The muscial is here in Ettelbruck at the Centre des Arts Pluriels and
the tickets are not yet available on www.luxembourgticket.lu but are
allready sold at the CAPE www.cape.lu
The Cape is not so big so those interested might hurry to get tickets
;-))
Thursday, December 14, 2006
In the Ghetto
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Affordable Flights to SA
APPOLOGIES FOR POOR FLIGHT INFORMATION –
Hi from Friends of SA,
We apologize for sending you an inactive flight reservation address last week. expats@greatafricanexperiences.com is now ready to book flights between
So we’ll extend this offer at £ 251 JHB/London/JHB return & £ 580 London/Jhb/London return (excluding airport taxes) between
So put your itineraries together! How about this for starters
· London Johannesburg return £ 520
· The Waldorf Sandton - (stay for 4 nights pp sharing, pay for three) £ 120
· Gorges Lodge,
· Mountain Manor,
Or
·
· Stay at Hotel ……. - (stay for 3 nights) £ 240
· Flybe to
· Mountain Manor,
· Mountain Manor,
You can find more information under our special offers at www.greatafricanexperiences.com we’ll be happy to facilitate any other holiday or business travel arrangements you might want to arrange in SA or abroad. Just let me know….
Kind regards
Cherylene Hogan
PRO
Friends of
@ Great African Experiences
www.greatafricanexperiences.com
expats@greatafricanexperiences.com
Monday, November 27, 2006
2010 in danger, warns US envoy
Brendan Boyle
26 November 2006
Eric Bost, the new US ambassador to South Africa, weighed in on the 2010
security debate this week, warning that few would travel to South Africa
for the Fifa World Cup if crime continued at current levels.
In his first major interview since he arrived in South Africa, Bost told
the Sunday Times: “I look at things somewhat simplistically on occasion
and the issue for me is this: who is going to be interested in spending
a significant amount of money coming here on holiday, to have a good
time, when you’re concerned about the possibility of getting hurt?”
Bost, a black Republican chosen by US President George W Bush himself
for the Pretoria assignment, spoke with candour, warning that crime was
the first concern of nearly every ambassador he had met here and of the
US investor community.
He said his German equivalent had told him about a group of German tour
operators who had visited South Africa soon after the World Cup to look
at the facilities that would be available to soccer tourists in 2010.
“They were robbed. We know this. They got on the bus, they robbed them.
So you’re in Berlin, you’re sitting at your desk, someone comes in and
they say: ‘You know, I’m thinking of going to the World Cup down in
South Africa, what do you think about that?’ What are you going to say?”
Bost said the US wanted to work with South Africa on strategies to get
more police onto the streets to fight crime.
“In the three and a half months that I have been here, I have never,
ever seen a local police officer just drive through [my neighbourhood]
in a car.
“I’m not there a lot, but on occasion you would think that just through
happenstance you would see somebody — just once or twice,” he said.
Bost expressed disappointment at the lukewarm reception he had received
from the government, especially those involved in fighting HIV/Aids. “I
have been trying to reach out to the Health Minister [Manto
Tshabalala-Msimang] and then, when the Deputy President [Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngucka] was given the responsibility for HIV, I reached out to
her and tried to meet with her.
“We give you more money than any other country in the world to help you
address HIV and Aids, we give you more money to address HIV and Aids
than all the donors combined, and I would like to have a conversation
with the leadership in the country that is responsible for managing it
and I haven’t been able to meet them.
“We’ve been reaching out for four months. You can’t have a partnership
if only one side is talking.”
He said South Africa was a wonderful country with fantastic potential,
but the balance sheet of positives and negatives was tilting towards the
negative.
Mail & Guardian
26 November 2006
Eric Bost, the new US ambassador to South Africa, weighed in on the 2010
security debate this week, warning that few would travel to South Africa
for the Fifa World Cup if crime continued at current levels.
In his first major interview since he arrived in South Africa, Bost told
the Sunday Times: “I look at things somewhat simplistically on occasion
and the issue for me is this: who is going to be interested in spending
a significant amount of money coming here on holiday, to have a good
time, when you’re concerned about the possibility of getting hurt?”
Bost, a black Republican chosen by US President George W Bush himself
for the Pretoria assignment, spoke with candour, warning that crime was
the first concern of nearly every ambassador he had met here and of the
US investor community.
He said his German equivalent had told him about a group of German tour
operators who had visited South Africa soon after the World Cup to look
at the facilities that would be available to soccer tourists in 2010.
“They were robbed. We know this. They got on the bus, they robbed them.
