new year's eve

OpinionJS Smit | 2018-03-23 00:00:00

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Happy New Year: Good riddance to a turbulent 2014

WorldSapa-AP | 2015-01-01 02:34:00

Revelers converged on the beaches of Brazil, the skyscrapers of Dubai and New York's Times Square to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by...

Zuma's booing brouhaha echoes through his heartland

NationalVerashni Pillay | 2014-01-03 00:00:00

If President Jacob Zuma was hoping to leave the booing at Nelson Mandela's memorial behind him with the rest of 2013, he is in for a rude...

[Slideshow]Hello 2014: Celebrating the new year

Multimedia | 2014-01-02 16:44:00

From kissing to prayer ceremonies and some rather wacky traditions, like taking a dip in icy water, here’s how the world ushered in 2014.

Dubai New Year's Eve fireworks display breaks world record

WorldSapa-AFP | 2014-01-01 12:31:00

Dubai shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve with a show involving more than half a million...

Revellers usher in 2014

WorldReuters | 2014-01-01 06:31:00

South Africa's top tourist drawcard Cape Town bid farewell to 2013 with a 3D video send-off of Nelson Mandela as the nation entered the new...

Ushering in 2014: Cities prepare to party

NationalSapa | 2013-12-31 07:22:00

Law enforcement agencies appealed to revellers on Monday to abide by the law as they prepare to usher in the New Year.

New Year's customs: Jo'burg furniture throwing voted one of the strangest

NationalSapa | 2013-12-28 18:30:00

The New Year's custom in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, of throwing furniture out of windows of tall buildings has...

Ten things about New Year

AnalysisMail & Guardian Correspondent | 2013-01-04 00:00:00

1. They celebrated the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere, when day and night are equal, which the Babylonians' regarded as the beginning...

[Slideshow]The world welcomes 2013

Multimedia | 2013-01-02 12:56:00

The Mail & Guardian takes a look at how people all around the globe welcomed in the new year.

Fireworks and dancing as Asian nations celebrate New Year 2013

WorldSapa-AFP | 2012-12-31 17:30:00

The enthusiastic welcome to 2013 was continuing on a grand scale across Asia. Increasingly democratic Myanmar is having a public countdown for the...

Hillbrow enjoys a 'tame' New Year's

NationalNickolaus Bauer | 2012-01-01 09:49:00

Notorious for rowdy celebrations, the final night of 2011 was relatively tame by Hillbrow's standards.

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