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French ‘chocolate munchers’ make fine art of tasting

Lebogang Tsele — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:25 +0000

First study the colour, then the nose, the structure and taste: as for any good wine, tasting chocolate is both a treat and a serious art, requiring regular practice to fine-tune the senses. And one exclusive Paris chocolate club has it down to a fine art.

Gauteng-North Novice Show 2012

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:15:57 +0000

Bodies sculptured and toned to titanic proportions were on show at the Gauteng-North Novice Show 2012 held at the Pretoria Hall in Tshwane on the 28th of April

Back to the City Hip-Hop Festival

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:09:16 +0000

With music blaring through industrial-size speakers, graffiti artists on scaffolds painting the pillars of the M1 freeway bridge and b-boys busting a move, Newtown’s Henry Nxumalo Street was transformed into a hip-hop haven in celebration of Freedom Day on Friday.

Political Figures Hijack Public Forums And Meetings For Political Gain

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:25:54 +0000

Zimbabwe’s rampant corruption within positions of authority has made it one of the lowest rated countries on the corruption perception index at 154 of 183 countries researched, and the control of corruption index where it currently sits at 173 of 187 countries (Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2011).

Trey Songz in love with SA

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:43 +0000

RnB heartthrob Trey Songz was in the country recently promoting his upcoming album Chapter V. Reporters Jabulile Hlatshwayo and Andile Ndlovu chat with him about being in SA and the highly anticipated album

iSchoolAfrica: The meaning of Freedom Day from the voters of 1994

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:55 +0000

The iSchoolAfrica Youth Press Team from Buhlebuzile Secondary give a local perspective on Freedom Day, what it meant to them and what it was like to vote for the first time.

Need a beer? Brew it yourself!

Lebogang Tsele — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:55:41 +0000

Forget the corner shop. When these guys want to throw back a cold one, they make it at home. An estimated one million amateur beer lovers in the United States are developing a thirst for European-inspired micro-brews, bypassing the store-bought six-pack in favor of “homemade” lagers.

Lolitas Paradise Club

Davina Jogi — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:59:31 +0000

Members of the Lolita’s Paradise club dress in the Lolita style, a fashion subculture from Japan influenced by clothing from the Victorian and rococo eras. For members of the club, it is a way to express their loyalty, friendship, tolerance and unity.

Photographs by: DANIEL BECERRILL/REUTERS

iSchoolAfrica: The History behind Freedom Day

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:49 +0000

Hatlani Muyexe iSchoolAfrica Youth Press Team depict the history of Freedom Day using striking interviews, historical cartoons, photos and videos footage.

Olympic mountain bike course unveiled near London

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Hopefuls for the Team GB mountain bike team have been showing off improvements to the mountain bike course for the London 2012 Olympic Games at Hadleigh Farm in Essex, east of London.