I was delighted to hear that Kirstenbosch has scooped a gold medal in this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. This was their 30th gold medal in all the years they’ve been exhibiting at Chelsea.
I have a visitor in my office at Portfolio, Newlands, this morning. She is petite, has a funky ‘fro and is wearing a pretty shiny pink dress with matching shoes and gloves. She’s far cooler and better dressed than I can ever hope to be. And her job is to spread hope, faith, love and strength for those in this country living with HIV/AIDS.
On 5 February 1939, British air racer Alex Henshaw (27 years of age at the time) flew a return trip from Cape Town to London on 4 days, 10 hours and 16 minutes in a single-engined aircraft, setting a world record that would last for an amazing 70 years.
It always intrigues me, the extraordinary feats people will undertake in order to realise a dream, prove something to themselves, test their endurance and raise money and awareness for a cause close to their hearts.
Congratulations to two South Africans who have made it onto the 2009 Time 100, an annual listing of the world’s 100 most influential people which aims to "name the people who most affect our world".

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