The annual gala dinner for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (UK) is to be held in early March at one of the UK’s most exciting venues – Madame Tussauds in London! For more information, see the invitation below…

If you were dreaming of a White Christmas, while spending the Festive Season on the beach in South Africa (or Australia, or anywhere else sunny and hot for that matter!)…then type ‘let it snow’ into Google…and Google will let it snow. Watch the flakes fall and then use your mouse to wipe away the frost, […]

A great Christmas gift idea is to purchase a P.A.S.T. Experiences Tour Voucher for someone special. Select from a choice of private or budget tours such as I Love Shopping in the CBD or Public Art. “I always think an experience is a wonderful gift as you never forget it” Jo Buitendach, founder of Past […]

submitted by Karen Greaves* Stickit Buddies has a huge range of trendy character stickersespecially designed and hand drawn. You can create your own unique combination of character stickers especially to suit whoever you’d like to give the gift to, so that they can stick them on their car’s back windscreen or side windows, or even on […]

submitted by The Fudge Lady EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE!!!! Heaveny Fudge by the Fudge Lady can now ship to other countries too! We can shrink wrap the fudge to hold in the freshness and highest standard of quality. Here are the steps that will need to be followed for all customers wishing to order that […]

From an email doing the rounds Some years ago a small rural town in Spain twinned with a similar town in South Africa. The Mayor of the South African town visited the Spanish town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor he wondered how he could afford such a house. The […]

South African Michaela Mycroft has won the 2011 International Children’s Peace Prize, the junior equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize. Chaeli, as she is fondly known, won the award for championing the causes of the disabled – something the 17-year-old has been doing since she was nine. Mycroft knows first-hand what it’s like to live with […]

From an email doing the rounds March was when our son celebrated his 17th birthday, and we got him an iPhone. He just loved it. Who wouldn’t? I celebrated my birthday in July, and my wife made me very happy when she bought me an iPad. Our daughter’s birthday was in August so we got […]

From an email doing the rounds:

From an email doing the rounds: Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous, Thank you Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job…plus more below…

From an email doing the rounds. This is one of the nicest e-mails I have seen and is so true:                                                                       […]

In September 2011, local hockey coach Craig Sieben will embark on an epic journey of goodwill and discovery across Africa. He’ll pass through 15 countries on his way to Port Said, Egypt, relying solely on people’s generosity to get there.   Sieben plans to walk some 15 000km along the continent’s eastern side – starting […]

TO THOSE WHO MAY REMEMBER THESE …(from an email doing the rounds)

from an email doing the rounds   Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. […]

Starfish, an international development charity aiming to bring life, hope and opportunity to children in South Africa who have been orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, has places available in some fantastic races for 2011. So why not get fit whilst making a difference? Do you fancy running a 5K as a Superhero? Or how […]

From an email doing the rounds An old but brilliant wedding invite:  

from an email doing the rounds (both men & women, sons & daughters – need to read this) After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, ‘I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend […]

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the Brits, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist […]

You sat on my shoulders at the Mango Groove concert (1992) at St George’s and I remember the champagne in the pool one evening (and your ‘curious’ mom). Will never forget your boob tubes, and the curves beneath that drove me insane.

Send us your stories of how you’ve reunited with old friends, school crushes and relatives through SAReunited. Or how you’ve made new friends and contacts on the site. Your story may be published on this page AND used in magazines, TV and radio interviews. Inspire others to join – so we can all find each […]

Send us your stories of how you’ve reunited with old friends, school crushes and relatives through SAReunited. Or how you’ve made new friends and contacts on the site. Your story may be published on this page AND used in magazines, TV and radio interviews. Inspire others to join – so we can all find each […]

From an international email doing the rounds Understanding Engineers #1 – Woman vs. Bicycle Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. […]

From an email doing the rounds… You’ve just got to love South Africa!! Here’s an extra pic sent in by Jan Taljaard who now lives in New Zealand. He says: “Na aanleiding van julle fotos…. Net een uit N Zealand. Weet nie of die Kiwis die humor raaksien nie. Groete.” A shop owner in Brakpan, […]

From an email doing the rounds…

From an email doing the rounds. Submitted by Marie Naude. The picture is priceless, but the verse is wonderful WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN’T LOOKING A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang […]