SA Times has just secured two tickets to watch South Africa play England in the Rugby World Cup in France on Friday. We are offering these tickets to one lucky winner in Wednesday’s edition of SA Times - don’t miss it and keep an eye on the SA Times website for details on how to enter!

You just have to love our Archbishop Desmond Tutu! He has just become patron of South Africa’s Braai Day.

“There are so many things that are pulling us apart, this has a wonderful potential to bring us all together,” Tutu told reporters.
“We have 11 different official languages but only one word for the wonderful institution of braai: in Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, whatever.
“We’ve shown the world a few things. Let’s show them that ordinary activities like eating can unite people of different races, religions, sexes… short people, tall people, fat people, lean people.”

Braai Day takes place on 24 September - so wherever you are, get out your tongs, get some good boerie at your local South African shop and don’t forget to send SA Times pictures of your braai!

Sawubona! Kunjani?

A new web initiative is trying to get 1 million South Africans to learn to speak Zulu within 8 weeks. They’re broadcasting online video lessons that will help you learn the basics of the language - each week on a Thursday, starting today, a new video lesson is uploaded at www.mitv.co.za. So far 1000’s of individuals have registered, including South Africans from the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Greece, Dubai, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand. Join the fun!

Let us know how you get on! Sala kahle.

An SA Times reader brought the following article in the Times to our attention - a South African woman asking her British boyfriend to “just get on with it”. So what do you think - how do South African men and women compare to the British (and other nationalities) when it comes to the love game? Let us know!