So you’re in Berlin, you’re sitting at your desk, someone comes in and
they say: ‘You know, I’m thinking of going to the World Cup down in
South Africa, what do you think about that?’ What are you going to say?”
Bost said the US wanted to work with South Africa on strategies to get
more police onto the streets to fight crime.
“In the three and a half months that I have been here, I have never,
ever seen a local police officer just drive through [my neighbourhood]
in a car.
“I’m not there a lot, but on occasion you would think that just through
happenstance you would see somebody — just once or twice,” he said.
Bost expressed disappointment at the lukewarm reception he had received
from the government, especially those involved in fighting HIV/Aids. “I
have been trying to reach out to the Health Minister [Manto
Tshabalala-Msimang] and then, when the Deputy President [Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngucka] was given the responsibility for HIV, I reached out to
her and tried to meet with her.
“We give you more money than any other country in the world to help you
address HIV and Aids, we give you more money to address HIV and Aids
than all the donors combined, and I would like to have a conversation
with the leadership in the country that is responsible for managing it
and I haven’t been able to meet them.
“We’ve been reaching out for four months. You can’t have a partnership
if only one side is talking.”
He said South Africa was a wonderful country with fantastic potential,
but the balance sheet of positives and negatives was tilting towards the
negative.
Mail & Guardian
Sunday, November 26, 2006
FromHome Expat Pharmacy
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Great African Experiences
FLY JOHANNESBURG - LONDON RETURN - £ 251
Hi,
One of our friends of SA Expats kindly has arranged very low fares departing from Johannesburg for London between 13th January & 26th March 2007. Write to expats@greatafricanexperiences.com if you are interested. It’s a great opportunity to get family over to the UK for a breakaway.
If you want to go the other direction, we hear they are working on a fare of less than £ 480 for London JHB London. Maybe a short break from the miserable UK winter might be a good idea? Think about it! A beer on Clifton or cruising the Zambezi River might not be an unwelcome break. At less than £ 480, plus airport taxes, it’s a bargain.
Check out their safari & accommodation deals from £ 276 for three nights, all meals & airport transfers included at www.greatafricanexperiences.com
Hi,
One of our friends of SA Expats kindly has arranged very low fares departing from Johannesburg for London between 13th January & 26th March 2007. Write to expats@greatafricanexperiences.com if you are interested. It’s a great opportunity to get family over to the UK for a breakaway.
If you want to go the other direction, we hear they are working on a fare of less than £ 480 for London JHB London. Maybe a short break from the miserable UK winter might be a good idea? Think about it! A beer on Clifton or cruising the Zambezi River might not be an unwelcome break. At less than £ 480, plus airport taxes, it’s a bargain.
Check out their safari & accommodation deals from £ 276 for three nights, all meals & airport transfers included at www.greatafricanexperiences.com
South African Accomodation
Victoria Falls & Cape Town – 3 nights, incl. flights ex-Jhb, B&B from R 2950 pp
Get away from the misery of winter to Southern Africa for Christmas! Take up these amazing offers:
· The Waldorf Sandton – from R 695 per apartment per night, sleeps 2
· Mountain Manor Cape Town – from R 550 per person per night (sharing).
· Gorges Lodge, Victoria Falls – from R 660 per person per night (sharing).
For great holiday deals go to www.greatafricanexperiences.com or contact us at reservations@greatafricanexperiences.com
Get away from the misery of winter to Southern Africa for Christmas! Take up these amazing offers:
· The Waldorf Sandton – from R 695 per apartment per night, sleeps 2
· Mountain Manor Cape Town – from R 550 per person per night (sharing).
· Gorges Lodge, Victoria Falls – from R 660 per person per night (sharing).
For great holiday deals go to www.greatafricanexperiences.com or contact us at reservations@greatafricanexperiences.com
Planning on Travelling this Holiday Season?
Dear Expat
Are you coming home for Xmas, or travelling elsewhere? Will you need a rental car? If so, support your SA friends and book your car rental Internationally at http://www.car-rental-international.com.
Car Rental International, a member of the SA National car rental group, associated with National Alamo the largest car rental operation in the US, has access to over 200 000 rental cars in 1250 locations in South Africa & Internationally. The group has provided car rental for over 15 million travellers in the past 12 months and has cemented its position as market leaders.
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Are you coming home for Xmas, or travelling elsewhere? Will you need a rental car? If so, support your SA friends and book your car rental Internationally at http://www.car-rental-international.com.
Car Rental International, a member of the SA National car rental group, associated with National Alamo the largest car rental operation in the US, has access to over 200 000 rental cars in 1250 locations in South Africa & Internationally. The group has provided car rental for over 15 million travellers in the past 12 months and has cemented its position as market leaders.
