With Government currently considering reducing the alcohol limit for motorists to zero, South Africans are increasingly demanding a safe and reliable way to enjoy a night out without getting behind the wheel. This is the view of Ayub Baker, General Manager of renowned Cape Town taxi company, Sport and its sister brand, Rikkis London Cabs. Rikkis has recently partnered with the Urban Brandy Cocktail Route, which presents an opportunity for brandy lovers to experience and enjoy a customised brandy cocktail menu at five different venues around the Mother City. Rikkis is the official transport partner for the initiative, which launched on 7 March. Rikkis has been commissioned to ferry bar hoppers between the five venues which comprise the … [Read more...]
Casual Day paracyclist conquers two gruelling races in a row
Passionate paracyclist and Business Liaison Officer for Casual Day, Brunhild Strauss, qualified for a medal by finishing the gruelling Cape Argus 2013. After recovering from the race, he wrote this blow-by-blow account of the race. More than 35 000 cyclists participated in the 36th Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, the largest individually timed cycling event in the world. This was my fourth Cape Argus as a person with disabilities riding a handcycle. I am a paraplegic person which means I only have the use of the top half of my body. The race covers 109km and an amazing experience, not only because of the participants but also the people who line the route to give encouragement. This creates such a wonderful atmosphere and the moral … [Read more...]
The Afro Galactic Dream Factory at Hiddingh Hall
Infecting The City is proud to announce an extension of the Festival for 2013. Rained out from its scheduled time, the Afro Galactic Dream Factory will now take place at Hiddingh Hall on Tuesday 26 March at 8.30 pm. The Afro Galactic Dream Factory is an afro-techno audio-visual symphony, a mash-up of musical genres and artistic disciplines thrown into the bountiful void of outer space, the place of our future paradise regained, remixed, re-dreamed and relaunched. Featuring an eclectic group of artists and musicians brought together by director and producer, Catherine Henegan, the Afro Galactic Dream Factory is performed by Jimmy Rage, Mr Sakitumi & the Grrrl, Masello Motana, Bliksemstraal, Lee Thomson, Ross McDonald, Bongani … [Read more...]
Oxford scholar reflects on Xu Bing’s work at GIPCA’s ‘Great Texts’
Oxford Professor Peter D. McDonald will explore ‘The Space Between’: Ways of Looking at the Art of Xu Bing at GIPCA’s first 2013 Great Texts public lecture on Tuesday 9 April. Xu Bing is one of China’s best known and most critically acclaimed artists. Central to his art is language - how it shapes and what it reveals of different cultures. In 1988 he published Book from the Sky - a text that at first glance appears to be written in Chinese characters, but on closer scrutiny reveals itself to be composed in nonsense characters invented by the artist. In 2012 Xu Bing published Book from the Ground, a novel written in a language of icons. His work, which uses a wide variety of media, disturbs the boundaries between writing and … [Read more...]
Infecting the City 2013 appoints MANGO-OMC for PR
Cape Town based PR and communications agency MANGO-OMC managed all media liaison and partnerships and social media for Infecting the City (ITC) for the third year in a row. Established in 2008, ITC is a vibrant and innovative public arts festival that takes place annually in Cape Town. ITC strives to bring cross-cultural, collaborative, excellent and socially engaged performance and visual art into public spaces; transforming the CBD into an outdoor venue, where art is free and accessible to everyone for a week. Year on year, ITC has grown and in 2013, it presents the largest programme to date. MANGO-OMC is honoured to be part of the festival again this year. Tanner Methvin, Executive Director of the Africa Centre says, … [Read more...]
CAPE TOWN’S BEAT ANNOUNCES NEW DJ LINE UP
Heart 104.9FM, Cape Town’s Beat will be announcing its new DJ line up on the 14th March from 18:00h to 22:00 at the Heart 104.9FM balcony. The fresh new line up will be effective from Monday ,18 March. Celebrity entertainment for the night will include; Heartboxing pop singer and songwriter, Jimmy Nevis; Capetonian female band ,BlackByrd ; and famous Comedian, Marc Lottering. Heart 104.9 FM welcomes Suga into a new time slot from 15:00 to 18:00 for the afternoon Drive show, offering contemporary urban and pop music flavoured with the latest entertainment and lifestyle news. Suga is recognized by her charismatic and bubbly personality that is a firm favourite with so many listeners. From 18 March, Cape Town’s most recognised … [Read more...]
Shadowclub & Gangs of Ballet bring an eclectic mix to Kirstenbosch
As the season winds down The Old Mutual Summer Sunset concert on Sunday March 24 at Kirstenbosch brings two popular groups to the stage and the promise of a rock ‘n roll afternoon. Shadowclub brings a rootsy, bluesy rock to the stage. Inspired by classic rock acts, they are about powerful songs performed with passion. Keeping it simple, the trio, consisting of Jacques Moolman, Isaac Klawansky and Louis Fourie belt out short, fast, banging tracks that are fun to play and easy for a crowd to connect with. Considered a band that exemplifies rock ‘n roll this is a group that has a great future and enormous appeal to all ages. Gangs of Ballet will be opening the concert. The four band members, Brad Klynsmith, Jonathan Rich, Hardus de Beer … [Read more...]
