August 2007

Monthly Archive

ZA Show #110: Mandela stands tall in London

Posted by The ZA Show on 29 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: podcasts

  • Mandela stands tall in London’s Parliament Square as statue was unveiled on Wednesday, 29th August.
  • New survery shows we are all proud to be South African
  • Construction site woes for Durban 2010 stadium
  • Floor crossing starting on the 1st of September and already aligations of bribary emerge that includes cash and a prostitute.
  • Song:  One Day Remains - Never Say Die (PMN link)
  • Could this be the worlds largest diamond that was found this past week or just a doorstop?  We hope to find out more in the coming weeks.
  • We give a brief history on the famous Cullinan diamond and De Beers.
  • If you were at the unvailing of the Mandela statue, send us your wild and wacky pictures!
  • Feedback to us!  If you live in South Africa, you can also send us a SMS message to 34001 starting with the word zashow followed by your message.  SMS costs R2.
 
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ZA Show #109: Fire Manto!

Posted by The ZA Show on 22 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: podcasts

  • Survivor SA - Malaysia premiered on TV screens in SA
  • The Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Soap Opera
  • What were they thinking when naming Durban’s municipality
  • Song: Estelle Kokot - See you on Sunday
  • Gauteng highways will be tolled?
  • The wild flowers are blooming in Citrisdal and Clanwilliam
  • Muggings on Table Mountain still ongoing
 
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ZA Show #108: Going it alone

Posted by The ZA Show on 15 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: podcasts

  • PE to say goodbye to their Dolphins
  • Cape Town’s fastest growing business district is getting connected to the rail network
  • What could possibly happen to Newlands Rugby stadium after 2010 WC
  • Song: Galore - Lelilanga Liyashisa (link)
  • We visit Graaff Reinet in our down and out in SA feature
 
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ZA Show #107: Shaka Zulu to stand tall

Posted by The ZA Show on 09 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: podcasts

  • We talk about our languages of English and Afrikaans and how they fit in with our lives and how we got to speak Afrikaans as a second language.
  • A passenger on the Blue Traim complained that the locomotive was yellow and not blue.
  • Are all signs in Pretoria going to change to Tshwane? Not that soon if court action is to be lodged.
  • Shaka Zulu - the legand lives on with a 106m high statue that is going to be built in KZN.
  • SA rugby players will not be selected for the Springbok team if they play for overseas clubs.
 
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