Tickets from AED 150 are now available at PlatinumList Dubai: South Africa’s favourite ‘uncle’, Marc Lottering, is heading back by popular demand to Dubai shores with his latest stand-up comedy show, ‘Uncle Marc’, on February 24, 2023, at The Theatre at Mall of the Emirates. Marc has turned growing old into a show of its […]
This day in history we feature Nadine Gordimer. She was a South African writer and political activist, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1991. Trivia – Nadine Gordimer Gordimer’s writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger’s Daughter and […]
Eager travellers are being encouraged to get behind the wheel on their holiday to fully immerse themselves in the culture overseas. Holiday car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have put together the best driving holiday destinations for travellers to swap the taxi for a car. Recommended routes including the famous Route 66 in America and the Garden […]
For the past 60 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has protected animals, restored lost habitats, and advocated for policy changes that benefit wildlife. Now, the conservation organization is trying a new approach. This year, AWF launched the inaugural Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Named after the late Tanzanian president, a longstanding AWF board […]
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of entry for travellers and transit passengers from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique. This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in these countries 14 days before coming to the […]
Growing up in an underdeveloped zone of Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, Musa Motha says his surroundings weren’t exactly idyllic. But he did have a dusty, make-shift soccer pitch directly across the street from his home. And for Motha, it was “paradise,” he said. That field brings back both good and bad memories for […]
DUBAI: Seven years ago, South African shoe start-up Ayashisa Amateki, which specialises in customising sneakers, commissioned 85-year-old South African contemporary artist Esther Mahlangu to transform a pair of Air Jordans. Her creations, estimated to be worth around USD 560,000 (AED 2 m) were unveiled at the South Africa Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Known for […]
Emaciated, badly injured, and rescued from poachers, a number of pangolins arriving at a Johannesburg wildlife clinic, are now being nursed back to health by a dedicated team of volunteers. Pangolins are unique creatures; the world’s only mammals with scales. They’re sometimes called scaly anteaters, although they’re not related. Like armadillos, they can roll up […]
