Nestled on the slopes of Signal Hill and overlooking Table Bay, exclusive De Waterkant lies in the historical Bo-Kaap area of picturesque Cape Town and was built to house settlers and workers in the 1700’s.
Johannesburg – Gautrain, the multibillion rand rapid rail project, will formally be launched on Saturday, erasing any doubts that the first phase of the R25bn project will be finished in time before the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets under way next week.
The first phase was originally scheduled to be completed on June 27.
New Delhi - Nelson Mandela plans to skip the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in June, his grandson told AFP on Wednesday.
Asked if the 91-year-old would be present as hoped for by organisers, Chief Mandla Mandela replied: "Certainly not. My grandfather at this age is very elderly and we are not trying to intensify his programme."
"He's said he would prefer to be at home in the rural countryside to spend time at the farm," Mandela said in an interview with AFP during a trip to India.
There is a belief that the scavengers have the power to predict everything from winning lottery numbers to football scores.
Johannesburg - The chief organiser of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, said on Thursday the current tally of foreign fans attending the tournament stood at between 100 000 and 200 000 - less than half of the original forecast of 450 000.
"We are way over 100 000 fans here, maybe 200 000 now," World Cup local organising committee chief executive Jordaan told reporters at a World Cup ticketing centre in Johannesburg, as tickets went on sale over the counter around the country.
Bloemfontein - World Cup visitors to the Northern Cape might be able to buy alcohol until 02:00 in the interests of a "relaxed social atmosphere", if the province's economic development MEC gets his way.
"It is my intention to create circumstances conducive to a relaxed social atmosphere during the World Cup," economic development and tourism MEC John Block said in a statement on Wednesday.
Cape Town - South African passengers flying to the northern parts of Europe can expect cancellations or delays in their flight schedule as ash from a volcano in Iceland has closed airspace in that region.
Although details are still sketchy, South African Airlines with European routes are expected to cancel flights affected by a four-hour restriction from 11:00 GMT until at least 17:00 GMT.
According to Airports Company South Africa's Deidre Hendricks at least one SAA evening flight to London has been confirmed as cancelled.
Be a part of the most important sporting year in SA’s history, and kick it off with the first major event of the year! Entries are open to the 2010 Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon and it promises to be the best one yet!
Nestled on the slopes of Signal Hill and overlooking Table Bay, exclusive De Waterkant lies in the historical Bo-Kaap area of picturesque Cape Town and was built to house settlers and workers in the 1700’s.
August 11th, 2009
Hobie European Championships - Lake Como, Italy. With 270 entrants the Hobie Europeans Championships is the biggest Hobie event of the 2009 calender.
Congratulations to the winners:
Hobie 16 European Champion 2009 - Tim Shuwalow and Cecilia Colling (Sweden)
Hobie Tiger European Champion 2009 - Misha Heemskerk and Bastiaan Tentij (Holland)
Hobie 14 European Champion 2009 -s Jorg Stoltenberg (Germany)
Big screen surf videos, some of SA's best indie bands and more will be happening at the Mahala Surf And Music Festival, set to rock out on Friday the 12th of June in partnership with Zigzag Magazine.
