by Henri Steenkamp | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Progress on the Kazungula Bridge, showcased during the 2018 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week, continues to fuel optimism about the future of trade and travel in several African nations. Construction on the 923-meter-long span over the...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
South African captain Faf Du Plessis could not help but be heartened when the Proteas earned a nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in the sides’ second test Sunday in Cape Town, clinching the three-test series. “I’m happy that we are dominating teams at the moment,” Du...
by Henri Steenkamp | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
South African Louis Oosthuizen thought he played well in the Nedbank Golf Challenge, Nov. 8-11 at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. Others, however, played a little better. England’s Lee Westwood fired a final-round 64 to finish 15 under par and win the...
by Henri Steenkamp | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The announcement on Sept. 12 that Homo Sapiens’ earliest known drawing had been discovered in South Africa’s Blombos Cave was hailed as history-making. It is also being viewed, to some degree, as evidence of an ancient hashtag. The New York Times described the drawing...
by Henri Steenkamp | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Suffice it to say that longtime South African foreign minister Roelof “Pik” Botha, who died on Oct. 12 at age 86, danced to the beat of his own drummer. The Economist noted in his obituary that he liked to liven up governmental retreats by throwing live ammunition...