Team building exercise

Tomorrow, FIFA and the government will launch Football Friday. They want to bring SA alive and kicking in support of the world cup and Bafana Bafana (as you know now under an old-new coach) by asking people of the rainbow nation to wear a football jersey every Friday till the kick off next June.

The launch of Football Friday will take place tomorrow at the Union Buildings were deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe will kick some balls. The government also hopes more South Africans will learn to sing the national anthem. And maybe they will also try to convince us to eat more biltong and pap. Or to blow the Vuvuzelas every Tuesday at 7PM for 5 minutes. Not so sure they will ask us to toy-toy every Monday at 6am? That might be a bit disruptive.

So it’s a call to (un-deadly) arms to built up support as the first world cup comes to Africa and the host team needs an extra boost (a big one) to face the almighty, other qualified nations. May the force be with us!

So from now on Friday won’t be just another Friday. It will be a Football Friday. There you have it!



It changed name. It changed location. But it’s still alive. Batuke restaurant has recently moved to Illovo and changed into Salsa. It’s all a bit confusing,... but at least the food is still very good.

A mixture of Mozambican cuisine with Mediterranean touches. It’s casual,.. but with style. I went a few times to Batuke when it was in Parkhurst. I didn’t exactly know what happened when Batuke was no more. Now a visiting friend from London (you know, that faraway, expensive metropolis with that rainy weather) mentioned Salsa in Illovo. A quick internet surf on SA’s EatOut site showed the Batuke connection. Mystery solved.

Off we went and we enjoyed it. EatOut gives it 4 on a scale of 5 for ambiance, food, and service. That’s a nice round up! Go!

www.eatout.co.za/restaurants/3598/search/johannesburg/light-meals-seafood-grills-contemporary-continental-international-mediterranean-african-italian-portuguese/salsa