29 South African beaches were awarded Blue Flags, an international indicator of high environmental standards for recreational beaches in 2009.

“South Africa is probably the leading economy in the world.” (CNBC Europe)

South Africa’s Rand is the second best-performing emerging market currency of the 26 monitored by Bloomberg in 2009

With two gold medals and one silver medal, South Africa ended the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in ninth position on the …

YOUR CRASH COURSE IN CHANGING THE WORLD!

Student Village has teamed up to assist the World Bank who are bringing SA students EVOKE, an innovation game designed to empower young people all over the world, and especially in Africa, to start solving urgent social problems like hunger, poverty, disease, conflict, climate change, sustainable energy, health care, education, and human rights.
Players are challenged to complete a series of ten missions and ten quests — one per week, beginning March 3 2010. By completing these missions and quests, players will learn the 21st …

What will students be looking like on campus in the Autumn term? Looking to start of the semester off on a fashionable foot? Here’s a run-down on some of the hottest looks. PS: This one’s for the ladies!
The Reverse Layered Short Bob Haircut
This versatile bob cut is everywhere on campus. It’s a traditional short bob cut that transitions into longer layers on the side. For a dramatic look, sides are left significantly loner than the back; for a more subdued look.
This bob cut craze has caught on in part because …

There has been an increase in the number of budget tips coming from the youth for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Young people have spoken! Yes, we’re leading the pack with the most suggestions sent through ahead of the 2010 Budget speech.
The Ministry of Finance invited all South Africans to send through their tips on what they would like to see in the country’s Budget on Wednesday the 17th of February. The ‘send your budget tips’ campaign encourages the public to actively participate in government programmes, particularly in matters related to the …

The Dirty Skirts first came together around a fortuitous braai-side meeting between hard working dreamers, Jess de Tolly and David Moffatt. They’ve since gone from a singer, bassist, guitarist and laptop- with-a-drumbox combo to being a fully fledged four piece band that now includes Maurice ‘The Passion’ Paliaga on bass and Markie ‘D’ de Menezes on drums.
The Dirty Skirts have always had their eyes on the prize: not content to rest up until they don shades astride victorious on the South African music scene, comfortably at play within the larger …

By: Olwethu Mlotshwa
Valentine’s fever hits around the end of January when shops begin putting up decorations and putting forward products to do with Valentine’s Day. There are students out there whose main concern is the money they will have to spend that day. People put off the money issue in hopes of making a plan by the time the 14th of February comes. Before you know it, the 11th is here and those people have little to work with.
For anyone finding themselves in that situation, here are a few …

By: Anele Mdzikwa
Being a young child then, my memories of the day Nelson Mandela was released are not very clear. Yet the festive mood in my hometown, Soweto, still sticks with me till this very day.
This day, 20 years ago, I remember begging my mother for attention. But at that moment I  took the back seat. Being a young adult today, I totally understand why.  This was one event that meant the world to her, her struggles, pain and sacrifices to defeat apartheid had finally paid off. Everything she, her …

By: Kaylynn Walker
Last month saw one of the biggest annual spectacles hitting the streets of Stellenbosch, once again, and this year the Media 24 Rachel’s Angels was there.  The Trust, which operates in the Western Cape in association with the University of Stellenbosch, was the main sponsor of the Lydia Ladies Res and Vesta Men’s ward for the 2010 RAG.
The Rachel’s Angels programme aims to improve grade 11 and 12 learners’ academic abilities and to enrich their life skills by involving senior students from the University as mentors.  “Our sponsorship …

By: Anele Mdzikwa
Loyiso Mdebuka is on his way to the top! After enduring weeks of public voting online, our very own village idiot emerged as SA’s top performing Smirnoff Turntable DJ.
The Smirnoff Turntablist DJ experience was held last year to seek and groom the next superstar DJ. Mdebuka, famously known as DJ Loyd conquered the challenge with the freshest music on the decks to win himself a trip to the 2010 DJ conference in Miami.
His story is in fact ‘the flip side of ordinary’. From small beginnings as a student …

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