Category: Culture & Events
Farewell to a Diplomat, a Freedom Fighter and a Friend: Aziz Pahad
Oct 6, 2023 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
I was told before that celebrities and very good friends tend to leave us in groups of three. This...
Read MoreRequiem to a Diplomat & Friend: A conversation that didn’t happen.
Sep 12, 2023 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
As a part of Embassy Direct’s ten years celebration, we decided to launch a virtual segment...
Read MoreWorld Breakfast Day 2023
Jun 14, 2023 | Culture & Events | 0 |
As part of the World Breakfast Day, celebrated annually by UNESCO on the first Sunday of June, a...
Read MoreDisability-Inclusive Business Models for an Enabling Environment
Feb 27, 2023 | Culture & Events | 0 |
Mr. Piroon Laismit is the Asia-Pacific Centre on Disability (APCD) Executive Director and has...
Read MoreSaying a Little Prayer for Burt Bacharach
Feb 13, 2023 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
I recently referred to the loss of my sport’s hero, Pele. And last week, another icon, this time a...
Read MoreThe Importance of being an Embassy Direct Member
Jan 16, 2023 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
Time flies! 2023 marks an important milestone for Embassy Direct. We will be publishing our 10th...
Read MorePelé: A Tribute to the Greatest
Dec 30, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
I had recently turned 11 years old. I was laying on my bed that Sunday morning, staring at my...
Read More16th December, Celebrating Reconciliation
Dec 15, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
During my one-on-one conversation with the late Emeritus Desmond Tutu, ten years ago, I dare to...
Read MoreMY TREKKING ADVENTURES | Qatar 2022: This Time for Africa
Dec 13, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
I had the honor to serve as the Panamanian ambassador in South Africa, for a second term from...
Read MoreNedbank’s Heads of Mission Lunch | Peruvian Residence in Pretoria
Nov 15, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
Our latest Nedbank’s Heads of Mission lunch was held at the Official Peruvian Residence in...
Read MoreIDSA Family Fun Day | Nedbank & Steyn City
Nov 7, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
A fun filled family day was hosted at Steyn City on Sunday 6 November by Embassy Direct and it’s...
Read MoreMorrie’s Pantry | Burgers & Wine Evening
Embassy Direct, in partnership with Morrie’s Pantry, recently hosted a Diplomatic wine...
Read MoreThe Welcoming of Spring 2022 | An Embassy Direct Breakfast
Last Friday the 30th, our magazine, with the sponsorship of Chas Everitt and Fancourt, hosted a breakfast in Pretoria. The purpose of this event was to welcome spring and at at the same time reiterate our commitment with the...
Read MoreCooking Experience at the South Korean Cultural Centre of South Africa
Sep 14, 2022 | Culture & Events | 0 |
Embassy Direct members had the opportunity to visit the facilities of the South Korean Cultural...
Read MoreSingapore’s 57th National Day Reception
On 11 August 2022, about 250 guests led by the Hon Candith Mashego-Dlamini, Deputy Minister in the...
Read MoreEmbassy Direct Launches 2022 Edition at Steyn City
Sep 5, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
Embassy Direct recently launched their latest 2022 publication by hosting an exclusive Networking...
Read MoreHappy Birthday Singapore!
Aug 10, 2022 | Culture & Events | 0 |
Thirty years ago, I celebrated for the first time, the birth of Singapore as a sovereign country....
Read MorePeruvian National Day Celebration
On Thursday, 28th of July, Embassy Direct was invited to join the celebrations of the Peruvian...
Read MoreNedbank Heads of Missions & Diplomats
Jul 25, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
Last Thursday, the 21st of July, Embassy Direct hosted another networking lunch between foreign...
Read MoreThe Korean Culture Centre Event
Jul 25, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
As part of the activities that our publication periodically organizes, Embassy Direct managed to...
Read MoreMY TREKKING ADVENTURES | SHANGHAI NITES
Jun 29, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
We recently heard on the news about the long lockdown that Shanghai experienced. I can’t really...
Read MoreInterview with Miss Mmadika Moloi : South African Attorney and Fashion Designer(Black Hippy)
Jun 15, 2022 | Business, Culture & Events | 0 |
Mmadika Moloi is an attorney by profession, an innovator and entrepreneur with 14 years in...
Read MoreEmbassy Direct & Fireblade Aviation – The Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Jun 15, 2022 | Culture & Events, Events | 0 |
Embassy Direct & Fireblade Aviation hosted the recently arrived Spanish Ambassador to South...
Read MoreMY TREKKING ADVENTURES | ENTER AND EXIT THE DRAGON
Jun 14, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
I just read that the iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant, located at the Southern District, is moving...
Read MoreConnecting Panama – South Africa
More than two decades ago, the Panamanian Government opened its first diplomatic mission, south of...
Read MoreMY TREKKING ADVENTURES | MALAYSIA BOLEH!
Jun 9, 2022 | Articles From Our Editor | 0 |
A few hours before starting to write this week’s article, I was paying a courtesy visit to His...
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