8 Nov 2011

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Travel

Hilton hotel razes the bar
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When Cape Town's first dry hotel opened, under The Coral International brand, the idea that a hotel would survive without serving alcohol, was much discussed. Whatever the reason for the change, the property owner appointed Hilton Worldwide to manage the site. Read more >>

Movies

Hanging in the balance in 50/50
[Eugene Yiga] Heads you live, tails you die. That pretty much sums up the fate of Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old radio producer who seems to be living the good life. After being checked out for back pain that he thought just resulted from too much running through Seattle's streets, his aloof oncologist gives him even more painful news. He has a rare form of cancer in his spine. His chances of survival? About 50/50. Read more >>

Music

Janet Jackson dedicates Miss You Much to Cape Town
Janet Jackson has dedicated her number one hit Miss You Much to the city of Cape Town as part of her Up Close & Personal tour. Jackson is dedicating a number one song to each of her fan-suggested stops. The Cape Town show will be held at GrandWest at 9pm on 15 November, 2011. Read more >>

Balkanology's Animal Farm at Klein Libertas - Win tickets
The Klein Libertas Theatre, Stellenbosch, on 19 November, 2011, is where and when an old-school revisit of Balkanology will take place. Expect an orgy of Balkan beats and bears on bicycles, man-hugging, cock-sparring, female weightlifters, scantily-clad man-ladies on two-headed ponies and Indian elephants sipping spiked tea. Read more >>

Help plant a tree by partying in Cape Town
The Cool as Folk 3, Greenpop party, will plant a tree for you if you "Green your ticket". It will be held at 8pm at The Assembly, Harrington Street, Cape Town on Saturday, 12 November, 2011. Competitions will complement a host of DJs and acts until 3am. Read more >>

City Hall's haunted Halloween
[Justin Williams] Halloween parties are usually thrown at a house or at a night club, but the problem with these venues is that they are not very spooky. Now, throw one of these parties in a building (which is rumoured to be haunted) that is over 100 years old, along with a line-up of terrifyingly talented DJs, and you have got The Haunting of City Hall 2011 - a party hosted by Griet, which took place this Halloween weekend. Read more >>

Cape Town rockabilly band 'Peachy Keen' on board for Rock the River
[Anna-Bet Bester] The Rock the River New Year's festival line-up just got a whole lot more sultry. Five-piece rockabilly band Peachy Keen has confirmed their appearance at the festival, which means RTR attendees can look forward to ringing in the New Year fifties style, with a side of swooning and a hearty dollop of crooning. Read more >>

Usher the headline act at Hansa Festival of Legends Tour
US music icon Usher will be the headline act for the Hansa Festival of Legends Tour at Cape Town's Grand Arena on 3 March, the ICC Durban Arena on 7 March and, finally, at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto, on 10 March, 2012. Read more >>

Other

November comedy at the Zula Bar, Cape Town
From 7 November, 2011, Cape Town's Zula Bar will be staging Comedy on Long, which is weekly comedy nights held every Monday featuring the best of South African comedy talent. Each evening will feature a host, support act, headline act and an open-mike act. Read more >>

Stand-up comedy comes to Montecasino
The Black Tie Comedy Tour, which features an all-American cast of stand-up comedians, will be the highlight of the Ayoba Festival, Joburg. The show will be staged every night at the Teatro, Montecasino from 16 to19 November, 2011. Read more >>


All industry news

Marketing & Media

  • Tanya Kovarsky resigns as Living and Loving editor
  • SABC online quietly revamping in a big way [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA]
  • Out In Africa Film Festival needs sponsors
  • YouTube now in Zulu and Afrikaans [Craig Wilson]
  • Southern Times relaunched in city
  • All the 2011 Vodacom Journalist of the Year winners
  • Hate speech charges against Gareth Cliff dropped
  • Wallpaper magazine offers 20 reasons to be in SA
  • Icograda appoints new African rep
  • New editor for topCar magazine
  • New categories, new look for PRISM Awards
  • Africa finally gets to tell its story - Africa.com founder Teresa Clarke [Herman Manson: @marklives]