Have a great festive season and please support our sponsors, www.smokes.co.za and www.fromhome.co.za.
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Bazaar International
Check out our invitation here.
We hope as well you will
pay a visit to our South African Stand where we have lots of lekkergoodies, beer, biltong, wine etc and some great new crafts and pictures.
Cheers for now.
Pat
We hope as well you will
pay a visit to our South African Stand where we have lots of lekkergoodies, beer, biltong, wine etc and some great new crafts and pictures.
Cheers for now.
Pat
Amazing Holiday Deals!
We’ve have found these amazing holiday deals for you.
· Fly London Jhb + 5 nights @ The Waldorf Sandton £ 1,100 (excl. airport taxes)
· Fly London Cape Town + 5 nights @ Mountain Manor £ 1,289 (excl. airport taxes).
· Fly Jhb Victoria Falls + 3 nights D,B&B @ Gorges Lodge £ 276 (excl. airport taxes)
· Car Hire from ZAR 180 per day, includes 200 km free per day.
Make your reservation through www.greatafricanexperiences.com Hurry, it’s for the first ten reservations only & subject to availability.
· Fly London Jhb + 5 nights @ The Waldorf Sandton £ 1,100 (excl. airport taxes)
· Fly London Cape Town + 5 nights @ Mountain Manor £ 1,289 (excl. airport taxes).
· Fly Jhb Victoria Falls + 3 nights D,B&B @ Gorges Lodge £ 276 (excl. airport taxes)
· Car Hire from ZAR 180 per day, includes 200 km free per day.
Make your reservation through www.greatafricanexperiences.com Hurry, it’s for the first ten reservations only & subject to availability.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
Under fire: Chaos erupted on the N2 near Cape Town during an angry protest by taxi drivers.
Full Story, courtesy http://www.iol.co.za.
By Staff Reporters and Sapa
Thousands - if not millions - of commuters could be left stranded across the country on Friday as taxi operators embark on a nationwide strike to protest against the government's taxi recapitalisation plan.
In Pretoria, about 10 000 taxi drivers from different parts of the country are planning to march through the CBD to present a memorandum of grievances to Transport Minister Jeff Radebe.
The march to the Union Buildings, scheduled to start at 10.30am, threatens to leave thousands of commuters stranded and it could lead to widespread traffic chaos. "There is a huge chance that commuters will not have transport early on Friday (this) morning as everyone will start gathering in Pretoria as early as 7am," said National Taxi Alliance general secretary Alpheus Mlalazi.
Today's action comes in the wake of chaos erupting on the roads around Cape Town on Thursday when protests by taxi drivers turned violent.
Thousands of Cape taxi drivers demonstrated on the N2 near the airport. As tempers flared, they began stoning cars and buses.
Police reinforcements were brought in and tried to keep the swelling crowd back with rubber bullets, stun-grenades and teargas while a helicopter monitored the scene from above.
At the centre of the operators' discontent is the national taxi recapitalisation programme, which seeks to regulate the industry and to bring in new and better vehicles.
Mlalazi said the government payment of R50 000 per vehicle in the taxi recapitalisation programme was too small and should be doubled or trebled and supplemented with a subsidy. "We are saying to the minister, 'Don't implement this thing. It is unaffordable and can't work in South Africa'."
He said 99 percent of taxi owners were using Toyota minibuses retailing at R140 000. "Now, government has come up with these new specifications that all in the taxi industry must adhere to.
"If any vehicle manufacturer were to follow those (specifications), they cannot possibly sell any of those vehicles for anything less than R250 000. In fact, most of them are R300 000. We have done our research."
Mlalazi said the march was going to start in Pretoria's Schubart Park and move through Vermeulen Street to the Union Buildings.
Tshwane Metro Police spokesperson Mel Vosloo said police would escort the marching taxi drivers to the Union Buildings and would close roads only when necessary.
Vosloo said the march would be taking place during off-peak time but traffic may be disrupted. The marchers are expected to have dispersed by 2.30pm.
Radebe has warned taxi operators taking part in Friday's strike to do so within the law. "Our view as government is that it must be done within the prescript of the law," the minister said.
"The taxi recapitalisation programme is on an irreversible path," he said.
The Cape Town drivers claimed they were being harassed by the South African Police Service and metro police, who were clamping down on illegal drivers and unroadworthy vehicles.
Metro police officers were deployed to the N2 Borcherds Quarry intersection from as early as 6am on Thursday, where taxi drivers blockaded the road and threw stones, said metro spokesperson Novellen Petersen.
