Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

[24 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

Blow them? Ban them? Love them? Loath them?

On and off the field and across the world the hammering drone of the vuvuzela is raising more intense emotions — and a greater range of them — than when ones favorite team gets knocked out of the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Now Durban interior designer Liesl Heath is doing something about it.
Since last week she has been taking the guts out of the vuvuzela’s discordance and turning it into a whisper with her cleverly branded ‘Shu-Shu Zela’ earplugs.
The idea for the earplugs …

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Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

[24 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

Blow them? Ban them? Love them? Loath them?

On and off the field and across the world the hammering drone of the vuvuzela is raising more intense emotions — and a greater range of them — than when ones favorite team gets knocked out of the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Now Durban interior designer Liesl Heath is doing something about it.
Since last week she has been taking the guts out of the vuvuzela’s discordance and turning it into a whisper with her cleverly branded ‘Shu-Shu Zela’ earplugs.
The idea for the earplugs …

Headline, South Africa Travel, Travel Writing »

Woza eNanda heritage site hails South African heroes

[20 May 2010 | One Comment | ]
Woza eNanda heritage site hails South African heroes

Experiencing the political change of South Africa rates as the second preference of most foreign visitors after a visit to a game park. Until recently, there was a lack of tourism facilities in KwaZulu-Natal with a strong liberation theme.
By Wanda Hennig

The heart of Inanda, the sprawling township that is part of the greater Durban municipality, known as eThekweni (Zulu for “where the earth and the ocean meet”), is called Freedom Valley for good reason. It is a fountainhead of South Africa’s rich liberation history; a source of legendary — and contemporary — people, places and events that have shaped and continue to shape the “new” South Africa.

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Let Football Nights plan your World Cup South Africa travel

[12 Apr 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Let Football Nights plan your World Cup South Africa travel

Are you going to South Africa for the 2010 world cup soccer tournament. If not, why not? The good news is, if you haven’t made your travel plans, it’s not too late. If you’re not sure where to start, help is at hand.
By Wanda Hennig
South Africa right now is a great big fabulous party waiting to happen.

No, I’m not blind to some of the more controversial news stories of the past weeks. But for heavens sake, look at the news from the rest of the world (including the United …

Conscious Creatives, Conscious Living, Headline, South Africa Travel »

RSA-USA and Invictus beyond the Oscars

[4 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
RSA-USA and Invictus beyond the Oscars

What South Africa, Clint Eastward’s movie and Morgan Freeman’s Mandela moment can teach the USA. Ten reasons to see the Oscar-nominated film (with Freeman nominated for Best Actor and Matt Damon for Best Supporting Actor).

By Wanda Hennig

Invictus is the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, hosted and won by South Africa. The movie is a tribute to Nelson Mandela’s vision and leadership — and a lot more. Go see it and be inspired. Perhaps it will give you new thoughts and insights on Washington politics and the US health care debate. The Top 10 list starts with rugby

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I’m geeky, you’re geeky, we’re all geeky at She’s Geeky

[1 Feb 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
I’m geeky, you’re geeky, we’re all geeky at She’s Geeky
A perfect storm of synergy develops into an inspiring organic agenda when 300 women working in the STEM fields gather at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.

By Wanda Hennig

Super-geek and Berkeley–based internet identity guru Kaliya Hamlin mounted her first She’s Geeky ‘un’conference in October 2007 and her most recent, last weekend. They grew from her observation that while women are encouraged to enter the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — once women leave school and enter the workforce,