La Grenadine Petit Hotel has a certain je ne sais quoi

[Sindy Peters] They've been open for business for roughly 11 months and this new kid on the block is already 70% booked out until next May! So what's so great about La Grenadine Petit Hotel, a guest house tucked away deep in the heart of Cape Town's CBD? 5 Dec 2012 11:34

Easy fruit cake - fruity, boozy and ready for Christmas!

[Nina Timm] Your fruit cake should have been baked by now and you should be feeding it with brandy every week! Well, maybe if you were Julia Child or your great granny, yes, but hey, we live in the real world, which is pretty hurried and fast at the moment. With this easy fruit cake recipe, you can make your fruit cake with not much effort and with a drizzle of your favourite brandy every week or so, your fruit cake will be perfect by Christmas! 5 Dec 2012 10:01

Top rock bands to appear at the V&A Waterfront

Five South African bands are to take to the stage in the Amphitheatre's Summer Concerts between Wednesday, 26 and Sunday, 30 December, 2012, at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront. 4 Dec 2012 10:58

Top of The Table - now there's a baie slim idea

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When it came to selecting a location for new photographs reflecting the new, slimmer me, I thought immediately of The Table Bay Hotel. I asked Fabiani's Waterfront store to lend me garments to use for the shoot for which I'd hired photographer Hetty Zantman. 4 Dec 2012 09:44

Justin Bieber's SA tour dates confirmed

Justin Bieber's tour dates for South Africa have been announced: he will perform on Wednesday, 8 May at Cape Town Stadium and Sunday, 12 May, 2013, at FNB Stadium, Joburg. 4 Dec 2012 09:34

Volkswagen's blue is the new green

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Thanks to a technological magic wand that turns blue into green I recently drove a sexy four-door coupe at a less then leisurely pace from Gansbaai to Hout Bay using an average of just 5.8 litres/100km of costly juice for the journey. 4 Dec 2012 08:52

International Guitar Night

[Michael Britton] International Guitar Night (IGN) is a series of shows designed to bring "the world's greatest and most accomplished acoustic guitar players" to South Africa. The brainchild of Tony Cox, South Africa's own internationally acclaimed guitar wizard, the stated focus of IGN is to feature guitar players who "pluck the strings creating bass, rhythm, melody and percussive lines all at the same time, coaxing a mini-orchestra from the six strings". 3 Dec 2012 11:31

Initial lineup for Rock the River SA 2012 released

This year's Rock the River SA New Year's Festival will take place from 28 December, 2012, to 1 January, 2013, at the Savannah Farm (Windmeul Road, Perdeberg), located 30 minutes' drive from Cape Town (and 20 minutes' drive from Durbanville). 3 Dec 2012 10:36

Top world DJs to perform at EDM Fest

The EDM Fest will take place on 16 December, 2012, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and will feature some of the world's top EDM DJs, including: Gareth Emery, W&W, Lange, Protoculture and Sarah Howells performing a live vocal set. Ending the line-up will be local DJ Kingsize. 3 Dec 2012 09:39

Little imagination in Pretville

[Daniel Dercksen] The new Afrikaans musical Pretville is unlike anything you have ever seen locally. It spells fun with a capital F and delivers what it promises, and much, much more. In fact, there's so much more that the little that is left, leaves nothing to the imagination. 30 Nov 2012 08:51

I Don't Work On Sundays

[Eugene Yiga] After a sold-out season earlier this year, comedian Marc Lottering is back with I Don't Work On Sundays at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre. Judging by the non-stop laugher that left many people barely able to contain themselves, adding some extra performances might be required! 29 Nov 2012 11:25

Minnie and Johnson - maximum delight

[Daphne Cooper] The two cabaret artists, Emile Minnie and Godfrey Johnson, do a show that is an absolute delight. Kalk Bay Theatre is the ideal venue for this intimate show, which offers something for everyone. 29 Nov 2012 10:26

A bitter pill

[Ruth Cooper] The holy trinity power house team of, Jaco van der Merwe, Louis Minaar and Peach van Pletzen are truly a combined force to be reckoned with. Jaco's lazy gruff rapping style and cleverly conscious lyrics, Peach's multi-instrumentalist multi- talent tsunami and Louis' brilliant creative mind and skill create a super group of note. The only baffling thing is the fact that Bittereinder are not better acknowledged and celebrated. Perhaps now with second album offering "Die Dinkdansmasjien" things will shift. The SA music industry seems to be nodding their heads in appreciation and time to the beat. 29 Nov 2012 09:44

13 year old wins 2013 Afcon mascot competition

Out of 3,000 primary schools that entered Afcon 2013 mascot competition to draw the official talisman of the 2013 edition of the Africa Cup of nations (Afcon) -- Tumelo Nkoana 's mascot is the one that ultimately won the competition, The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) reports. 28 Nov 2012 13:30