Meanwhile, Cape Town executive mayor Helen Zille has accused the ANC of organising Thursday's taxi protest to sabotage the DA's march for democracy. "There is absolutely, clearly a connection," she said.
Zille said she had been tipped off by the city's VIP security unit that there were plans to disrupt the march and stop buses from getting to the city. Mayoral spokesperson Robert MacDonald said five of 20 buses were unable to reach the city centre because of the illegal march.
But ANC provincial secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha said: "The ANC rejects any insinuation that we are behind the disruption or that we were behind the protest. We will call the police management to the provincial legislature to explain their preparations and their handling of both situations." About 30 people were arrested at hotspots around Cape Town on Thursday.
This article was originally published on page 1 of Pretoria News on October 27, 2006
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20061027044224662C136106>
Full Story, courtesy http://www.iol.co.za.
By Staff Reporters and Sapa
Thousands - if not millions - of commuters could be left stranded across the country on Friday as taxi operators embark on a nationwide strike to protest against the government's taxi recapitalisation plan.
In Pretoria, about 10 000 taxi drivers from different parts of the country are planning to march through the CBD to present a memorandum of grievances to Transport Minister Jeff Radebe.
The march to the Union Buildings, scheduled to start at 10.30am, threatens to leave thousands of commuters stranded and it could lead to widespread traffic chaos. "There is a huge chance that commuters will not have transport early on Friday (this) morning as everyone will start gathering in Pretoria as early as 7am," said National Taxi Alliance general secretary Alpheus Mlalazi.
Today's action comes in the wake of chaos erupting on the roads around Cape Town on Thursday when protests by taxi drivers turned violent.
Thousands of Cape taxi drivers demonstrated on the N2 near the airport. As tempers flared, they began stoning cars and buses.
Police reinforcements were brought in and tried to keep the swelling crowd back with rubber bullets, stun-grenades and teargas while a helicopter monitored the scene from above.
At the centre of the operators' discontent is the national taxi recapitalisation programme, which seeks to regulate the industry and to bring in new and better vehicles.
Mlalazi said the government payment of R50 000 per vehicle in the taxi recapitalisation programme was too small and should be doubled or trebled and supplemented with a subsidy. "We are saying to the minister, 'Don't implement this thing. It is unaffordable and can't work in South Africa'."
He said 99 percent of taxi owners were using Toyota minibuses retailing at R140 000. "Now, government has come up with these new specifications that all in the taxi industry must adhere to.
"If any vehicle manufacturer were to follow those (specifications), they cannot possibly sell any of those vehicles for anything less than R250 000. In fact, most of them are R300 000. We have done our research."
Mlalazi said the march was going to start in Pretoria's Schubart Park and move through Vermeulen Street to the Union Buildings.
Tshwane Metro Police spokesperson Mel Vosloo said police would escort the marching taxi drivers to the Union Buildings and would close roads only when necessary.
Vosloo said the march would be taking place during off-peak time but traffic may be disrupted. The marchers are expected to have dispersed by 2.30pm.
Radebe has warned taxi operators taking part in Friday's strike to do so within the law. "Our view as government is that it must be done within the prescript of the law," the minister said.
"The taxi recapitalisation programme is on an irreversible path," he said.
The Cape Town drivers claimed they were being harassed by the South African Police Service and metro police, who were clamping down on illegal drivers and unroadworthy vehicles.
Metro police officers were deployed to the N2 Borcherds Quarry intersection from as early as 6am on Thursday, where taxi drivers blockaded the road and threw stones, said metro spokesperson Novellen Petersen.
Meanwhile, Cape Town executive mayor Helen Zille has accused the ANC of organising Thursday's taxi protest to sabotage the DA's march for democracy. "There is absolutely, clearly a connection," she said.
Zille said she had been tipped off by the city's VIP security unit that there were plans to disrupt the march and stop buses from getting to the city. Mayoral spokesperson Robert MacDonald said five of 20 buses were unable to reach the city centre because of the illegal march.
But ANC provincial secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha said: "The ANC rejects any insinuation that we are behind the disruption or that we were behind the protest. We will call the police management to the provincial legislature to explain their preparations and their handling of both situations." About 30 people were arrested at hotspots around Cape Town on Thursday.
