South Africa

BlaBla’s U2 Fan Feedback Post

BlaBla’s U2 Fan Feedback Post

We are busy putting together our report on last nights’ amazing U2 concert in Joburg, and will put it into this post when we’re done with it. In the meantime though, we’d love to hear the thoughts and comments of anyone who...

 

Is This The U2 Setlist for Johannesburg?

Is This The U2 Setlist for Johannesburg?

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this post if you want to be surprised… It contains a probable set-list for the U2 360 Degree concert in Johannesburg tonight. Arkadia's view outside FNB stadium during the Vertigo rehearsal U2 Gigs.com,...

 

Super South Africans: Jodi Bieber – World Press Photo of the Year

Super South Africans: Jodi Bieber – World Press Photo of the Year

South African photographer Jodi Bieber has just been announced as the winner of the prestigious annual Press Photo of the Year. The award was made for her provocative and haunting image of Bibi Aisha, a young Afghan woman brutally disfigured...

 

U2 in South Africa – The #U2360SA Twitter Stream

U2 in South Africa – The #U2360SA Twitter Stream

Follow all the U2 in South Africa tweets with us right here on BlaBla. We’ve been asked to spread the request that any tweets made about U2 and their two concerts here in South Africa include the #U2360SA hashtag. If you are a Twitter...

 

A Born Free Gets Registered

A Born Free Gets Registered

On Thursday we challenged our readers to get BORN FREES to register for the upcoming local government elections. Being registration weekend I was hopeful we would have a positive response….I was not prepared for what happened next…. I...

 

Voter Registration Challenge

Voter Registration Challenge

We all love a good challenge don’t we……….So here goes a challenge for you. I challenge you to get one, or more, unregistered VOTER! registered this weekend for the upcoming Local Government Elections. Voter registration...

 

Nelson Mandela in Hospital – #madiba Twitter Feed

Nelson Mandela in Hospital – #madiba Twitter Feed

Nelson Mandela has been admitted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. At the moment the Nelson Mandela Foundation seem to be acting as spokespersons for Mandela and the family. They are clear that “Madiba is having a routine check-up and...

 

F1 Cape Town Grand Prix

F1 Cape Town Grand Prix

No, you’re not seeing things. A Monaco street circuit style Formula 1 Grand Prix is being seriously proposed for Cape Town. And not a poxy little A1 race like we had in the streets of Durban a while back either. A fully fledged, real deal...

 

U2 360° South Africa Concert Parking & Transport Plans

U2 360° South Africa Concert Parking & Transport Plans

Updated: Tuesday, 25 January 2011 @ 22h30 The official information regarding Parking and Transport Arrangements for the two upcoming U2 360° Tour Concerts in Joburg and Cape Town is slowly being released by Big Concerts this week. We’ll keep...

 

Word(le) Up: The ANC NEC 99th Anniversary Statement Visualised

Word(le) Up: The ANC NEC 99th Anniversary Statement Visualised

I wrote about Wordle awhile ago here on BlaBla, and thought it would be interesting to plug the text of the speech presented by Pres. Jacob Zuma on Saturday, at the occasion of the ANC’s 99th Birthday gathering in Polokwane. Speaking on behalf...

 

South African 2011 Public Holidays

South African 2011 Public Holidays

It’s Monday, 03 January 2011. Why the hell aren’t you back at work?! Here’s the official list of public holidays for 2011, courtesy of the good folk over at the South African Government Information Service. Saturday, 01 January: New Year’s...

 

16 Days of Activism for No Violence

16 Days of Activism for No Violence

Don’t Look Away – Act Against Abuse! The lot of us here at The BlaBla Blog fully support the 16 Days of Activism campaign. In fact, we’d like to encourage you to not only do the same, but to actively support the aims of the 16 Days...

 

Guy Fawkes Celebrates Diwali – Animals Shiver In Fear

Guy Fawkes Celebrates Diwali – Animals Shiver In Fear

For the first time in something like 40 years, the annual observance of the Hindu festival of Diwali coincides with Guy Fawkes Day (Remember, remember the fifth of November). With both occasions being traditionally marked by fireworks, the potential...

 

New Big Concerts Coming to South Africa

New Big Concerts Coming to South Africa

Now that we have become the leading information portal on all things local ‘concerty’, I have the pleasure in announcing the upcoming tour of some of the biggest names in rap history. History I say as some of them, if not all, should...

 

Strange Phenomenon (Sun Halo Over Johannesburg)

Strange Phenomenon (Sun Halo Over Johannesburg)

A perfect rainbow circle around the sun. Excuse the bad photo, I almost blinded myself. It’s a phenomenon know as a halo (for obvious reasons) or a nimbus, icebow or gloriole. Today’s show in the skies over Johannesburg looks like...