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The Holiday Expo is Back at Montecasino  There’s nothing like the excitement of planning a holiday. Where will you go? When is the best time to visit? Counting down the months, weeks and days to your departure. And the best place to start planning your next holiday? Most definitely the Holiday Expo. On the 24th and 25th of August, a world of holidays will be ...

Everybody loves a Political Comedy laugh… Small Screen Streaming service, Netflix, has announced chat their new 8-part political comedy, The Politician, will launch on all their platforms, on 27 September 2019. Payton Hobart, played by Ben Platt, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate ...

Experience the stars of tomorrow, on stage today! With thanks to the Producers of Born to Perform, we are giving away tickets to two families to go see tomorrow’s stars on stage today, during the 2019 SHINE performance by Born to Perform. Born To Perform is also a place for young people to find their own journey through the Arts, giving them the opportunity for self-development ...

The Real Version, after 40 Years! With thanks to the Gravel Road Distribution Group, we are giving away a Double ticket to the South African VIP Premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now: Final Cut. Francis Ford Coppola’s exhilarating masterpiece of 1979, Apocalypse Now, returns to the big screen in all its cinematic glory with a striking brand-new 4K, Dolby Atmos©, Dolby Vision © version. ...

A Renegade Merchant of Laughter to be Grilled at the Savanna Commic’s Choice Awards Soli Philander the award-winning actor, television presenter, director, comedian, playwright, columnist and motivational speaker will be honoured at this years’ Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards as the Lifetime Achievement Recipient. With that comes the pleasure and pain of being at the centre of the Grilling of a Lifetime. Now an integral part ...

FIBO Africa teams up with FitPro Fitness Education. In today’s exceedingly competitive landscape, it is crucial for owners, operators and trainers in the health and fitness sector to actively seek and seize innovation, trends and opportunities in the market not only today but in the years to come. Following on the success of the European Health + Fitness Forum in Cologne, the 2019 FIBO Global ...

All of  us, have one thing in common… We Are On One Global Planet. National Geographic announced that Activate: The Global Citizen Movement, the six-part documentary series from Nat Geo and Procter & Gamble, co-produced by Global Citizen and Radical Media, will premiere 8 September at 20:00. Activate is a multiplatform storytelling partnership and six-part documentary series — bolstered by custom content distributed across National ...

India’s ‘Fabulous Four’ head to SA shores They’ve just performed alongside other globally acclaimed artists in the anthem song for the ICC Cricket World Cup extravaganza and now South African audiences are soon to witness the magic of India’s ‘Fabulous Four’ when YouTube sensations, SANAM, return by popular demand for three concerts around the country on the 24th August at Emperors Palace, 28th of August ...

3rd Album for SA’s most Promising Classical Composers. Friday, 2 August, saw the release of a brand new album by Caroline Leisegang, one of the youngest classical composers in South African history and winner of the iTunes ‘Best of 2015’ Award for Best Classical Album. Her third official offering, My Body of Preludes, comes after the release of her debut album Øyeblikk in 2015, and ...

Ferdie en Danny, en kie, kom terug Ferdie Kruger en die personeel van Die Fransen hotel keer in Januarie 2020 terug vir ‘n vierde seisoen van kykNET se mokumentêre reeks, Hotel. In die vorige seisoen was daar ‘n stryd oor wie burgemeester sou word, Danny se eerste toneelstuk is deur Die Fransen personeel opgevoer, daar was pret met Batcoin en Jaap se troetelskaap het amok ...

‘Net Een Shot…’  Most Famous Last Words, nou Willem Botha Lirieke… Twee jaar sedert sy treffer, Soen & Vergeet ranglyste regoor die land aan die gons gehad het is Willem Botha terug met ‘n splinternuwe enkelsnit met hope skop! Een Shot is beslis dié partytjieliedjie van die jaar. Die treffer sal sonder twyfel elkeen wat jonk van gees is op die dansvloer kry en hou ...

Local meets International in Montecasino’s Outdoor Event Area Decade Festival pays homage to the ‘90s on Saturday, 7 September 2019 as international headliners Black Box, Robin S and Crystal Waters team up with local legends Boom Shaka, Marcalex & Bob Mabena, LIVE on stage for one performance only. Enjoy nostalgia-filled festivities brought to life by the greatest and most iconic talents from the dance floor ...

The Trolley Dollies present new show for their autumn & winter season at Gate69! After a sell-out season of their hilarious hit show The Three Little Pigs, Cape Town’s inimitable Trolley Dollies are back from 22 March to 28 September 2019 with NON-Specific, theatre from the inside out.  Since opening Gate69 in 2016, now widely rated as Cape Town’s number one dinner-theatre venue in the Mother City, the ...

International Guest Artists to join Cape Town City Ballet! Cape Town City Ballet’s wonderful Autumn/Winter Season continues with popular favourite Sleeping Beauty.  It will be performed at the Artscape Opera House from 17 to 31 August. It is an honor for this company to be welcoming their international guest artists who will be joining us for selected performances, and they are delighted that esteemed South African ...

Follow the Herd for a Gigantic content Line Up They are smart. They are family oriented. They remember forever. They have complex emotions and they look after each other. With World Elephant Day approaching on 12 August 2019, National Geographic Wild has lined up a jumbo content block dedicated to these iconic tusked giants. Not only are they the biggest of the big five, they ...

M-Net confirms the second season of The Bachelor South Africa Since the end credits rolled over the final episode of the first season of The Bachelor South Africa, the country’s vocal  “Bachelor Nation” have been speculating about how and when another local version of the popular global franchise would return to M-Net. While some ardent fans were wondering whether they would see a Bachelor or ...

