As one of the many, many South Africans abroad, it has been painful to be absent from the country during the FIFA World Cup 2010. Thanks be to satellite television then, and to the soccer-mad spirit in both Canada and Cuba (neither of which are competing).
Imagine, if you can, how surreal it is (after living [...]
Mzansi madness: the world embraces South Africa
A taste of Canadian class: Fairmont luxury in the Rockies
The eyes of the world have recently been trained on Whistler, host of the skiing events in the Winter Olympics 2010. Just the other side of the mountain range, however, as it tips from British Columbia into Alberta, are the ski resort towns of Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. The three areas are divided by [...]
Cultural diversity: mosaic or melting pot?
Sarah Laurence explores the debate around Canada’s approaches to immigration and cultural diversity. She argues that while South Africa’s diversity problems might seem newer and rawer, complicated by other social problems, it’s not the only country wrestling with the challenges that sociocultural diversity presents.
A tale of two countries
A South African doctor compares the approach South Africa and Canada has in the way they treat their public servants.
