson se ore.
Op 32 het die Suid-Afrikaner geleer hoe om in die oomblik te bly, hoe om van die teleurstelling van verspeelde deurbraak-kanse te vergeet en hoe om te herstel wanneer hy op die agtervoet is.
Dit het hom veral gehelp in die vierde stel, toe hy sewe kanse gehad het om deur te breek op Monfils se af
Blitzbok Werner Kok says no to WP for Currie Cup
Cape Town – Springbok Sevens star Werner Kok says he will not be available for Western Province during this year’s Currie Cup.
Kok was a star performance on the wing for WP during their victorious 2017 campaign but he has revealed that he will not play in this year’s edition.
The 25-year-old told Netwerk24 that he wants to rest and instead focus on sevens.
“My plans have been made. I don’t think I’m going to play Currie Cup. I want to stay at the sevens team and I’m aiming for the Olympic Games in 2020.”
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Kok struggled with injuries during the Blitzboks’ 2017/18 World Rugby Sevens campaign but returned to help the team defend their series title when they won the Paris Sevens last month.
His immedia
Suid- Afrikaners wat na buiteland reis, gemaan
Die departement van internasionale betrekkinge en samewerking het Dinsdag ʼn veldtog van stapel gestuur wat Suid-Afrikaners wat na die buiteland reis, aanmoedig om hulle deeglik te vergewis van die moets en moenies van die lande waarheen hulle reis.
Dit volg ná die onlangse voorval waarin 51 jong Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysers in China gestrand was. Die departement het gesê 49 van die 51 Suid-Afrikaners wat in Tsjangtsjoen in China gestrand was nadat hul paspoorte weens foutiewe visums deur die polisie afgeneem is, is terug in hul tuisland. Die ander twee Suid-Afrikaners is egter steeds in aanhouding.
Reginah Mhaule, adjunkminister van internasionale betrekkinge en samewerking, meen die voorval kon voorkom word indien die nodige inligting beskikbaar was. “Ons moedig dus mense aan om hulle behoorlik te verwittig van regulasies in die land wat hulle besoek.”
Chris Chetty, waarnemende hoof van die departement se afdeling vir konsulêre dienste, het ook bekend
The best in the world, again, Van Ryn’s Brandy
The House of Van Ryn’s is celebrating its second consecutive year of victory after yet again taking home the Worldwide Brandy Trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London.
The Van Ryn’s 12-Year-Old Distiller’s Reserve – produced at the Stellenbosch-based distillery – was selected as the finest potstill brandy at the 47th annual edition of the IWSC; one of the most respected wine and spirit competitions in the world which, incidentally, sets the international benchmark for quality.
Nearly 90 countries entered their samples this year and each sample is judged according to its class.
Judges raved over the Van Ryn’s 12-Year-Old saying it had a “stand out nose packed with ripe and dried fruit where apricot, pear and mango are most expressive.” The palate was described as being fruity and well backed by lots of floral notes, and the finish as being “long-lasting, character-filed.”
Erina Abraham:- South African artist, holds inaugural London exhibition
Award-winning artist Erina Abraham announced today that she will be holding her inaugural exhibition in London this month and next.
What is the exhibition about?
The exhibition South African Moments captures the vitality of life in contemporary South Africa. Erina’s vivid and colourful paintings depict sunny South Africa and its rainbow nation, drawing inspiration from the beauty of the natural world and people, especially women. This exhibition captures everyday life moments, telling a story of love and labour.
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Erina Abraham lives and creates her art in Johannesburg and has been an artist there for more than 25 years.
Regarding this art show, Abraham stated “I am very excited to be bringing a taste of South Africa to London. I loo
It’s still all about the US
The local unit scored somewhat of a consolation goal on Friday (sorry Argentina fans), as global equities and EM markets ended the week stronger.
Eyes are still on the US though as June Fed minutes and job numbers will be out later this week. The data, coupled with escalating trade tensions between the US and China, could provide more volatility than the Spain vs. Russia penalty shootout.
On local shores, consumers are set to be hit with another sucker punch as the price of petrol is set to increase by 26c/litre. Combine this with higher municipal rates, taxes and electricity tariffs and you’ve got yourself an already overworked wallet. Have a great week and batten down the hatches if you’re in the Cape!
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David Goldblatt – Remembering the legacy of a photographer
David Goldblatt’s legacy will continue to live on through his powerful black and white images made in South Africa, documenting the country’s tumultuous inner workings across racial and cultural boundaries.
Goldblatt’s career spanned an impressive 70 years, dedicated to telling the stories of South Africans through his lens. Today we mourn the loss of one of the countries greats, reported first by Mail & Guardian.
To a large extent, a documentary photographer’s life is moulded in the public domain, directed by social injustices, inspired to create awareness. This was the life of David Goldblatt, who began photographing in 1948, documenting a fractured and segregated Apartheid state.
David Goldblatt, moulded by circumstance
Born in Randfontein to parents who were Lithuanian refugees, it seems Goldblatt’s life was destined to revolve around ideas of belonging and the social constructs which marginalise communities. Through his kee