Celebrate Southern Africa

Dorian Uys is an angel!  She works in Johannesburg to support (mostly) the elderly with visits, tasks, appointments, shopping and as a contact with their family and friends who may not be around. There are often tasks that family from afar can't help with, so Dorian is able to step in. If you need someone to care for your loved ones, please get in touch: Facebook and website WhatsApp : +27 83 409...

Meet Herman and Nicolette Fick of Fickle Foods! They share their passion for Western Cape flavours and their mission is to share the taste of our home, South Africa, with the world. Whether you're a South African living abroad or just a food lover looking to try something new, we're here to provide you with the best experience. Connect with Fickle Foods Website: https://www.ficklefoods.com/  / fic...

Desirae Pillay has been through some very challenging times - as a child, a teenager, and into her adult life.  Her strength has its foundations in her faith, but she found an opportunity to share by writing a blog. Desirae is mother to three amazing children, including Savana, an adult child with disabilities. She has learned so much from her children and opened her heart to so many more opportun...

Nats Koen and her husband Gerry, are both from Zimbabwe. They have been adaptable, creative, and hardworking. Through the Pandemic, their business Billies and Tong grew, but once the world returned to 'normal', Nats realised that her skills lie in social media. She set up Mojo Studio Media and has grown from strength to strength. In this episode Nats shares her top tips for being successful on soc...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Natalie King Natalie is an introvert and loves to help people re-connect with their humanness. Her book 'My Confidence Journal' can be used to build and grow confidence. There are questions for longer journaling as well as questions that you...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Paula Quinsee Paula is an author, facilitator, relationship expert, advocate for Mental Health & an activist against gender-based violence.  Paula's books: 'Embracing No: Why we should and  How We Benefi t ' & 'Embracing Conflict: Why We Shou...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Janice Hodgson Talented Janice Hodgson of  JHMediaMarketing has created 3 amazing cookbooks (so far) that will take you back to some of the most wonderful and happiest times, growing up in South Africa!  Janice has included the ingredients yo...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Deon Newbronner Deon is an author, podcaster and proud dad. He works with global leaders to communicate with gravitas, and FTSE 100 companies to influence policymakers and regulators beyond the ordinary. Deon's book: Launchpad: Skyrocketing t...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Treive Nicholas Treive, the author of 'A Nun and the Pig. Treive shares his passion for the history of the Eastern Cape, his adventures exploring the life of a Xhosa girl who had an incredible impact. The teenager and so-called prophetess, No...

Celebrate Southern Africa Book Festival 2023 This series is about Southern African writers and Southern African writers, wherever they are in the world. Meet Dawn A Denton Dawn is a writer, speaker, and trainer and is the Chief Ubuntu Officer at Celebrate Southern Africa. In this episode, the 'tables are turned' as Dawn is interviewed by fellow writer, Treive Nicholas, about her popular non-fictio...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our final speaker Delight Mapasure is an award-winning entrepreneur who successfully created a six figure food brand from her kitchen table to retail shelves despite facing many chall...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our seventh speaker Curiosity, creativity, passion for people, culture, and tradition have given Eugenie Drakes a wealth of life experience.   Today she shares her experience and wisd...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our sixth speaker For as long as she can remember, all Hayley Joy Weinberg dreamt of doing was making a difference. She also dreamt of making beautiful clothes. She never could have i...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our fifth speaker Hayley Reichert is a Mortgage & Protection (Life Insurance) Adviser. She is also a prolific South African campaigner! She has been involved with the following: The o...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our fourth speaker With a lot of courage June Whiteman and her family relocating to the Isle of Man in 2001. There is nothing like moving to another country to test one's resilience....

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our third speaker Karen van der Poll, leadership and relationship coach with an unsaturated interest in Emotional Intelligence as key to healthy development of oneself and encourageme...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our second speaker Natalie King is an introvert who loves country music and the sound of rain. After many years of bullying and having lost herself and her voice, she found out that c...

South Africa's National Women's Day 2023 The theme for this year is RESILIENCE.  We had eight wonderfully inspirational women present their ideas around resilience LIVE on the Celebrate Southern Africa Facebook Page. Our first speaker Pumela Salela is a Visionary Catalyst. She helps individuals, organisations, and countries ignite their spark and fuel their fire. Pumela's talk is : Vision as a for...

Diana Grant started her self-love journey when she was a teenager.  She also found Louise Hay and realised that life is all about love! Today Diana helps people access ways to love themselves, practise self-care and find balance. She is a speaker, author, coach and self-love revolutionary. You can find out more about Diana on her website: https://dianagrant.com/ And her book is available on Amazon...

Marinus has been on a 25-year journey since being diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. In this episode Marinus shares about his disease, disability access in South Africa, and his writing. And what an inspiration he is! All profits from his book, The Alienation Gene, go to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation South Africa: https://www.mdsa.org.za/ You can purchase Marinus's book from anywhe...

Hazel started her sheepskin slipper journey when she bought surplus slippers from her mom who hand-made them in the Eastern Cape. Although it is a competitive market, Sheepskin Slippers SA has grown because of Hazel's resilience and desire to learn. Today, wherever you are in the world, you can order them for your loved ones in South Africa. Browse for gorgeous slippers on the Sheepskin Slippers S...

Debs Morris remembers her grandfather as a master storyteller. After he died she found a pile of letters and papers about his life as a doctor in the UK and South Africa.  She researched his journey and made contact with people who still remembered him - and the babies he delivered who are now elderly. This book was an emotional journey for Debs, and a coincidental meeting with a literary agent, g...

Mandy Whyman fell in love with poetry and Shakespeare through her grandmother. After she got her English degree she started her writing career as a journalist in South Africa.  Mandy taught English but now tutors and enjoys writing poetry, short stories, and novels. 'Like Water' is the book she talks about in this episode, along with how she finds her inspiration and puts her anthologies together....

Jill Wallace is a South African Realtor, based in Florida, USA.  She started her writing career as a screenwriter, teaching herself everything she could.  After an interesting and sad experience in Los Angeles, she turned her attention to converting her script to a book. Today she has published two books, both based in South Africa: Zebra: Friends by Fate. Enemies by Destiny A young white boy and...

"I was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2001 my family and I moved to the UK in search of a better life for our children. My interest in baking started in the kitchen with my mother. Being her assistant, I would peel the potatoes, taking mental notes of recipes and handy tips. You'd think by me spending all the time in the kitchen I'd one day be a brilliant cook but once I got marrie...