Category: South Africa

I think I love soccer

We're exactly halfway through the World Cup 2010 and although the vuvuzelas aren't blowing 24/7 anymore, I still Philip (and feel it). I took my parents to the first match at Cape Town Stadium, which I found a little soulless, but the pre-match festivities along Somerset Road were fantastic. Dad, being an old school English…
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June 25, 2010
A passage to India

Bombay Brasserie itself nestles in another historic building adjoining the lobby – The Temple Chambers – a sunken, wood panelled lounge built at the turn of the century to accommodate the denizens of the nearby Supreme Court. Stepping down into its cosy interior you can imagine the whiskered barristers of old enjoying brandies and cigars.…
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May 19, 2010
27 Songs of Freedom

Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young Stay Free - The Clash Freedom Now - Tracy Chapman Free To Decide - The Cranberries I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
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April 27, 2010
A History Forgotten Is A Future Lost

These new ads for the Apartheid Museum are clever. They obviously didn't cost a fortune and clearly demonstrate the rather worrying fact that many young people don't know our history. I love advertising like this - it doesn't just sell, it starts a conversation. Well done TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris.
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April 22, 2010