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January 2010 • aboutime.co.za • Your copy to keep cheers to 2010 S NT E CONT contents On the Cover Cheers to 2010 It’s the start of a new year and it is a very exciting one for all South Africans. The 2010 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and we are all looking forward to what the year ahead will bring. Pic © iStockphoto.com 20 Day at the Races Horseracing & fashion 35 Winnie the Pooh World’s favourite bear 24 Lavanzza 2010 Calendar 32 New Year Resolutions Features 38 Chimp Ambassador Eugene Cussons 74 Mount Kenya Mountainbiking 47 Active Cape Town Exercising in CT 58 Phantom Forest Eco escape Travel 50 Off the Beaten Track Eastern Cape 94 Golfing In Zimbabwe 54 Zanzibar Kono Kono 70 Beyond Violet Sun awareness 80 Healthy Lunch What to pack Health 6 www.aboutime.co.za S NT E CONT contents 60 The Black Hotels Indie band 68 Drive Time Column 65 Vier Jou Kultuur Afrikaans 83 More Music New releases Entertainment 84 Car of the Year Finalists 90 More Tech Gadgets & Tech Business 8 Editor’s Letter Laura Cooke 88 Motoring New models 10 Passenger Letters Your opinion counts 92 More Fun Wacky news Regulars 14 More To Do January diary 106 1time Good News 16 More Style The latest trends 110 Flight Schedule 18 More For You Lifestyle guide 118 Domestic Menu 44 Go To Pretoria 120 Zanzibar Menu 8 www.aboutime.co.za R E TT 1time Airline E L Tel: +27 861 345 345 ’s PUBLISHER TCB Publishing PO Box 11273, Hatfield, 0028 tor contents I Tel: +27 861 THE MAG D Fax: +27 88 012 346 2367 E [email protected] CHIEF OPERatioNS OFFICER Bernie Hellberg [email protected] EDitoR Laura Cooke 2010. 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