Tag: Ruda Landman
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Nianell, the little girl from Omaruru who sang her way to the moon & back
Sonia Nel, growing up in the little town of Omaruru in Namibia, was just six years old when she heard her destiny calling.
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How SuperSport Superstar Motshidisi Mohono went from hating rugby to being its biggest fan
Sweltering in the sun, watching the First Team play rugby at her mostly Afrikaans high school, Motshidisi Mohono developed an instant dislike for the sport.
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A hug over the airwaves with Irma G, Cape Town’s heart-warming radio star
Born in Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats, Irma G was so sickly as a child, that she spent her days dreaming of becoming a medical doctor.
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Moviemaker Shane Vermooten on the Art of Stealing Hearts & Winning Minds
Shane Vermooten was just a schoolboy, with dreams of becoming an architect, when his dad popped in to see the principal one day.
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How Liezel van der Westerhuizen turned a lofty jibe into a tall story of fame & success
With her natural loftiness accentuated by a pair of high heels, Leizel van der Westhuizen, MC, public speaker, radio and TV presenter, and entrepreneur, was hard to miss at the high-society party. But when a newspaper columnist called her a “giraffe” in his report, she was hurt at first, having been teased for her tallness…
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The amazing story of Marlene Le Roux, the Wellington Meisie who was able to rise above
“Krippel Marlenetjie,” they called her, in the township where she grew up, outside Wellington in the winelands of the Cape. Little crippled Marlene.
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The constantly busy life of SA’s number one champion of arts and letters
Art is long, the ancient Romans used to say; life is short. Proof of this can be found in the abundant statues and frescoes you can still find in Rome, left over from those imperial days, while you’ll battle to find any actual ancient Romans. In Africa, birthplace of humanity, the evidence of art’s longevity…