South African expat in London Elsa Perez is appealing for more dancers, particularly male dancers, to bump up the performers for the Protea dance group at the Dancing Round the World Festival
Cape Town’s award-winning and annual comedy festival comes to London for three nights only from the 23-25 October
According to National Parks UK, the purpose of a national park is to ‘conserve and enhance natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage, and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of national parks by the public.’ Why shouldn’t London, with all its green space, cultural heritage and diverse wildlife, be one too?
The Steve Biko Foundation invites all to the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, London, to be delivered by Hugh Masekela on “Art & Activism: Reflections on the Anti-Apartheid Struggle & Two Decades of South African Democracy.”
The grande dame of South African art, and one of the top-selling female artists of all time, Irma Stern once again dominated the Bonhams sale of South African art in London
South African Superstar and Legendary Singer, YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA will be in London next week.
‘Human Nature’, a unique exhibition exploring our changing relationship with the environment, features South African and Zimbabwean artists, and will be on show in London in October
It’s that time of year when London is heaving with great films and red carpets are full of international celebrities. Lucky for us, there are some South Africa filmakers lighting up the screens at the 58th London Film Festival
On 1 October, Bonhams London will auction eleven works by Irma Stern with a combined estimate of £2-3million in their biannual South African Sale.
Calling all South Africans in London and surrounds! Join us as we celebrate South Africa’s culture and diversity with our fellow countrymen and enjoy the last days of summer with a lekker bring & braai.
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South Africans truly are dancing around the world
Billed as “a five-piece a cappella group” singing gospel, soul, jazz, doo-woop, RnB in African and popular styles, Dumi, Jabu, Morgan, Lwazi and Sbu aka Simply Soweto Encha took to the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank foyer for the Africa Utopia Festival 2014
The Tall Ship festival showcased over 50 tall ships, in four venues across London, Canary Wharf, Greenwich Maritime, Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich Peninsula. Sad you missed it? Catch the upcoming Dancing Round the World festival in October
The world’s greatest collection of South African coins is to be auctioned and is expected to fetch R35 million to R40 million (£1.9 million to £2.2 million). This comes just 11 years after the collection began, in the unlikely surroundings of a car wash in the Transvaal.
On Thursday 11 September 2014, Richmix hosted a screening of ‘Miners Shot Down’. We were subsequently joined by director, Rehad Desai, for a short Q & A
In celebration of 20 years of democracy in South Africa this year, LSE is hosting a public exhibition titled “South Africa’s Democracy – Mandela’s Cherished Ideal” running for the month of September. The exhibition was put together by the Universities of Cape Town, Wits and Fort Hare
Craig Wylie, Zimbabwean born artist and past winner of The BP Portrait Award, is famous for his super-realist portraits in bright tones. He has now been selected for The Threadneedle Prize on the basis of a dramatically different new body of work. Fellow Zimbabwean Artist Gordon Glyn-Jones caught up with him ahead of his solo show that opens in Liepzig on the 13th to talk about the new work. The Threadneedle Exhibition Show, which seeks to showcase the best contemporary figurative artwork being made in Europe, opens in London on the 24th of September
On 4 October 2014 people in 115 cities across the world will march to call for an end to the poaching crisis that is slaughtering elephants and rhinos in their tens of thousands each year. The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (GMFER) initiative speaks to TheSouthAfrican about their efforts and plans
Saffa expat in the UK Ed Fox is our resident rambling entrepreneur. This week he muses on the role reading has played in his life
Celebrated author Binyavanga Wainaina, CNN’s business correspondent Zain Asher and Tutu Agyare – the first African to trade on the London Stock Exchange – are just some of the inspirational speakers at this year’s TEDxEuston on Saturday 6 December 2014
There is one word that fills every Saffa’s heart up with the quintessence of home…Potjie
Saffa expat in the UK Ed Fox is our resident rambling entrepreneur. This week he muses on the egos ever-present in expat circles.
Officially selected for the African Film Festival in New York, the Sheffield Doc Fest and the Durban International Film Festival, ‘MIners Shot Down’ will now be screened for one night only in London on 11 September
Broadway Theatre presents the London African Gospel Choir’s full stage performance complete with singers, dancers and musicians