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puma new store launch in braamfontin

So on Friday the 25 th august 2012 I attended the new puma store launch which was held at corner de kotze and melle street in Braamfontein, this marked the 2 nd official design of the PUMA International’s new Retail 2.0 store design launched in early 2011 in Berlin, with the new system now being rolled out in all major global markets, including the PUMA Canal Walk store which was the first store in Africa to undergo this latest facelift. The new PUMA Store in Braamfontein will also be equipped with the new store design, but it’s also going to have additional store elements such as a PUMA Social area and DJ mixing station, a peep show to surprise shoppers in the change-rooms, and an unSMARTphone. PUMA South Africa’s Marketing Director Brett Bellinger said “PUMA is very excited to open our first PUMA Store in the Johannesburg area. We have carefully selected Braamfontein for this venture as we believe the mix of students and hipsters perfectly fits the offering that we have ...

21 poets and a poem

On  the 8august 2012 i attended 21 poets and a poem which was at the johannesburg theatre in Baamfontein. The play is about people’s potential. "Through poetry we encourage the audience to believe that they have the potential to meet the demands of life" I really didn't know what to expect because honestly I usually don't attend events like those. I got the perfect sitting, upon arrival I noticed how small the venue was a little small was expecting a bigger venue. The show started still didn't know what to expect hoestly the opening scene was a little dull, than the event started, when the first words were said when they were staging 21 poets and a poem, left me speechless, heart beating slowly and faster again thats how powerful it was. the lead actor obakeng Makhutle who played the lead role of Themba who was on the path of finding himeslf his destiny and persuing his life long goal of being a story teller. one line that striked me hard was "the pric...

Students running JHB

the founders of the i RUN JHB from left to right Z weli Simanamane, wandile king leeu and neo flame selemela Recently sat down with the designers and the founders of the clothing label I RUN JHB: Neo Flame selemela (retail business management), wandile king leeu (marketing management), and zweli simanamane (marketing management) who are determined by all means to make things happen and run JHB with their flashy and bright clothing line I RUN JHB 1.        Questions: how did you guys come together and when did you guys start designing? Answers: we were doing the same course at first and we all had a passion for fashion and designing, due to academic reasons, some of us had to change courses but now we back together and we start designing last year may. 2.        Q: what was the inspiration behind the brand the brand and also the name? A: what inspired the brand is people that want to make it big, that are posi...