2010 Soccer World Cup South Africa

http://goafrica.about.com/od/southafrica/a/2010worldcup.htm

The 2010 World Cup Soccer (football) event is taking place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July. Find out how to buy tickets; where the World Cup Stadiums are and how to get there; what World Cup tours are on offer; how to get to South Africa and more.

Tickets to the 2010 World Cup

Tickets for the World Cup are on sale now, but getting a ticket is complicated. There are 5 distinct "Ticket Sales Phases". The period from 20 February 2009 to 7 April 2010 is divided into 4 separate Ticket Sales.....................

Google Street View South Africa

Google Street View: Should South Africans be worried or is the world just paranoid?

Google Street View is coming to South Africa and it seems people are unsure if they should be terrified or excited.

In an effort to make some sense of the issue, I’ve decided to write a few words on the following :

1. What is Street View and how does Google create it?
2. What are the privacy concerns surrounding Google Street View?
3. A personal perspective on privacy.

What is Google Street View?

Google Street View is an extension of the very popular Google Maps.
It allows users to ‘go down to street level’ and see what it looks like at [...] Continue Reading…

Two years ago, Google sent out an army of hybrid electric automobiles, each one bearing nine cameras on a single pole. Armed with a GPS and three laser range scanners, this fleet of cars began an endless quest to photograph every highway and byway in the free world.

One of the best jobs in the world?

Google (GOOG) has hired two lucky young men to ride around France on dopey looking tricycles snapping up photos of historical sites that are inaccessible by car. This three-wheeler is a sight with its long pole holding nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator. But the contraption tooling around the French capital needs all that gear to do its job – adding three-dimensional images to Google's Street View Maps.

The riders, wearing Google tee-shirts and white helmets, are visiting well-known sites such as the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg on the city's Left Bank or Les Halles, in the busy centre of the French capital.

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Send free Christmas Cards

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Best wildlife in the World

For me, there is one leopard that I feel the most affection for. The Maxabeni Young Male, so called owing to the spot pattern on either side of his shiny pink nose. Unlike his more evasive twin brother, this young male is willing to share his journey into adulthood. Cocky and cheeky but still desperately trying to learn where his place in the world is, every moment spent with him is different, interesting and thought provoking. I have watched him hunt his first antelope, leap away in fright from prowling hyenas and how his body language shifts from fear to confidence in momentary flashes. He has taught me lessons of persistence, courage and the value of cutting your losses. He is only a year old, yet he is wise. http://www.londolozi.com/ http://sarocks.co.za/2009/11/18/the-best-wildlife-in-the-world/

South African Festivals

Splashy Fen Splashy Fen South Africa's longest-running and most renowned annual music festival, Splashy Fen has evolved into the ultimate outdoor experience for music and nature lovers alike. Apart from music, draw cards include a host of fun outdoor activities for the whole family.

OppiKoppi Music Festival OppiKoppi Music Festival One of South Africa's most popular music festivals, held bi-annually at the foot and on top of a hill on a farm in the middle of the bushveld near the small town of Northam, Limpopo.

Football Fever Football 2010 In June 2010, millions of football-loving tourists will descend on South Africa, and billions of television watchers around the world will watch The FIFA 2010 World Cup being played.

Cape Town International Jazz Festival Jazz Festival This proudly South African event are hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre over two days at the end of March or beginning April each year and is known as Africa's Grandest Gathering.

South African Festivals SA Festivals List A list of some of the festivals held annually throughout South Africa - from the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival on 2nd New Year to the Oppikoppi Bushveld Musical Festival held on a farm near Northam (Limpopo).

National Arts Festival Arts Festival The biggest and most vibrant celebration of South Africa's rich and multi-faceted culture is the annual Standard Bank National Arts festival held in Grahamstown. This quaint Eastern Cape city is transformed into the country's creative crucible and for 11 days in July it's the only place to be.

Wine Festivals in South Africa Wine Festivals A number and variety of wine festivals and shows are annually held in South Afric

Is travelling in South Africa save?

Only if you are nice to the locals!

Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium Durban

The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a stadium under construction in Durban, South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the SACP. It is intended to be a world-class multi-use stadium.
It will be one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a planned capacity of 70,000 during the World Cup and 54,000 afterwards. The stadium is adjacent to the ABSA Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
It includes an adjoining indoor arena, football museum, sports institute, and a transmodal transport station.

Cape Visit 2

From KZN to Jeffreysbay, on to Cape Town.
Back via Worcester, then follow the route 62 to Oudtshoorn and on to PE and back to KZN
3,600 km -+

Learn South African Lingo

SA dictionary :)
• Amped – Excited
• Aries – Afternoon
• Awe – various meanings
• Babbalas– Hangover
• Baggies – Boardshorts
• Bakkie– Pick-up truck
• Ballie -old person
• Bankie – Bank bag filled with dope
• Biltong– Jerky
• Bleak – Disappointed
• Biscuit – Term of affection
• Blind – Embarrassing
• Boet –Friend
• Bokkie– Girl/woman
• Boot – TrunkBru – Friend/person
• Bunny Chow – Curry inside a loaf of bread
• Café (pronounced: ‘caf-fee’) – Corner store
• Check – Look
• Cherrie – Woman
• Cheers – Thanks / Good-bye
• China – Friend
• Chips – Look out
• Chop – Moron
• Cotch – Vomit
• Classic – Awesome / excellent
• Connection – Person
• Crash – Sleep
• Chunder - puke/vomit
• Dagga– Marijuana
• Dof– Dumb
• Deck – Punch
• Dodgy – Suspiscious
• Duck – Leave
• Doss – Sleep
• Dummy – Pacifier
• Eina!– Ouch
• Eish! – Exclamation / confessing confusion
• Fong-Kong – Fake
• Full on – Absolutely
• Gafoefel– To fidget with / To fool around with
• Gatvol – Fed Up
• Goofed – Stoned
• Graft – Hard work
• Granadilla – Passion Fruit
• Hectic – Extreme
• Hone – Stink
• Hooter – Car horn
• hose – Laugh
• howzit! – Hi!
• Izzit / Is it?– Oh really?!
• Jislaaik – Holy Crap!
• Jol – Party
• Juice – Petrol
• Just now – Later
• Kak – crap
• Kief– Cool/awesome
• Koki – Permanent marker
• Kombi – Minibus / Small van
• Koppie – Small hill / small person’s head
• Kreepy / Kreepy Krawly – Pool skimmer
• Kwaai– Cool
• Laaitie – Child
• Lank – A lot
• Lappie – Cloth
• Larny – Fancy
• Lekker – Cool/awesome
• Location – Informal settlement
• Lus– Craving
• Matric – Final year of high school
• Metro – Traffic officers
• Mielie– Corn
• Mif – Disgusting / upset
• Mission – Awesome / Difficult
• Moffie – Homosexual
• Muti– Medicine
• Mal – Crazy
• Naartjie– Tangerine
• Nappy – Diaper
• Né?– hey?
• Now now – Soon
• Oke– Person
• Ola– Hi!
• Pavement – Sidewalk
• Phuza– To drink
• Piss-cat – Heavy drinker
• Plakkies – Flip-flops
• Pomp– To have sex
• Pozzie– House
• Pull in! – Come around!
• Robot – Traffic light
• Rock up – Arrive
• Rods – Underwear
• Scale – To steal / To jump over
• Sharp – Fine/ intelligent
• Shot – Thanks
• Shweet – Cool/awesome
• Sif – Disgusting
• Skat– Term of affection.
• Skedonk – Battered old car
• Skinner – Gossip
• Skollie– Riff-raff
• Skop en donna– Fighting
• Skyf– Cigarette
• S.M.S. – Text Message
• Smaak – To like/love
• Snollie– Snot
• Sosatie– Kebab on a stick
• Space Case – Pencil Bag
• Squatter camp – Informal settlement
• Squif– Skew
• Sucker – Lollipop
• Swak – Bad
• Swimming Costume – Bathing Suit
• Spliff – Joint
• Takkies – Sneakers
• Taxi – Minibus
• jommie– Friend
• Tomato Sauce – Ketchup
• Toppie– Old person
• Torch – Flashlight
• Trek – Walk
• Tune– I’m telling you
• Veld – Wilderness
• Vienna – Hotdog sausages
• Vrot – Stale
• Vetkoek – deep fried bread dough
• Yebo – Yes
• Yoh! – Expression of amazement