Infecting the City 2013: Rose-Innes’s Green Lion
The Gordon Institute of Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) partners with the Africa Centre in Infecting the (Mother) City with public art projects, from 12 – 16 March 2013. Award-winning author Henrietta Rose-Innes discusses her work, Green Lion, and reads a few short extracts. This novel, developed during her tenure as Donald Gordon Creative Arts Fellow, explores extinction and the meanings of animal/human encounters, with particular reference to the historical and contemporary Cape. Beginning at a zoo-like institution devoted to recreating an extinct Cape lion, the narrative traces the relationship between a lion-keeper and the rare and elusive animal in his care. There will be opportunity for discussion and questions from the … [Read more...]
Bokkie, South Africa’s favourite mascot, spins for charity at V&A Waterfront
BOKKIE IN A SPIN FOR CHARITY Bokkie, South Africa’s favourite mascot, will be pedalling it out at a 25-hour Cyclathon in aid of Habitat for Humanity from 19:00 to 20:00 on Friday 22 February 2013 on the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre. Local high schools Rustenburg Girls’, Bishops, Westerford and Herschel Girls’ High Schools, South African College Schools and newcomer Rondebosch Boys’ High School have teamed-up with the Habitat for Humanity fundraising team to organise the annual Cyclathon. The 25-hour Cyclathon takes place from 14:30 on Friday 22nd to the 15:30 Saturday 23rd of February 2013. Habitat for Humanity is a world-wide, non-profit, non-governmental organisation that is aimed at eliminating substandard housing … [Read more...]
Dragon boat challenge – warming up for the corporate games
The Dragon Boat Racing is one of the most exciting sports scheduled for the multi-sports festival, Cape Town Corporate Games later this year which is expected to attract thousands of competitors across South Africa. On Thursday 21 February 2013, 3rd South Africa, Official License Holder of Corporate Games South Africa, is challenging companies in a Dragon Boat Challenge to battle it out on the sea and experience first hand what the Cape Town Corporate Games is all about. The Dragon Boat Challenge is the perfect opportunity for companies to network on a different platform, encouraging friendly rivalry in a race against each other and to reconnect through sport for fun and friendly competition, networking opportunities and social … [Read more...]
Cape Town Creative Academy opens its doors in Woodstock
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. 18 February, 2013. Indigo Properties, which owns the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, one of the most creative and commercially successful hubs in the country, has transformed the 6-storey high old silo on the property into a state of the art design space, which is home to the Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA) - a perfect fit with Cape Town’s designation as World Design Capital (WDC) in 2014. The Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA) occupies five floors and will offer degree courses in interaction design, audiovisual studies or communication design. “We’re taking the creative domain out of the playground and placing it on a professional level,” says Francisca Gebert, chief executive officer of CTCA. … [Read more...]
TAG RUGBY® @ CAPE TOWN TENS
Tag Rugby® will be played at the Cape Town Tens on Saturday 2nd February 2013 at Hamilton's Rugby Club on the Greenpoint Stadium Prescient. The ever-popular Cape Town Tens Rugby festival is celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2013 and to help celebrate the occasion Tag Rugby® will be hosting a Tournament on the final day for all the teams that missed out on entries, as well as any other teams (men’s, ladies or mixed,) who are looking for a fun, "contact free" activity, but still wanting to work up a sweat to earn their keep in the beer tent! Spaces are filling up fast and remember we can only accommodate a limited number of entries so it's "First come, first served basis"! Entry fee of R 3 420.00 (VAT Incl.) will secure your … [Read more...]
Are you ready to rock 2013?
If you have started 2013 in the need for some motivation, you need look no further. Glen McQuirk, founder of Map4Life will be helping people find their purpose in life in a series of meetings to be held in Bellville from Thursday 24 January to Saturday 26 January. The Map4Life programme has been likened to a support group, but it is more accurately described as a purpose club that now has members in 75 countries, and encompasses the skills of coaches, authors, motivational speakers and trainers. Map4Life allows people to do more than dream about their purpose in life. It gives them the tools to turn those dreams into reality. The first thing it does is to actually answer the question so many of us ask ‘what am I doing … [Read more...]
The Lucky Lucy Fundraiser Concert with TACIT
Press release For immediate release 15 January 2013 TACIT reaches out with hearts, voices and guitar strings for charity TACIT is putting their soul-capturing talents together the 16th of February at the Jamrock Theatre in Brackenfell to raise funds for the Luck Lucy Foundation. Freshly back from over international waters the six musicians are determined to put together a phenomenal one night only show to express their support and help lift the financial burden on this important organisation. TACIT has been dubbed by United Arab Emirates media as the best band in Bahrain, and possibly the UAE. Their music is a collection of passion, creativity and honed skill. It is influenced by various genres ranging from jazz, to rock, to … [Read more...]
Toya Delazy and Lindiwe Suttle,Old Mutual summer sunset concerts
Hot music on a hot summer’s afternoon at the most beautiful garden in Africa - that’s what you can expect on Sunday 27 January at the latest Old Mutual Summer Sunset concert. The combination of super talent Toya Delazy with opening act by Lindiwe Suttle makes for a fabulous blend of music genres and sure to be crowd pleasers. Hailing from eMahlabathini near uLundi, KwaZulu-Natal, Toya Delazy has made a real impact on South African Top 40 Radio with the release of her debut and follow-up singles Pump It On and Love Is In The Air. This talented young singer-songwriter trained as a jazz pianist but Toya’s more recent influences lie somewhere between Hip Hop, Electro, Alternative and Pop. Her debut album Due Drop was released in … [Read more...]
