That’s how we roll with the English lingo
Americans don't often officiate as language police. They will not easily school you in the use of "is" and "are". For me as a second language speaker with an accent, that is good news. Thanks to that attitude, I feel free to practice my English boldly, and after five...
Kuala Lumpur: Temples and caves
Discover Chinese culture at the Thean Hou Temple Considered by many to be the most beautiful temple in the world, the Thean Hou Temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur. Since its opening in 1989, it has opened its doors to millions of...
Visit to Rotorua – New Zealand
By Angie Grobler We have been living in Auckland, New Zealand for five years. Recently we decided to visit Rotorua again. It's about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from where we live and just a stone's throw from the town of Taupo with its giant lake and Hobbiton where...
The South African COVID-19 quarantine saga
Ever since AfriForum had come into being, close ties have always been maintained with South Africans abroad. AfriForum’s Worldwide initiative was specifically created for this purpose. When lockdowns due to COVID-19 were announced across the globe, one of the tragic...
World Guide in Focus: Australia
Worldwide's World Guide is as authentic Afrikaans as milk tart and pancakes at a church bazaar. On World Guide, South Africans abroad can see where they can find all their South African favourites. The World Guide contains information on South African-owned businesses...
Shopping abroad: Where to buy
Having a favourite supermarket is one of the first steps of growing up. Whether you agree or not, there are certain stores that you know always have in stock what you are looking for, whether it is a fresh salad or quality steak, or a bargain on coffee, toilet paper...
AfriForum requests parliamentary hearing into farm murders
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today directed a formal letter to Parliament to request a public hearing on farm murders. The letter is directed to Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police, after a sharp increase...
Financial migration terminology 101
Emigrating from South Africa presents a host of novel challenges – you’ll find you have to acquaint yourself with regulations, procedures and terminology you’d never have had to concern yourself with had you stayed on native soil. But once you move to a foreign...
FRIENDS OF AFRIFORUM
This website was specifically created for supporters of AfriForum who live abroad and would like to regularly contribute to our projects and actions, but do not have access to a South African bank account. AfriForum sincerely appreciates South Africans who live...
The effect of new SA passport regulations on SA nationals residing outside SA
Breytenbachs is aware that many South Africans abroad are facing difficulties because they must wait months to have their South African passports renewed. Not having a valid South African passport leads to various challenges. Background During 2019, the South African...
AFRIFORUM NOW HAS A QUARTER MILLION MEMBERS; GROWING STRONG DURING LOCKDOWN
The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s active membership has just passed the quarter million milestone and currently boasts 250 054 members. The organisation’s membership stood at 237 000 members at the start of lockdown in March, which means that it recorded a net...
Penguin Reads: Don’t switch off the light
Liar Amelia White dreams of being a reporter. The closest she's come is selling advertising in the local paper - until the fateful day she stumbles on a shocking scoop. Round the corner from her home, she discovers the body of a murder victim, dumped among the...
New at LAPA in July
For our English-language readers we have a wonderful storybook full of crochet patters, or is it a crochet book full of stories? You decide. Fiction My naam is legio Madelein Rust Krimi Druknaam: LAPA 9780639600154 R280,00 Renata Malan is back, white suit and all....
New at LAPA in June
LAPA proudly brings you a gripping novel on farm attacks and for the younger ones we have three booklets on Covid-19, one in Xhosa, one in Zulu and one in Afrikaans. These are available in English as well, and we provide the links. FICTION The Farm Max Annas Crime...
New at LAPA in May
May you be good to bookstores in May LAPA would like to ask all readers to support their local bookstores. They need you. Many of them are open for very limited hours only, but most will go to great lengths to locate books when you phone or email them, many will even...
LAPA makes e-reading even more affordable
LAPA slashed e-book prices by 30% on all e-books on our site. This means e-reading is even more affordable than ever before. This concession is effective immediately and will remain in place until 30 April 2020. Visit https://lapa.co.za/e-books to see the good prices....
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