Spring Fever in Joburg

www.jsf2009.com
www.artsalive.co.za
www.sowetofestival.co.za
www.sanlamsafashionweek.co.za
www.tasteofjoburg.com
www.sowetofoodfestival.co.za
www.whiskylivefestival.co.za
www.sowetobeerfestival.co.za
www.joburgtourism.com

Crime Rate Tips South Africa

Cape Town here we come

We are visiting the MotherCity again

Bethlehem Freestate

Bethlehem, situated in a fertile valley of the Maluti Mountains on the N5 highway, is the largest commercial, industrial & educational centre in the eastern Free State & the northern terminus of the mountain route.

The original settlers found that wheat flourished in the valley & hence the town was named Bethlehem (house of bread). Bethlehem was founded by the Voortrekkers during the 1840's & is the setting for a number of historical sandstone buildings, many of which are now provincial heritage sites.

The town sports numerous Guesthouses & B&B’s & proudly presents many avenues of entertainment, ranging from live performance theatres to gambling facilities neighboring modern Hotels & a small airport in the heart of it all.

South African Crafts 2

South African Crafts

Best Hotel in the World

SA het beste hotel in die wêreld!

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Having been rated against the finest hotels around the globe, Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat was voted the Best Hotel in the World in the 2009 US Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards Reader’s Survey. The exclusive five-star wilderness retreat at the foothills of the Cederberg Mountains, some 270m north of Cape Town (South Africa), also took pole position as Number 1 Lodge/Resort in Africa and the Middle East.
Sister property, The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa performed equally well, winning top honours as both Best City Hotel in Africa and the Middle East, as well as Best Hotel Spa in Africa and the Middle East.
The results of the extensive annual Travel + Leisure magazine readers’ survey were announced in the USA on NBC’S Today Show on Friday (10 July 2009). Winners will be honoured at a Travel + Leisure winner’s dinner and award ceremony at the new Cooper Square Hotel in New York City on July 21st.

Die Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat is pas deur die US Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards as beste hotel ter wêreld aangewys.

Hierdie vyfster- wildernis-wegbreekplek is geleë in die Cederberge, 270 km van Kaapstad. Dis 'n ekologiese oase, 'n eg Suid-Afrikaanse erfenisgebied, waar luuksheid en die natuur in harmonie saamleef. Van die aardse dog luukse-verblyf, tot die kontemporêre Kaapse kookkuns, top-klas spa en vlaktes vol vars lug, is dit g’n wonder dat Bushmans Kloof bekroon is. Daar's sowat 130 plekke in die reservaat waar boesmantekeninge nog sigbaar is en talle bedreigde plant- en dierspesies het hier 'n huis gevind.
Besoek www.bushmanskloof.co.za vir meer.

Het jy geweet?
Die Twelwe Apostles-hotel in Kaapstad het die toekenning as beste stadshotel in die wêreld en beste hotelspa in Afrika en in die Midde-Ooste by dieselfde geleentheid gewen.

