Jack the Ripper in KZN
VIDEO: Evidence has been found that suggests that the character known as Jack the Ripper once resided in the Dargle in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa …
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29 Sep, 2010
VIDEO: Evidence has been found that suggests that the character known as Jack the Ripper once resided in the Dargle in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa …
19 May, 2009
The 33rd annual Cars in the Park show revs it up this month at Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg. Watch videos of the previous Cars in the Park expos
25 Feb, 2009
Details and a short video of the aQuella Mudman Challenge – an outdoors sports triathlon held at Albert Falls every year
11 Aug, 2008
VIDEO: As a build-up to Heritage month to be held in Durban in September, Pietermaritzburg hosted a cultural heritage parade. The aim was to identify various cultural youth groups in the area and bring together the diverse cultures of our country. It is hoped that this pilot project will become an annual event that Pietermaritzburg will host in 2010.
4 Aug, 2008
Using a paraffin-fueled blowtorch (which is more like a home-made mini flame-thrower), sandpaper, and simple chiseling tools, African artists have created some inspiring wood-burned artwork. The video below illustrates this art of woodburning.
31 Jul, 2008
VIDEO: Ancient Southern Indian temple dancers recorded in stone at sacred temples come to life as award winning dancer – Dr Anita Shanmuganathan and her team of husband and wife perform in front of the High Commissioner of India and other distinguished guests in an event held in Durban. Dr Anita Shanmuganathan earned a National Award for Best Dancer in India as well as the Tamil title “Bharatanatya Pracharamani” in 2002. Today she is one of the world’s most renowned spiritual dancers.
25 Jul, 2008
Multimedia is fast becoming the ‘in thing’ in the South African media industry. Media organisations that offer online content in the form of videos, podcasts and slideshows on their websites are getting a lot more traffic than those that simply regurgitate text stories with a couple of photographs.
2 Jun, 2008
Guinness World Record holder David Smith’s son – David (The Bullet) Smith Jr. blasts himself out of his family-made canon at the Royal Show in Pietermartizburg. The Bullet has been blasted high into the air over 5000 times and this was his fist show in South Africa.