http://izibongi.southafrica.net Izibongi - Let's go on an edventure Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:31:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now there are more reasons than art, culture, and struggle heritage to draw you into Soweto – South Africa’s most famous and vibey township - the Orlando Towers bungee jump… Officially launched yesterday as part of the 350 carbon awareness campaign, you can now do the world’s only bungee jump between ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/cool-in-soweto/ There is something about a Top 10 checklist that gives the items making an appearance a certain desirability, even attainability. They speak of quality, star quality, with a magnetism that begs action and somehow the wish list turns into a ‘to do’ list, and you’re on your way to planning ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/find-your-inspiration-in-our-top-10s/ The most awaited day in the year must be the unofficial spring day - on 1 September all South Africans celebrate this colourful season’s arrival by banishing their winter garb to the darkest corners of their closets and emerging from their cocoons to lap up the natural beauty across the ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/how-to-get-rid-of-your-spring-fever/ It’s hard to accept no intentional link between the movie District 9 and the lost District 6, where freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants once lived. This vibrant, multi-cultural district in Cape Town was witness to forced removals in 1902, and again in 1966, when the apartheid government declared ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/district-9-and-district-6/ The fact that South Africa has 11 official languages has been bandied about for a while – but what’s so great about that? I mean in Papua New Guinea over 850 languages are spoken... It means that here in Mzansi, 10 of our indigenous languages, as well as the globe’s business ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/so-whats-hot-about-11-official-languages/ • Find out about local soccer teams, then visit a township shebeen, order a Black Label and discuss (praise would be a better bet) the ardent fans’ favourite soccer teams • Attend one of the quirky arts festivals, pitch a tent and hang out with the guy with the long hair and veldskoene ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/how-to-meet-locals-and-make-new-friends/ Get away from it all, give yourself a treat, boost your mojo, go for a health or beauty makeover, find yourself or go on a spiritual retreat – it’s all within your field of pure potentiality with our new Health & Wellness section! You now have about 40 articles to peruse ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/site-surprises-health-wellness/ How many of us can even come close to the sacrifices, the wisdom and the compassion of Nelson Mandela? For 67 years, Mandela has worked unwaveringly towards a better life, a dignified life, for those who are suffering - can you give 67 minutes of your life in honour of this ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/67-minutes-of-your-heart-on-mandela-day/ I love Jozi. He has a gamut of costumes, faces, accents, quirks, moves. And like all interesting people, a past. Which, from the gold rush to the freedom struggle, makes for fascinating stories and places with captivating atmosphere. I found just such a place when I set off to explore my ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/something-about-that-farm/ Annually in September, South Africa celebrates the contribution tourism makes to the country's economy. Each year so far, Tourism Month, as it's known, has been celebrated in a different province, highlighting the local tourism treasures. This year the spotlight will be on... the Northern Cape. Explore the unique beauty of the ... http://izibongi.southafrica.net/insiders-tips-tourism-month/