Apartheid Sci-Fi Film

Apartheid en die ruimtewesens

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• Deur Lou-Ann Stone

Foto Ster-Kinekor

SARIE - Augustus 2009

Dit word bestempel as een van die oorspronklikste sci-fi-rillerflieks in jare - glo die wêreld se eerste ''outobiografiese'' alien-Apartheidsfilm. Ons eie Neill Blomkamp, 'n SA regisseur van kortfilms en advertensies wat al geruime tyd in Vancouver, Kanada, woon, was die skrywer en regisseur. District 9 is in samewerking met die baasbrein agter Lord of the Rings, die Oscar-bekroonde Peter Jackson, vervaardig.
Bid jou aan! In die fliek is honderdduisende ruimtewesens in Johannesburg gestrand ná hul ruimtetuig hier onklaar raak. Natuurlik is die onooglike spulletjie glad nie welkom nie, en word hulle na 'n vlugtelingkamp met doringdraad omhein aan die buitewyke van die Goudstad verban - dié heet District 9.
Onmiddellik is die parallelle tussen District 9 en die Apartheidsera tussen die lyne leesbaar. Blomkamp het tydens Apartheid in Johannesburg grootgeword en beskou dit as vormingsjare wat 'n belangrike invloed op sy kreatiewe siening vandag het.
Sy jarelange vriend en akteur Sharlto Copley speel die rol van Wikus van der Merwe. Hy werk vir die MNU, 'n groot korporatiewe instelling wat die ruimtewesens uit die ''plakkerskamp'' op 'n ander plek wil hervestig. Maar intussen word hy besmet met alien-liggaamsvloeistof, en sake verander . . .
Die res moet jy maar self uitvind wanneer District 9 vanaf 28 Augustus op die grootskerm hier draai. (Bron: Los Angeles Times)

Nog foto's uit District 9

Lees 'n onderhoud met die hoofkarater, Wikus van der Merwe (gespeel deur Sharlto Copley)

Pasella Resepte

http://www.pasella.com/resepte

Have a look here for even more great recipes

http://outoppie-foodconcoctions.blogspot.com

Pasella site se indeks:

1	Hoenderbreyani
2	Souskluitjies
3	Kaneelrolletjies
4	Soetwynpere
5	Uruguaanse frikkadelle
6	Baumküchen
7	Rysgereg
8	Snertsop
9	Tagliatelle met avokadosous
10	Grenadella- en suurlemoensoufflé
<< Begin < Vorige 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Volgende > Einde >>

Flower Festival Clanwilliam

WILD FLOWERS and CAPE FYNBOS
Flower Routes | Wild Flower Show | Ramskop Nature Garden | Cape Fynbos

Each year during August and September, depending on the preceding winter's rainfall, the area is transformed into a floral showcase. The area features a large variety of wild flowers. Ramskop Nature Reserve at the Clanwilliam Dam Resort boasts 250 indigenous species of wild flowers.

FLOWER ROUTES Information regarding flower routes cannot be accessed ahead of time as the profusion of flowers is dependent on good rains. Information offices throughout the area remain in contact, and predictions regarding the season can only be made from July. The best times for flowers is generally August and September. Many of the towns in the area offer flower shows during that period. Enquire at the nearest Information office before setting out on a tour. The Clanwilliam Information Office can assist you with information regarding the best routes to select. Remember that flowers need to be viewed with the sun behind you and preferably between 10h30 and 15h30 when the sun is at its warmest. On the days that are rainy or misty most of the flowers remain shut because of the cold.

Winter Warmth August 2009

The local Old Age Home were visited with blankets before the severe weather !!!
Bhongweni, Kokstad
Thanks to Mr G Sieberhagen Rotary, ECR, Give of the Givers and Kokstad Standard Bank

Some local events

Here's a guide to some of South Africa's best excuses for a party:

Aardklop Arts Festival	Klein Karoo Nationale Kunstefees
Arts Alive	Knysna Oyster Festival
Cape Town Jazz Festival	National Arts Festival
Cape Town Minstrels Carnaval	Oppikoppi Bushveld Festival
Hermanus Whale Festival	Spier Summer Festival
Joy of Jazz	Splashy Fen

Amazulu World

AmaZulu World will incorporate the culture and natural history of KwaZulu Natal, with features that will transform the development into a world class destination. It will cost close to R44 billion, but the features and design of AmaZulu World will be like nothing ever seen before in South Africa, or Africa for that matter. One of the biggest attractions to the complex, will be the internationally branded theme park, of which there will be two, and on completion, AmaZulu World will offer approximately twenty hotels, residences, a golf course, nature reserves, a sports village development, a marina, shopping complexes, resorts, community facilities, and spas. It is estimated that it will take about twenty-five years until AmaZulu World is complete, as it will be constructed in phases, but with each phase another of the various attractions to AmaZulu World will be added.