22 Jan 2013

Arts & Entertainment

 

Tricky disputes

Are you a sectional title owner living under seemingly unconstitutional rules or involved in a tricky dispute? Need some legal advice? Marina Constas, a director of BBM Attorneys and co-author of the book, Demystifying Sectional Title is offering a free half-hour consultation to sectional title owners during the last week of February, dubbing it Sectional Title Week.

University of the Free State chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen has told first-year students he is ashamed of South Africa, it was reported on Monday, 21 January. "I'm ashamed of South Africa. It's an absolute disgrace that you can pass matric with a mark of 30%," he said.

Some people might say, join the club...

The migration to digital broadcasting from analogue signal has suffered another major setback after yesterday's decision by the Department of Communications to appeal against last month's court decision in favour of e.tv... It's a pity, but it seems we'll be stuck with analogue somewhat longer.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has invited the public to submit their tips on what they would like to see in the National Budget, which he will table next month... What about cutting our taxes a bit?

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Masterchef filming nears its end
The winner of Masterchef SA season 2 will be crowned as early as the middle of next month, but unless the victor is in your family, you won't know who it is for quite some time still. Read more >>

Department's appeal bid may delay digital migration
The migration to digital broadcasting from analogue signal has suffered another major setback after yesterday's decision by the Department of Communications to appeal against last month's court decision in favour of e.tv. Read more >>


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Cape Town film in Best Short Film category
South African short film, Asad, having scooped Best Short Film awards at 13 festivals around the world during the past year, has received an Oscar nomination in the Best Short Film category. Read more >>

Top SA film, theatre personalities for AFDA
AFDA executives have announced the appointment of senior staff in key positions at its three campuses in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. As part of its consistent drive to provide a high quality and relevant education for young aspiring filmmakers, TV producers and performers, AFDA has appointed a number of prominent academics and practitioners to top posts within these campuses. Read more >>


Performing Arts

Dance Umbrella celebrates 25th anniversary
Dance Umbrella, rather romantically, came into being on Valentine's Day in 1989. It began as the result of an idea of two respected arts journalists, Adrienne Sichel and Marilyn Jenkins, who felt that there needed to be a 'platform' for contemporary dance in the country. The idea was carefully put into motion by the respected businessman Philip Stein of Vita Promotions. Read more >>


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Fotolia joins Pinterest's image attribution program
As the newest member of Pinterest's image attribution program, stock image provider, Fotolia, is reportedly delivering substantial improvements for stock photographers and illustrators whose work appear on Pinterest. Images in the stock image provider's collection that are pinned to Pinterest will now be labeled as a Fotolia image and include image information. Read more >>


International
Girl Rising depicts the value of educating girls
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Technology start-up Gathr is putting the power of the crowd behind Girl Rising, a film that poignantly backs the fact that educating girls makes the world a better place. Read more >>

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A dignified masterwork
[Daniel Dercksen] The radical vitality of Les Misèrables is a provocative and commanding visceral experience that offers a refreshing rebirth of musicals on the big screen. Breaking away from the clinical constraints and pure sound of contemporary musicals (and music), which results in a music video rendition of dramatised music and songs, Les Misèrables is a rare and dignified masterwork that strips the genre of its pretention and deception. Read more >>

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