Cape Dutch architecture is a traditional Afrikaner architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa. The style was prominent in the early days (17th century) of the Cape Colony, and the name derives from the fact that the initial settlers of the Cape were primarily Dutch. The style has roots in medieval…
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The Banting Diet: What it’s About + How it Works
The Banting Diet has taken South Africa by storm. It means eating low carbs and high fat (LCHF). Whenever you eat, choose more fatty stuff to fill you up and little or no carbs at all. You’re allowed between 25 to 50g/100g carbs a day, so you can have some carbs (list of foods in this bracket below)….
Gravel Road’s “Retro Afrika Bioscope” at Waterfront Film Studios!
Skybok has become part of the team at Gravel Road Entertainment’s “Retro Afrika Bioscope” Division at the Waterfront Film Studios in Cape Town. Retro Afrika Bioscope is Gravel Road’s specialty release label for classic retro African content. The exciting challenge is to digitally restore 160 films that were made during the 70’s & 80’s in South Africa!…
Successful Rotary Family Health Days for District 9370!
Running from April 2 – 4 2014, Rotary International together with the Department of Health in South Africa initiated 3 days of free community health checks + testing. Many add-on services partnered in order to provide a complete array of health testing. The aim? To promote a person’s basic human right to healthcare. It took place across 140…
5-times Tour de France winner, Eddy Merckx, at the MAD Charity Function
The Klein Constantia MAD CHARITY™ Cocktail Function with Eddy Merckx and the Omega-Pharma Quick-Step Tour de France Pro Cycling Team, is set to take place on Friday 7th March 2014 at Klein Constantia Estate, Constantia in Cape Town, and tickets have been made available to the public for sale.
Exciting Beauty Concept Store Opens in Cape Town!
CHANEL BETTISON is a first-of-its-kind Beauty Concept Store in Cape Town, which has just opened its doors in Shortmarket Street, off vibrant Bree Street. The concept of this innovative new beauty space is to offer all the essential beauty needs of today’s modern woman under one roof. Perfect for the urban woman on the move,…
Mandela’s Legacy For Me
Anyone who knows me knows I’m proudly South African. Mandela’s passing had a huge effect on me as this country said goodbye to its most cherished soul. I was living in Cape Town at the time & all around me there were Madiba posters & South African flags waving in the streets. One day there was…
Online Streaming as a Means of Connecting Us Globally
A lot of my work revolves heavily around video editing & production. In my opinion, videos are the new photos. In 5 years from now, platforms like YouTube & Netflix will be the main broadcasting streams, transcending the boundaries of our local television networks. They’re like television as we know it, but online. YouTube has already introduced…
Stefania Morland 8th Birthday & Online Store Launch
Recently I attended the 8th birthday bash & launch of Stefania Morland’s online store in Cape Town, South Africa. The swanky affair took place in Kloof Street & welcomed a chic, cosmopolitan crowd. I had a super time looking through all her designs and found this gold number (photo below) to be particularly appealing! If…