Author Archives: Dan Nicholl

Owner of Skududu Media, writer and presenter, captain of the Mighty Dodos celebrity hockey team, and defender of the gas braai.

Braaiday in 3 cities

The epic tale of 4 braais in 3 cities by 2 men in 1 day.

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Warming up for National Braai Day

Friday’s a relaxed day across South Africa, the country as a whole warming up for the weekend. When that weekend involves National Braai Day, however, there’s more preparation than usual required – particularly if you happen to be Jan Braai. And so, on the eve of the big day, Jan roped in National Braai Day [...]

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Taking it to the streets

It made for an entertaining contrast: Liezel van der Westhuizen, a towering figure even without eight inch heels, alongside Socrates Georgiades, or DJ Sox, as dancefloors across Ibiza, Greece, Los Angeles and greater Camps Bay know him. Sox is four foot three in his platform Havaianas, and usually has a crate under his turntables to [...]

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Quenching World Cup thirst

This Friday is absolutely massive for all South Africans, a day we’ve been counting down to with rabid excitement. But in case you’ve been living in a Libyan cave and don’t know just why Friday is quite so monumental a day, some enlightenment: it’s exactly 15 days until National Braai Day. And, as an afterthought, [...]

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Don’t braai for me, Argentina…

Well, actually, do – and as often as possible. Of all the countries I’ve eaten meat in, Argentina comes out on top, with steak from cattle raised on the Pampas as good as it gets. But it’s not just the quality of the meat that stands out, it’s also the culinary culture of a country [...]

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