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After a successful inaugural event in 2013 The Momentum Cricket Sixes, presented by The Legends Trust - Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and Justin Kemp – will be heading to Johannesburg on the 18th of October at Old Eds Cricket Club in Houghton. The social cricket tournament, which has cemented itself as the newest “must-attend” social sporting event of the year, will be back bigger and better with even more cricket legends, entertainment, fun and heart than before with all proceeds going to charities selected by the Legends Trust. Charities will include the “Rhinos in Safe Hands”, formed by SAB and Mark Boucher in the hopes to register all rhinos in South Africa, and the Momentum to Excellence (M2E) bursary programme, which assists talented cricket players at school develop their game and gain quality education.  To add to this, corporate teams will be able to bid on the favourite cricket legends to join their team at an invite-only golf day on the Friday before the matc...

As parents it’s hard to find ways to keep the sprogs occupied during the school holidays – what’s even more difficult is finding an activity that’s a bit different, a real treat and suitable for all the kids, whether they’re 8 or 18.  Like Christmas, rAge comes but once a year so this mid-term school break, your family’s destination of choice has to be rAge. This annual exhibition not only runs during the upcoming school holidays, it’s packed to the brim with awesome fun for the entire family and is a great day’s outing with plenty for the kids to do. For the younger kids, Disney Interactive, Nintendo and LeapPad will be exhibiting and they’ll have age appropriate, fun games for the kids to play at the show. For the older kids, there are over 100 exhibitors showcasing everything from PC and console gaming, to computer hardware and software,  gaming peripherals, gaming apparel and accessories, convention artists, graphic art signings, comics, anime, role-playin...

Big Concerts has confirmed that Irish smash hit pop/rock band The Script will be returning to Johannesburg, as well as Cape Town and Durban, in support of their new album ‘No Sound Without Silence’.  Don’t miss out; catch them live in Johannesburg on 7 th February 2015 at Crocodile Creek. Presented by 947 and M-Net. The Johannesburg event will also feature a host of local bands including Gangs of Ballet, Beatenberg, Good Luck and Shortstraw. Tickets for Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban go on sale Monday 15 th September at 9am. Go to www.bigconcerts.com for more information. The Script have scored a huge amount of success globally by selling over 20 million records world-wide with all 3 albums going multi-platinum throughout the world. ‘Hall Of Fame’, the lead single from the last album #3, was a world-wide number one single with over 5 million sales, 133 million YouTube views and over 100 million Spotify plays. Their previous #3 world tour spanned over 11 ...

Vodacom is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated winning band for this year’s Open The City competition. While it was a tight race, electronic rap duo P.H.fat received the most public votes and will now have the honour of being the only local act to perform at Vodacom In The City alongside the international lineup of Rudimental, MGMT, Crystal Fighters and The Presets. The competition saw thousands of votes come in via SMS and online from music fans eager to see their favourite band on stage. For several fierce (but fun) weeks, P.H.fat went beat-for-beat against fellow Open The City finalists Bye Beneco, The Plastics and The Kiffness to rally their fans’ support in a bid to win. This culminated in the energetic Open The City Session event, where the finalists had one last chance to sing for their votes. On 3 October, P.H.fat will take to the Vodacom In The City stage to shake things up with their “homemade” explosive mish-mash rap sound. The fresh and talented duo ...

South Africa is one of the world’s leading locations for film, television and commercials; boasting a combination of excellent crews, equipment, creative agencies locations and state-of-the-art studios. So it’s almost unsurprising that international whisky brand The Glenlivet decided to film a TV commercial in South Africa for the very first time. Set to be seen on our TV screens from 1 October 2012, the brand’s new advert features a suave homecoming success story highlighting a subtle, complex and elegant style that has become synonymous with The Glenlivet. Shot on location in Jeppestown Johannesburg  over a two-day period in August 2014, Johann Van Zyl, Marketing Manager for Pernod Ricard, excitedly states that: “The new commercial is the next step in our brand evolution in South Africa. Where the commercial’s conceptual framework plays on the theme of ‘imitation meets celebration’, depicting the triumphant return of the quintessential Glenlivet man to his hometown a...

What: Sorbet Man launch  When: Friday 12 September 2014  Where: Sandton City  When I heard about the launch of sorbet man grooming bar,  I was a bit Intrigued, being a black man when it comes to grooming man of us or rather me just simply shave of my hair and my beards grooming for me I could refer to a stylish trim that’s all. I’ve never been to the spa and hardly use an products for my skin beside the occasional aftershave. Made my way to the launch held in Sandton city mall, i had without no expectations roaming in my mind,I got their the first thing I headed to was for the delicious canapés that were there (I love food) and a single malt of Glenfiddich whiskey. After that I made my way into the packed venue the first   thing I did was find someone who can actually give me a brief description about the event and tried out some treatments. The first treatment I got was a neck massage from one of the friendly stuff, bare in ...

Col’Cacchio pizzeria has been inviting South Africa’s top culinary talent to take part in the Celebrity Chef Series since the campaign kicked off in 2009. In 2014 they are turning back the clock and bringing back three of these all-star chefs, Mike Basset, Jodi-Ann Pearton and Rudi Liebenberg, to reinvent their take on gourmet pizza for a good cause. Their challenge this year is to tell their individual stories of a life in food by creating a signature pizza with ingredients and flavour combinations that reflect their own #FoodWithaStory. Pizza fans are invited to dine at Col'Cacchio pizzeria from September-November to experience the delectable line up of signature pizza creations. The September ‘super’ chef is Mike Basset, the award-winning owner and chef at Myoga at The Vineyard Hotel and Spa in Newlands. Inspired by his culinary travels, he’s created a mouthwatering flavour fusion that takes its cues from the deep south of the United States and South Ame...

02 August 2014 we headed to the sprite uncontainable  finals which was held at one of sowetos hottest youth venues  Zone 6 venue in Soweto, wouldn’t have chosen a better place. After months of the sprite team searching for South Africas most talented rappers, dancers and graffiti artists, which saw them traveling to Bloemfontein, Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria to find a talent that was contained and make them uncontainable.  This being the 3 rd year of sprite searching for talent and investing in the growth of South Africas growing hip hop industry. Sprite Brand manager Hlukani Rikhotso had this to say about the sprite uncontainable talent search “Sprite is committed to providing a platform and audience for youth to unleash their talent and express their true selves. The brand has been instrumental in the development of hip hop in the country and the fusion of the different hip hop elements that are a celebration of the lifestyle,” Sprite ...