Nog ‘n Madiba verhaal, Die, uit ‘n Uitsonderlike oogpunt. “Wanneer ‘n mens twee dekades van jou lewe saam met iemand die pad stap, en jy verloor hulle dan, dan vat dit ‘n tydjie om die impak van daai mens op jou lewe en op die res van die wêreld te begryp. Dit is die geval met my en Nelson Mandela.” – Zelda la Grange Madiba: ...

Bennie Fourie ‘n Ander mens in Nuwe Fliek. Een les wat die lewe graag vir ’n mens wil leer, is dat niks ooit so eenvoudig is as wat dit mag voorkom nie. ’n Feit wat bevestig word deur regisseur Quentin Krog se splinternuwe rolprent, Ander Mens, wat net soos die hoofkarakter glad nie volgens ’n standaard-formule beoordeel kan word nie. Die fliek word aangebied vanuit ...

ʼn Baie persoonlike biografiese rolprent gebaseer op die roman van Elsa Joubert Vervaardiger Helena Spring het aangekondig dat die nalatenskap fliek, Poppie Nongena op 30 Januarie 2020 in fliekteaters landswyd uitgereik sal word. Die fliek is gebaseer op die bekroonde boek “Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena” deur Elsa Joubert. Clementime Mosimane maak haar rolprentdebuut as Poppie. Die res van die rolverdeling sluit groot name in, ...

A theatre event of breath-taking, unforgettable beauty After an absence of three and a half years, Giselle, the most sublime of all romantic ballets, returns to the stage of Joburg Theatre when Joburg Ballet presents a season of ten performances of the beloved classic from Friday 4 to Sunday 13 October in association with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. A heartrending story of love so powerful ...

Corlea and Ruhan due Toit Share the Stage.  Corlea and Ruhan du Toit have become household names and like family to many South Africans. They have performed on numerous stages across the country, and now they’re bringing a brand-new show About Time to their loyal supporters in Pretoria. In May 2019 Du Toit tweeted about the show; ‘Corlea and I are biting the bullet, to ...

Virtuoso Guitar Duo introduces 12th Album, Starstruck CH2, the multi-international award-winning duo from South Africa, keeps going from strength to strength with their latest hit album, Starstruck, the duo’s 12th album to date. With their flawless, effortless technique and pulsating rhythms, they showcase what can be done on only two – classical – guitars, creating a very exciting instrumental pop sound whilst mimicking drum sounds ...

A Feast of Tales from this Year’s Magic. One of the most beloved children’s theatres, Peoples Theatre, proudly presents another series of timeless tales, Rumpelstiltskin, The Emperor’s New Clothes and so many more, in this year’s magical production of Story Book Theatre on stage from Monday, 2nd – Sunday 29th September. Children will fall in love with their favourite bookshelf classics all over again when they experience the enchanted world of books, which dynamic ...

WONDERboom reveal the 1930’s inspired one-shot music video for their latest single ‘Hell’, The gusy from WONDERboom, recently launched their brand new Music video, for the single, Hell, as coming from their recently launched album, Rising Sun.   The music video plays cleverly with the 1930’s cinema inspired treatment of the black & white silent movies of the era, and was filmed by by Steve East and ...

All You need for A Long Weekend The long weekend is upon us as Joburg’s favourite outdoor music and lifestyle festival returns for the 8th annual Parklife Gourmet Food & Music Festival at Emmarentia Botanical Gardens on Friday, 9 August. Many have their tickets already and will be spending their public holiday in the beauty of the Emmarentia Botanical Gardens, celebrating Women’s Day with great ...

Debut EP for 22 Year-Old Artist with a Calling James Deacon’s debut EP The Calling is a sonic tapestry weaving soul, rock, hip-hop and pop into a release that offers us a deeply personal glimpse into the life of the 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist. After a life-threatening accident left him unable to play the instruments that he’d learned to love (violin & guitar), James’s rehabilitation and determination ...

Two Top SA Artists Colab for One Night only. Louise Carver and Ard Matthews, two of SA’s top singer-songwriters, are set to join each other on stage at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria on Wednesday the 14th of August. With almost forty Top 10 hit singles between the two of them, this breath-taking show promises to be filled with the music fans know and love. ...

MUDDY PUDDLES! With thanks to Entertainment One, we are giving away tickets to Peppa Pig’s Big Day out for performance in Cape Town, Durban and Joburg. Owing to popular demand, Peppa Pig Live is returning to SA!  Peppa Pig’s BIG Day Out!  is an action-packed rollicking live musical stage show, featuring all your favourite interactive sing-a-longs that will have fans laughing, cheering and dancing – ...

More fun than a muddy puddle! It’s going to be a big day out for fans of EFX International’s phenomenally successful preschool TV show, Peppa Pig, as the smash theatrical Peppa Pig Live tour returns to South African shores in September 2019 as Ackermans presents “Peppa Pig’s Big Day Out” in association with Smile 904 FM, East Coast Radio and Hot 91.9FM. In this thrilling ...

A Somewhat Unusual Twist, to an old-age Classic. Pieter Toerien is proud to present to thee, they Abrahamse and Meyer production of thou Shakespeare’s R&J. Joe Calarco’s award-winning Shakespeare’s R&J re-imagines Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers as two adolescent schoolboys in a Catholic boarding school during the 1950s. Their love for one another becomes the ultimate forbidden love in an austere, repressive all male milieu. Four pupils ...