Kicking off the all-new Joburg Easter Festival was a spectacular pyrotechnic and laser show, which gave visitors a taste of some of the treats in store over the next 11 days of family fun.
This year's Earth Hour enjoyed a massive response across the world, not least from South Africans, last Saturday (28 Mar 2009) night, as supporters turned off their lights in a show of solidarity against climate change.
South African surfers did us proud last Friday (27 March 2009) when they cleaned up every division and the Tag Team event to beat New Zealand in the 2009 Lotto SANZ Challenge which was held in excellent two metre (6 foot) surf at the second podium at Playa de las FAE in Salinas, Ecuador.
The home of South Africa's icon, Nelson Mandela, has been restored and is now open as a museum to celebrate the life and preserve the legacy of South Africa's first black president.
Three South African lodges have cracked the nod on the latest National Geographic Adventure magazine list of 50 top eco-lodges worldwide:Phinda Private Game Reserve (northern KwaZulu-Natal), Tswalu Kalahari Reserve(Northern Cape) and Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve (Cederberg area, Western Cape).
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