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Following the success of the first Bavarian Chrismtas in July Festival, Silverstar is bringing you another instalment of this winter spectacle.  From Friday, 30 June to Sunday, 02 July, The Globe will be transformed into a typical Bavarian town square over the Christmas season, complete with a traditional Oompah band. Warm up to mouth-watering foods, a comprehensive collection of cold beverages and great family entertainment. “The festival at Silverstar will resemble a Christmas experience synonymous with many Western European countries, marked by the distinct sound of the tuba and trombone from the Oompah band,” notes Sanele Ntombela, Marketing Manager at Silverstar. The line-up will also include great South African bands who will be bringing local flavour to the Christmas in July festivities. The Dixie Hillbillies, a local folk-rock band, as well as one of the hottest Afrikaans-punk bands in the country, Beeskraal, will be providing great entertainment at the festi...

Never before has the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final been more accessible to South African football fans than when Heineken® brought the game to Soweto. On Saturday 3rd June, Heineken® hosted a live screening of the competition at Nasrec, near South Africa’s home of football, Soccer City. Guests witnessed first-hand the battle between Juventus and Real Madrid. Juventus had already captured the Scudetto and Coppa Italia, meaning just Real Madrid stood between them and history as the ninth team to win the treble. At what can only be described as a world class viewing experience, Heineken® fans saw Real Madrid take the ultimate championship title in the closely-contested game. Those lucky enough to win tickets to the live screening were hosted by Kamza and local soccer legend, Lucas Radebe while AKA, pro, Ms Cosmo and other great acts entertained the fans. “Heineken® is an international premium brand and UCL is a premium soccer league, which is why for the...

The biggest  problem  civilians and members of communities face, is quick and effective reporting and resolution of emergency situations. To date, South Africa has no centralised national number to dial for all emergency types.  iER has launched a new app to combat this problem and can be downloaded and operated from any smartphone for free. Once the app’s alert button has been activated, the app immediately notifies trained iER call centre staff, pinpoints the user’s exact GPS location and sends a distress signal to the user’s pre-determined support group of family or friends.  With the push of a single button an iER app user will:                    •     receive a response call from a trained iER call centre agent within one minute;                 ...

Pietermaritzburg’s top entertainment destination, Golden Horse Casino, played host to the eagerly anticipated 55th Tsogo Sun Sprint on Saturday, 27 May 2017. The event attracted some of the local who’s who, as well as out of towners, for a day of glamour and competitive horse-racing. Attendees kicked the day off in style and were treated to a fashion show showcasing this year’s fashion competition entrants’ creative flair. This annual competition serves to encourage and challenge upcoming and established designers alike to show off their finest design skills. This year’s theme was “Unrein your Style” and did not disappoint the audience gathered around the catwalk. The competition categories were broken down into Most Striking Couple, Classic Race Wear – Female and Male and Exceptional Race Day Hat or Fascinator – the winner of each category walked away with a R5 000 cash prize, while the runners up each walked away with their share of the R40 000 cash pool present...