South Africa needs to enter remarketing

[Richard Mullins] Companies that want to position themselves to drive business value from digital marketing must start working towards mastering the discipline of remarketing or risk getting left behind by nimbler rivals. 1 Nov 2012 06:36

A trip to Terror Island

[Ruth Cooper] First we were treated to some pretty amazing hologramic live visuals and electro sounds courtesy of Etienne De Crecy, then we rocked out in an abandoned cement factory in Nyanga with Two Door Cinema Club, this year act three of the #5GumExperience found us bound for a trip to Terror Island. 31 Oct 2012 10:36

Stop at Ambre

[Rod Baker] Feel like a family getaway with the kids? What a silly question - and if you want a reasonably priced holiday for yourselves as a couple, for your honeymoon, or for the family (and maybe even the family and your honeymoon), checking out Ambre, Mauritius, would be one of your better moves. 31 Oct 2012 05:43

SAA resumes flights to US

Following the Hurricane Sandy in the US which resulted in some flights being cancelled, South African Airways (SAA) has resumed its operations on its Johannesburg to Washington DC (via Dakar) route. 30 Oct 2012 11:21

Date announced for L'Ormarins Queen's Plate

It has been announced that the well-known horseracing event, the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate, is to be held at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town on 12, January, 2013. Contenders will compete for a R1 million purse. 30 Oct 2012 11:19

Cross-genre acts to go head-to-head in Culture Clash

South Africa's first cross-genre sound clash, featuring sounds from top local styles and acts, will be held on 3 November, 2012, when Red Bull Music Academy presents Culture Clash. The clash will be hosted by Kabelo, at the Nasrec Expo hall, and will feature four stages, four sounds and four iconic South African acts. 30 Oct 2012 10:58

A side-splitting Stand and Deliver

[Jordan Scott] If you haven't seen Nik Rabinowitz on YouTube or had a friend tell you: "You have to watch this guy, he's hilarious," then I'm not sure where you have been for the last two years. As the foremost Xhosa-speaking, Jewish comedian Nik brings something to the stage that is fresh and touches home. 30 Oct 2012 10:09

Seeing Red

[Eugene Yiga] John Logan (screenwriter of Oscar-winning Gladiator, The Aviator, and Hugo, as well as co-writer of Skyfall) makes his way back to writing for the stage in Red. The play won six Tony Awards in 2010 (including Best New Play) and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 2012. A local staging, produced by the team behind the award-winning Cabaret, is now showing in Cape Town for a limited run. 30 Oct 2012 09:05

Travel chaos looms as US storm cancels flights

NEW YORK, US: A day of transatlantic travel chaos loomed on Sunday as airlines cancelled thousands of flights to and from airports up and down the US East Coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. 30 Oct 2012 08:50

Chinese baby car heading for SA

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The new Geely EC7, a subcompact passenger vehicle due for launch in South Africa early next year, has taken the top spot in the Chinese subcompact market segment. 29 Oct 2012 16:08

New underground event to be launched in Cape Town

FUSE, a new underground event that aims to expand the techno culture in South Africa, will be launched on 10 November, 2012, at 115 Bree Street, Cape Town, from 2pm until 4am. 29 Oct 2012 10:44

New acts announced for Sunday nights at Richard's Supper Stage

Two acts have been announced for Sunday nights at Richard's Supper Stage: singer and guitarist Chris Chameleon will play on 11 November and mentalist and metal bender Larry Soffer will appear on 25 November, 2012. 29 Oct 2012 10:36

Bon Jovi to play Cape Town and Joburg in May, 2013

Bon Jovi is to commence a world tour in 2013, entitled "Bon Jovi Because We Can - The Tour", which will take in gigs in Cape Town and Joburg in May. The tour will feature new songs from the new album "What About Now", due out in Spring 2013, as well as his well-known hits. 29 Oct 2012 10:22

Fear at its most extreme

[Daniel Dercksen] When a film is called The Possession and it begins with an ominous soundtrack and a warning that "the following is based on true events", suspending disbelief is optional. If the titles reveal that it is produced by horror maestro Sam Raimi, who changed the face of horror with The Evil Dead, and made by Ghost House Pictures, you are pretty much unnerved before paranormal events arise. 29 Oct 2012 09:53