19 Mar 2013

Arts & Entertainment

 

Do not waste that water!

We live in a country in which water is not as plentiful as we'd like, so it makes sense that conserving water is the theme of Green Office Week (GOW). GOW this year takes place from Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 April.

TopTV wants to broadcast porn, and many people and religious groups don't want them to - so it seems there is a TopTV porn boycott looming. In the other camp, there are also many people who are quite happy if the station wins its case and is able to take the porn route.

Looking to the heavens, the SKA Organisation Project Office has issued its pre-construction phase request for proposals. The RFP is an invitation for international consortia to bid for work packages to design the various components of the SKA, such as antennas, receivers, signal processing systems, data transport and high performance computers.

Back on earth, if you're content, we're content here at Bizcommunity. We have been ahead of the curve for years in providing an unmatched vehicle for all of you to get your message out there.

Finally, on the petrol-head front, our glamorous motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons the new Isuzu KB range scores in the glamour stakes and for those out there who love two wheels rather than four, we are now covering motorcycling news... and to start you off is the new KTM 1190 Adventure range. If this doesn't make your eyes water, then...

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TopTV porn boycott looms
Christian and civil society groups are uniting behind a boycott of TopTV as the company seeks permission to broadcast three porn channels, the Family Policy Institute said yesterday. Read more >>

SABC left with only three board members
[Paul Vecchiatto] The governance crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) plumbed new depths on Monday morning when six out of the nine remaining directors tendered their resignations to President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

Mix FM collaborates with Ballz Visual Radio
Mix FM has announced a weekday collaboration with internet station Ballz Visual Radio as well as changes in its everyday lineup. Changes are expected to bolster already accelerated listener growth for the Gauteng station. Read more >>


Events

The 2013 African Legends parade down memory lane
[Issued by Cape Town Carnival] The 4th annual Cape Town Carnival once again lit up the beautiful Mother City with its kaleidoscope of colours incorporated into designer costumes and floats that provided for a vibrant affair. Read more >>


Motion Pictures & Film

Jameson First Shot winners off to LA
Three talented writer/directors will be heading to LA for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make their short film with Trigger Street Productions, starring Willem Dafoe. Read more >>

Fanie Fourie's Lobola wins US award
Fresh from its excellent opening weekend performance at the box office, South African romantic comedy Fanie Fourie's Lobola has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Comedy at the 19th Annual Sedona International Film Festival, a nine-day festival held recently in Arizona. Read more >>


Music

Downtown Studios to get a make-over
[Nthambeleni Gabara] JOHANNESBURG: Downtown Studios and the surrounding areas are to get a make-over, with government committing to make it South Africa's first music hub centre. Read more >>

TEP stages Music in the Bay fundraiser
The Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP), a non-profit organisation, and Cape Town-based company Skylar, will be hosting Music in the Bay, a fundraising event in support of enterprise development and job creation, which will take place on Saturday, 16 March, 2013, at Riverside Estates, Hout Bay from 4pm to 7pm. Read more >>

Rolling Stone SA: Another year another dollar?
[Johann M. Smith] Last year, Bizcommunity interviewed editor-in-chief Miles Keylock on the exciting launch of Rolling Stone SA. Some questions remained unanswered and others have only come to the fore very recently. The debate regarding the ongoing success of RS SA remains a nail-biting affair - the opinions are as clouded as the future of print media remains a hotly contested debate. Read more >>


Performing Arts

Winners announced at Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
[Eugene Yiga] The 48th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were held at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre last night. Hosted by comedian Alan Committie and radio personality Africa Melane, the glamorous red-carpet event featured a range of classical performances in addition to the presentation of awards celebrating theatre excellence. Read more >>

T-Systems donates R40 000 to Zip Zap Circus
T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm, has donated R40 000 to the Zip Zap Circus School's outreach project in Khayelitsha. The donation was made during a Zip Zap student workshop with Cirque du Soleil's Dralion performers at Grand West Arena, hosted by T-Systems. Read more >>

Human Rights and social justice season is back at the Wits Theatre
[Issued by Wits University] The Drama For Life (DFL) Human Rights and Social Justice Season is back at the Wits Theatre. This year's theme is to create awareness around a topic that is often ignored in South African society: the human rights of people living with disabilities. Read more >>  visit press office >>

Saying "Howzit" to Hamilton
[Issued by Blue Moon] Hamilton Dlamini is a well-known South African actor who first worked in Industrial Theatre with Blue Moon in the 1990s. He's just come off the road from doing his latest theatre collaboration with Blue Moon, for Somkhele Mine. Read more >>  visit press office >>

Frieze Films' commercials director Malo 8 founds arts residency in Diepkloof, Soweto
[Issued by Frieze Films] "I wanted to create a place where there was no pressure to create for an art show," says Malo. "A place where artists could just make the art that they want to for that moment, with no theme pushed on them." Read more >>  visit press office >>


Lifestyle
The happy feet of Tap Dogs
[Eugene Yiga] Following its Australian debut in 1995, Tap Dogs has performed in front of more than 12 million people in more than 300 cities around the world. Now, after multiple awards (and an appearance at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2000, which was televised to more than half the planet) the guys are tapping up a storm in Cape Town. Read more >>


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