This article was originally published on page 1 of Pretoria News on October 27, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
SHLOMIT SOLD OUT - NEW DATES IN NOVEMBER
les concerts de SHLOMIT - SONGS IN HEBREW du mois d'octobre (mardi 24 et mercredi 25.10.06) affichent déjà COMPLET - SOLD OUT - AUSVERKAUFT
il nous reste juste quelques places au bar; en cas d'intérêt merci de confirmer par retour de mail
SHLOMIT sera de retour sur la scène de L'INOUI au mois de NOVEMBRE avec, cette fois-ci, un programme en ANGLAIS
Il s'agit d'une formation intimiste: chant, contrebasse, guitare acoustique et harmonica
SMOOTH JAZZ IN A MELLOW MOOD - SHLOMIT ACOUSTIC BAND
Jeudi 09, Vendredi 10 & Samedi 11.11.06 à 20:00
Shlomit vocals, Achim Tang bass, Chris de Pauw acoustic guitar & Thierry Crommen harmonica
Son Cd actuel , « Shlomit - in the mood for love » a vu le jour lors d'une série de concerts enregistrés live à L'INOUI, en février 2005. Chaque soirée se déroulait de façon très spontanée, presque sans répétitions. Les arrangements ont permis à Shlomit et à ses musiciens d'avoir beaucoup de liberté dans l'interprétation. Certains des musiciens se sont rencontrés pour la première fois sur scène la veille du premier concert, et aucun d'entre eux n'avait jamais joué les morceaux de cette manière nulle part ailleurs. C'est la première fois de sa carrière, que Shlomit enregistre un CD en ANGLAIS sous son nom propre (les deux premiers sont en Hebreux). Il s'agit de reprises de chansons qui l'ont marquée, influencée à certains moments de sa vie. Des chansons écrites par Goffin & King, Chick Corea, Milton Nascimento…, des chansons qu'elle a eu la chance de découvrir grâce à des vocalistes tels qu'Al Jarreau, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan ou Nancy Wilson… .
Le programme des concerts sera composé par des chansons qui ont été retenues pour le CD ainsi que par un certain nombre de nouveautés, arrangées spécialement pour cette formation intimiste qui remplace le piano et la batterie par la guitare acoustique.
Entrée: € 20.-
L'inouï / café concert-café théâtre
Paul & Shlomit Glaesener-Butbul
67 Grand Rue
L-8510 Redange
Tel:352/26620231
Fax:352/26620232
e-mail:inoui@pt.lu
www.inoui.lu
il nous reste juste quelques places au bar; en cas d'intérêt merci de confirmer par retour de mail
SHLOMIT sera de retour sur la scène de L'INOUI au mois de NOVEMBRE avec, cette fois-ci, un programme en ANGLAIS
Il s'agit d'une formation intimiste: chant, contrebasse, guitare acoustique et harmonica
SMOOTH JAZZ IN A MELLOW MOOD - SHLOMIT ACOUSTIC BAND
Jeudi 09, Vendredi 10 & Samedi 11.11.06 à 20:00
Shlomit vocals, Achim Tang bass, Chris de Pauw acoustic guitar & Thierry Crommen harmonica
Son Cd actuel , « Shlomit - in the mood for love » a vu le jour lors d'une série de concerts enregistrés live à L'INOUI, en février 2005. Chaque soirée se déroulait de façon très spontanée, presque sans répétitions. Les arrangements ont permis à Shlomit et à ses musiciens d'avoir beaucoup de liberté dans l'interprétation. Certains des musiciens se sont rencontrés pour la première fois sur scène la veille du premier concert, et aucun d'entre eux n'avait jamais joué les morceaux de cette manière nulle part ailleurs. C'est la première fois de sa carrière, que Shlomit enregistre un CD en ANGLAIS sous son nom propre (les deux premiers sont en Hebreux). Il s'agit de reprises de chansons qui l'ont marquée, influencée à certains moments de sa vie. Des chansons écrites par Goffin & King, Chick Corea, Milton Nascimento…, des chansons qu'elle a eu la chance de découvrir grâce à des vocalistes tels qu'Al Jarreau, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan ou Nancy Wilson… .
Le programme des concerts sera composé par des chansons qui ont été retenues pour le CD ainsi que par un certain nombre de nouveautés, arrangées spécialement pour cette formation intimiste qui remplace le piano et la batterie par la guitare acoustique.
Entrée: € 20.-
L'inouï / café concert-café théâtre
Paul & Shlomit Glaesener-Butbul
67 Grand Rue
L-8510 Redange
Tel:352/26620231
Fax:352/26620232
e-mail:inoui@pt.lu
www.inoui.lu
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Welcome to the News Blog!
Good Evening. Tonight's top story: THE NEWS BLOG IS UP! Catch the latest SA Club Lux headlines here or add your own! This is a wonderfully exciting time for the SA Club Lux; and we're thrilled to be sharing it with you.
I'll be releasing an easy tutorial on how to add your own posts to the SA Club Lux Blogs soon!
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