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Whether staying home these holidays or spending time away with family and friends, there is even more reason to stay connected this festive season. We know that not everyone wants to be out and about this time of year, so why not choose this time to catch-up on the latest movies or series. You can also connect via Facetime with loved ones and surf the net for those last minute festive season specials, without paying more for data.  Cell C has a special offer on extra gigs on its SmartData Share 5GB, 10GB, 20GB and 50GB plans which also includes a generous allocation of anytime and nite data.  As part of the summer special, Cell C will further boost the anytime and nite data on these plans, essentially giving you triple the value. The promotional deals are available at Cell C stores, Cell C Direct (084 135) and selected retailers countrywide until 6 January 2019. No need to worry about missing out on all the action as you will have more reason to stay in this festive se...

THE 1 ST  ANNUAL BOOTH FEST KICKS OFF THE FEST SEASON! Critically acclaimed nightlife venue  Booth , continue to support local and international by hosting their first annual festival at the Golden Harvest Park, Randburg on the  24 th  November 2018 . Africa and Nigeria’s biggest export  Wizkid  will be in SA and headline the event alongside mzansi’s finest a-list talent.  The goal of the  Booth Annual Festival  is to celebrate local and international entrepreneurs; musicians and talent right here at home.  Booth Annual Festival  is there to awaken and nourish each individual’s potential for positive change within, leading to a greater positive change in our industry, in our communities and around the world. Recently announced “ Best Night Club in JHB 2018 ” Booth is known for its unique style and class and it is making every effort to live up to that name for all festival attendees. This year Booth seeks to set the g...

Shimza is celebrating ten years of the annual One Man Show to be held at Mehlareng Stadium on Christmas day – 25 December. The popular DJ and Producer who is also a philanthropist will be staging an even better and bigger show this year with the likes of Busiswa, Shekhinah, Lady Zamar, AKA, Kwesta, Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Nakai, as well as Black Motion, among others. The show starts from 15:00 with food stalls and bars available at the venue. Shimza has added a refreshing number of leading female artists in this years line up. Hosted by Somizi and Skhumba, who are no strangers to the Tembisa crowd, the show promises to be one for the books Nasty C, Mlindo The Vocalist, Sjava, Stilo Magolide, and A-Reece are among other acts that will be entertaining crowds at the Christmas party. The OMS party grows with each year, with about 12 000 people in attendance last year. The event starts off with a daytime charity children’s party for orphans from different homes around Tem...

VINCE STAPLES TO HEADLINE 2ND ANNUAL CAPSULE FEST  From his critically acclaimed debut  Summertime ’06  album in 2015 to his most recent project,  Big Fish Theory,  this Compton local  Vince Staples  keeps his sound deeply tied to his west coast roots and his message is one that knows no boundaries. Currently a member of the hip hop trio Cutthroat Boyz, he is a standout rapper in today’s hip hop world reaching critical acclaim with every release. Taking place on Saturday, 24 th  November 2018 at Zone 6 in Soweto, the festival will host a music concert featuring SA heavy hitters Riky Rick, AKA and Babes Wodumo, amongst an array of other popular street culture activities to do. The second annual  CAPSULE FEST  is an urban street cultural festival that brings together artists, music lovers, influencers, designers, creatives, sport enthusiasts, consumers and b...

NEW BIC® Miss Soleil disposable shavers, launched this spring, aimed at first time teen shavers and young women. The art of shaving dates back many thousands of years, way back to the ancient Roman times.  It was brutal in those days having to use pumice stone to achieve a silky-smooth look.  Fast forward to modern times where hemlines are short and swimsuits are more daring, shaving has become an everyday practise for women and BIC® has introduced ergonomically designed shavers enabling women, from the first time teen shavers, young women to the more experienced shavers to experience the ‘Swag without the Drag’. “All women want to look their best in Summer and shaving is no longer confined to underarms but the entire body, and it must take as little time as possible,” explained Lillian Henderson, Marketing Director, BIC® Southern, East and Central Africa.  “Our BIC® Miss Soleil has been designed to achieve the smooth look without the nicks, cuts and ingr...

South Africans can now help put a stop to the sanitation crisis simply by buying specially marked packs of Baby Soft® White 9s. Proceeds from each sale will be used by Kimberly-Clark, in partnership with Baby Soft® and WaterAid****, to construct toilets and handwashing facilities through the Toilets Change Lives programme. These will be built at several schools in Limpopo where, according to Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, 932 schools have inadequate pit latrines for the children to use.' More people worldwide have access to a mobile phone than clean, safe toilets. In fact, one in three individuals are excluded from this basic human right*. With approximately 2.3 billion people not having access to basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines – 892 million of whom are forced to relieve themselves in the open** – the devastating impact of this is the spread of disease and deaths that could have been prevented had they had access to proper sanitation***...

This year marks a major milestone in the incredible story of Nelson Mandela - his Centenary. Showing commitment to community upliftment, Samsung South Africa partnered with Habitat for Humanity South Africa to honour Mandela’s legacy, by building homes to restore the dignity of deserving beneficiaries, all of which are first time home owners in three regions in South Africa. The latest addition is 10 homes built for the disadvantaged in Lawley, South of Johannesburg. Samsung’s ongoing vision is to contribute to communities through leading-edge technologies with the development and implementation of various initiatives designed to enrich people’s lives in the areas of education and the environment, as well as accessibility. “ Partnering with Habitat for Humanity is the perfect opportunity for us to help build South Africa.  Samsung prides itself on supporting communities through employee volunteer programmes. Additionally, we wanted to use the Mandela Centenary celebratio...

SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP AWARDS 2018 The South African Hip Hop Awards are back again this year with the 7th annual ceremony happening on Wednesday, the 19th of December at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, where great achievements within the local hip hop culture will be celebrated. After a much controversial and ground-breaking nomination announcement which was held on Monday, 5th of November. The team is proud to announce SABC 1 as the official broadcast partner for the second year in a row, an addition spreading the reach of the awards to millions of South Africans, but also aligning the awards to SABC 1’s proposition of being more than TV but youth culture. Also, we’re honoured to introduce the sponsors which are KlipDrift, SAMRO, Stylin’ Dredz and Castle Lite respectively, the event proceedings promise to be more entertaining, informative and engaging for the Hip Hop masses that will be in attendance with special tributes to Ben Sharpa, Pro K...

SWIZZ BEATZ CONFIRMED FOR  ‘MUSIC IS KING’ LINEUP Johannesburg, South Africa  – Consistently reinventing himself, Swizz Beatz is questionably one of the most talented producers in the world right now, and with his highly anticipated album Poison about to drop, the Music is King team are excited to announce his inclusion on the line-up for the upcoming concert set to change the game. SWIZZ BEATZ , having recently made a massive noise sparking on-going online conversations with his production of the Lil Wayne single ‘Uproar’, this famed New York DJ, Rapper and producer is no stranger to SA having recently been here. He will return to play an exclusively curated set for his South African fanbase alongside DJ friend Black Coffee. The inaugural Music Is King Concert, an international concert experience and brainchild of SA’s own Black Coffee with the support of Soulistic Music and U-Live Africa today announced an additional wave of performers to join headl...