Another week of Movember gone by – did any of you think you’d make it this far? Thanks to all the people that have donated. It’s funny how the comments just keep coming in thick and fast, even after three weeks of growth. So we’ve compiled a little list for you. Here goes, you know [...]

So with 16 days left of Movember, you may be in need of some tips to care for your luscious top lip locks. For business and casual, Truly SAfrican recommends a neat, short mustache that doesn’t venture past your upper lip. • Use a napkin after eating No need to leave a crumb trail as [...]

 **Changing the face of men’s health** This month of Movember, put your money where your Mo is to support Men’s Health! In November each year, the Movember campaign aims to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers. And if you need a little help with the terminology, here [...]

The official video for Paradise by Coldplay was released yesterday on YouTube. Playing two gigs in SA earlier this month, the band took so warmly to the beautiful landscape and cities – but especially the sunshine – that they decided to shoot the video there. Filmed in London (my current home) and South Africa (my home [...]

So we may not have made it through to the next round of the cricket world cup, but there you go, that’s life – you win some, you lose some. Granted, it was a big game and we should have won it, but at the end of the day, we didn’t – time to build [...]

Was delighted to guest blog on the terrific travel site, Got Saga.  Thank you, @PatriciaVance, @gotsaga and @gotsagalatino for the invitation to write about five must see South African destinations. Five must experience South African destinations What is a destination? It’s the arrival at a location signalling the end of your journey – time to [...]

So last week I shared some of my favorite South African movies, albeit for the last 28 years I’ve been around! You shared some of your’s too. But first, an exciting SAfrican flick to watch out for is Jock of the Bushveld – the 3D animated version of Sir Percy FitzPatrick’s classic novel.  It’s also the [...]

My favorite SAfrican movies… and some other guys top five African movies

Our friends in South Africa have decided to make there own Maakarapa and this is how:  Hi Peeps!  Truly South African – “Maak-A-Rapa”  “Maak-A-Rapa”, translated is, “Make-a -Rapa”! This unusual name belongs to an unusual hat, which is just one of the “Truly South African” pieces for the World Cup attire.  The Maakarapa is a MUST [...]