With an hour long show, we highlight the last 4 years of the show as we bid farewall from our microphones to your ears.

We decided to break all the rules and play you 3 of my favourite tracks from great SA artists.

• Prime Circle - Miracle
• Parlotones - I’ll be there
• Jesse Clegg - Today

Emails, comments and audio comments were played.  We talk about the highlights of the past 4 years with all the people we have met, the interviews, the soundseeing tours, the production of the show, the events that we covered, our opinions and so much more as well as the opportunities that the show gave us. We speak about 2010 and the World Cup and how this event springs up a lot of excitement with myself and all other South Africans.

We pretty much winged it all the way with some great audio highlights too.

Another highlight that I cannot leave out, although I forgot speak about it, is ZATV with the making of biltong and other videos that we did.

I also want to thank Bridgitte for being such an awesome co-host, although not present during any shows since Josh’s birth, she has brought such an awesome dynamic to the show.

We are going to miss the show, but we are still here, so please keep in touch!

So with all the emotions running high, we thank you very much indeed and enjoy our last show.  It is a blast to do and I hope that it is a blast to listen to as well.

ps:  I do apologize for all the baby talk from Joshua during the show.

 

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This show is just to announce that it is with regret that I announce that The ZA Show is coming to an end.  It is a decision that took me around 2 months to make and although it is a very heart wrenching one, and as bad as I feel that I am leaving our listeners in the lurch and as devostrating that is to me and to you, it is for the best.  It is just such a pity that this has to happen only 200 odd days before the 2010 Soccer World Cup, which in turn is going to attact many visitors to our country.

But as they say, the show is only over until the fat lady has sung and it is in that spirit that we won’t just leave you just like that.  We are going to do our last show and I really hope that you’ll join us live on uStream or by contributing in the form of any feedback to that show that we’ll be recording.  Of course, the show will be available afterwards too.

We are recording ZA Show #165 on Saturday, 21st of November @ 2pm SA time.  The show will be streamed live on uStream so please come to The ZA Show website to watch us record our final show.

We also ask that you please send us your feedback in the form of e-mails, audio comments or by calling into the voicemai line at +1-206-426-6013.

Bridgitte will be joining me on the show and we’ll be talking about the last 4 years.

So take a listen below and we hope to hear from you.

 

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• We were live on ustream for the recording of the show.  If you wish to listen in live, be sure to keep an eye on Twitter.  My username is verran.
• Local is lekker - District 9 is a hit at the US box office.
• Caster Semenya wins the Women’s 800m at the World Champs and now her gender is brought into question.
• Riaan Manser kayaked successfully around Madagasgar in 11 months, 5,000km.  Crossed the finish line on the 8th of July 2009.
• KZN to operate special courts 24/7 during the 2010 World Cup.
• 20,000 World Cup tickets are going to schools.
• All construction workers who were working on the stadia are getting 2 tickets each.
• Joburg’s BRT system to become operational on the 30th of August between Soweto and Elles Park.
• Taxis plan to mass protest on the 1st of September against BRT.
• Stadia are taking shape nicely.
• The boks are clear favourites to win the Tri Nations.
• Go check out Students for Humanity for the 2010 Vocab Podcast.

 

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• Today was a first for The ZA Show Podcast.  The show was done live on uStream.  It was hugely successful.  This is what 4mbps of broadband can do for you.
• Song:  Grannysmith - Starlight
• Apologies for the show that is in mono.  Software was not configured properly.
• Nelson Mandela is 91 today!
• The Confed Cup and come and gone and was a huge success.
• FIFA not to ban the vuvuzella.
• Construction workers on all 2010 projects were on strike.  Quite stressful for the people involved since there are tight deadlines.
• Petrol stations in SA are accepting credit cards as payment for fuel.
• Reservations for the period during the 2010 World Cup at the Kurger Park were booked out in 2 hours.
• Table Mountain made it through to the top 77 for the new seven wonders of nature.

