Nelson Mandela Day 18 July 2022
'Nelson Mandela Day' (Mandela Day) takes place annually on July 18 (Nelson Mandela's birthday) to call upon people worldwide to strive for world peace by selflessly dedicating 67 minutes of their time to help...
South Africa
!They Didn’t Need Google Maps! (PART ONE)
I’ve long been fascinated by the incredible feats of the brave and extremely tough men who set off from Europe and Scandinavia in search of fabled lands. It’s possible that those featured in this article were preceded by unknown explorers...
Superlatives on stamps
Stamps have proven to be a wonderful outlet to celebrate the spectacular nature existing in the World. Here we have a selection of stamps that not only feature people and discoveries, but also things that were the largest, fastest or...
New stamps (9)
New stamps appear regularly with a variety of subjects. Below is a selection of recently-published stamps from around the globe. On May the 4th it was International Firefighters' Day. For this occasion, South Africa issued a stamp sheet with eight...
South Africa issues stamp to commemorate the life of Nelson Mandela
On 15 December 2013, following a period of mourning, the world said its final goodbyes to South Africa’s global icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Watched by millions of viewers on television screens throughout the world, Madiba was laid to rest during...
