Articles tagged ‘Student Blogger’
Goodbye Shelly NU, Hello - ??
By Ben | June 27th, 2006 |
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Student Blogger Shelly - who came to South Africa on the Northwestern University/Medill School of Journalism study abroad ticket - has departed Africa’s shores for other parts, and SA Logue would like to thank her for her work, and wish her good luck.
View all of Shelly’s posts: Shelly NU.
What this means, of course, is that [...]
My South African Top Ten (5-1)
By Shelly | June 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Student blogger Shelly NU continues her countdown to number one…
5. Learning the meaning of “lobola” (bride price).
Taking a trip into Lesotho, we crossed the border, climbed a mountain and had a picnic. Along the way, our tour guide picked up some young friends that like to follow him around on his tours. When the boys [...]
My South African Top Ten (10-6)
By Shelly | June 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As I wrap up my last week at The Star, I am already trying to figure out the fastest way to come back to this country. I can’t believe my time here is over, and, as always, it flew by way too fast. As I look back on the past few months it’s not [...]
Something Smells Fishy in Maputo…
By Shelly | June 9th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The stench of fish hung in the air as we approached the Costa del Sol restaurant in Maputo, Mocambique. We were told to take a pink taxi up the coast and the driver would “know where to drop us” for a guaranteed-unique dining experience.
As soon as we stepped on to the sand at the famous [...]
A Day in Soweto
By Shelly | May 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As the white van turns left off of the M12 into Soweto, South Africa’s largest township, an awkward silence falls over the group of American tourists.
“So Joe, what is it that your government is doing to improve the lives of everybody in your country?” Joe Motsogi, owner of JMT Tours and Safaris, asks himself on [...]
Life in Lesotho
By Shelly | May 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
You can hear the wind blowing through the red, yellow and green-tinted grass. That is how quiet and serene the little village of Mafika-Lisiu in Lesotho is, just over the border of South Africa in the Northern Drakensberg mountains.
Stuck in the Middle of the Zuma Trial!
By Shelly | May 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Thousands of Jacob Zuma’s supporters came in busses from around the country. They were dressed in “100% Zuma” and “100% Zuluboy” t-shirts, ANC Youth League jerseys and even feathers and skins, reflecting traditional Zulu dress - and there I was, standing smack in the middle of the chaos.
People all around me shouted and chanted, danced [...]
A trip to paradise? Not exactly…
By Shelly | May 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
After enjoying months without rain, our friends in Cape Town were convinced they lived in a paradise where the sun always shone - and they never ceased to remind us Joburg folk, suffering through a cold, graey winter, of this fact. Yet, as I checked the weather in The Star the morning of our flight [...]
Arrested on Freedom Day
By Shelly | May 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Question: How many holidays can one country have in a month? Answer: In South Africa, the average is about one a week in April (not including my birthday of course, April 17th) - leading to numerous four and five day weekends, holiday traffic and loads of concerts and music festivals.
Last Thursday, on Freedom [...]
Taking Part in the South African Story
By Shelly | April 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Snippets from my first three weeks at The Star newspaper:
Representative of the most privileged group in SA’s society, a white male gets passed over for a promotion he may have deserved. “It’s because of BEE,” he tells me, referring to Black Economic Empowerment, South Africa’s version of affirmative action. “But it’s worth it,” he slips [...]