 

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Hi folks,

There hasn’t been a show for sometime now, but I thought I’d chime in to say that one is well on its way.  A slower rate of shows coming out is usually a sign that things are eventually going to come to an end, but in this case, it is not true - for now, that is.

With the 2010 World Cup only a year from now, putting a stop to The ZA Show is something that I wouldn’t do very lightly, actually not at all.  I’ll rather release a show once a month or so, than stop the whole thing altogether.

I really hope that you continue to listen in and keep up-to-date on everything that is going down in SA.

Yours,

~Glen

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• We kick off the show with a track from Sugardrive - Ten Feet High
• Do you want to learn Xhosa?  Go to http://www.studentsforhumanity.com for more info.  Check out the website and listen to the 2010 Vocab Podcast.  Also read the blog as well.
• Wacky Wine Weekend next weekend from the 4th to the 7th of June in the Robertson Vally.  Mimosa Lodge / Montague video still coming.
• 55 whales beached in Kommetjie yesterday.  See the photos for more.
• Politics creeps into Robben Island Museum. Mass council resignations.
• Confed Cup in 2-3 weeks time and 68% of tickets sold. Ticket sales for 2010 WC are coming mostly from the USA.  2010 WC final sold out.
• The Indian Premiere League was a huge success.
• The Bulls beat The Chiefs in the Super 14 final yesterday.
• British-Irish Lions Tour to SA - get your fixtures and results here.
• A brief update on our new government and provincial government.
• Last, but not least, we have our 2010 tickets for one of the matches in Cape Town.

 

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• Bridgitte joins us on the show and we kick off with feedback on the South African elections.
• This past weekend we visited the town of Montagu.  We were treated to the hospitality of Mimosa Lodge for the weekend.  Highly recommended from us here at The ZA Show.  An episode of ZATV of our weekend is to follow soon, so keep an eye open on the site.
• On Saturday, we went on a farm tour and wine tasting at Weltevrede Wine Farm near Bonnievale.
• On our way home, we stopped at Birds Paradise for Josh to experience the farm animals.

 

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• The SA elections are upon us on 22nd of April.
• If you voted abroad, let us know!
• First 2010 World Cup ticket phase draw has been done - we wait with baited breath whether we got tickets.
• Jamie Oliver was at Mzoli’s and loved it.
• IPL starts today and we are in for a treat with all the sporting events in SA over the coming months.
• Zuma charges have been dropped
• Lucky Dube killers found guilty
• National Skirt Extension Project.
• Z News

National Skirt Extension Project aka Mrs Balls

South Africa. It’s Possible

Z News - Pilot

 

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• BIG NEWS:  Charges against Jacob Zuma are going to be dropped.
• The SA governemtn declines visa for Dalai Lama to attend 2010 peace conference, which has been called off.
• Please vote for Table Mountain so that it can become one of the 7 wonders of the world.
• The IPL (Indian Premere League) cricket tournament to be played in SA from the 18th of April due to security concerns in India.
• ICC Champions Trophy to be played in SA due to security concerns in Pakistan.
• Bafana bafana beat Norway.  Woot !!
• Free State Stadium ready for Confed Cup.
• We focus on Hennie Botes, who invented a way to build houses with much less cost.
• Please vote for The Verran Family Blog in the SA Blog Awards 2009?

 

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• SA Blog Awards in full swing.  Vote for us here
• Go check out Rooibos Radio podcast.  All about South Africa - in Dutch!
• Fire season brought fires to lower Table Mountain - Devils Peak.  See pics here from CapeTownAlive
• Awesome.  Map data finally in Google Maps for South Africa.
• 2010:  Soccer City 65% complete
• Durban’s stadium to get cable car and adventure walk to top of arch.
• Get your tickets now!  28 out of 64 matches already sold out.
• Nelson Mandela’s house opens as museum in Soweto.  Another reason to visit Soweto.
• Constitutional Court ruled that overseas South Africans can vote.  Please vote if you can?
• A dead man used to claim pension.
• Rumours of charges being dropped against Zuma.
• Sad story of how a toddler died on the back of his grandmother while trying to seek help from 3 clinics.

 

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