    • Medical

  • NHI benefits could outweigh its costs
  • Could social media be used to detect disease outbreaks?
  • Light drinkers have higher breast cancer risk
  • Guide to medical scheme options for 2012 [John Cranke]
  • Scientists make human blood protein from rice
  • First patient receives novel gene therapy for type of blindness

    • Retail

  • 100 000-student milestone in wine studies
  • Shoprite bullish on festive season sales [Zeenat Moorad]
  • Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week conference opens one day to public
  • Entries open for Caesarstone Student Designer of the Year
  • SA retailers boost Botswana's malls [Gwen Watkins]
  • Give a little... to get a lot [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk]
  • Successful Alexandra shopping centre expands
  • Waste Management training launched
  • Fashion label, fashion blog team up for online sales
  • SA happy about Wal-Mart investment - Motlanthe
  • Second StyleSociety Pop up Boutique comes to Cape Town
  • New energy drink is 100% organic, vegetarian certified
  • Access to safe, nutritious food still a luxury
  • International retailers open stores in Sandton [Joan Muller]
  • 2011 E-Commerce Award winners announced
  • Wal-Mart welcomes Namibian supreme court decision
  • Woolworths' virtual store supports World Diabetes Day
  • Fleur de Cap announces top 10 restaurant winners
  • Report indicates food industry under pressure

    • Government

  • Striking workers cause damage? Don't look at us, says Cosatu
  • Govt to look into alternative for booze ads ban

    • Finance, Accounting & Banking

  • Capitec wants to raise R850 million
  • Salary gap between genders is widening - WEF survey
  • Land Bank could benefit from risk-shy commercial banks
  • Interest rates to fall this week?

    • Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

  • African farmers "struggling to access the Clean Development Mechanism"
  • SA agribusiness looks to expand abroad
  • Number of SA commercial farmers falls

    • Arts & Entertainment

  • New film on mass murder of SA farmers
  • SA cast features in Burkina Faso film

    • Building & Construction

  • Looking at ways to channel private funding into rail infrastructure

    • Environment & Conservation

  • New Waste Act considers lifecycle assessment
  • Wind power turbines may endanger Bluff bats
  • Rewilding the South China Tiger - in South Africa

    • Human Resources & Recruitment

  • Striking Robben Island workers lower wage demands
  • World needs to create 80 million jobs

    • Legal

  • Derivative misconduct: dismissed for refusing to disclose [Pranisha Maharaj and Nabeelah Martin]
  • Media24 "predatory pricing" case referred to tribunal [Chris Charter]
  • Legal profession not yet representative: Radebe

    • Manufacturing

  • DoE, industry try to alleviate LPG shortages
  • Local manufacturers get a boost

    • Property & Real Estate

  • Absa housing review reveals current trends, indicators in SA housing market

    • Security & Law Enforcement

  • Crime down: Can SAPS take the credit?
  • Ndebele: Zero tolerance on transport-related bribery and corruption

    • Education & Training

  • Politicians get educated at University of Johannesburg

    • Tourism, Travel & Hospitality

  • New GM for Pepper Club Luxury Hotel & Spa
  • Table Mountain needs more votes
  • East3Route may boost regional tourism
  • Enjoy the Amazon rainforests... from your armchair

    • IT & Telecommunications

  • GarageBand now available for iPhone, iPod touch users
  • Google Umbono announces teams for tech incubator
  • Real Time Wine takes top honours at 2011 Tech4Africa
  • Motorola Razr available in South Africa soon
  • MTN expands its metro ethernet footprint in major cities
  • Hungary Duqu worm's intentions are unclear

    • Fishing & Maritime

  • Fish stocks may be extinct in 50 years
  • Call to stop dumping in Africa's waters
  • A-Berth opens for oil and gas vessels repairs

    • Logistics

  • Time to re-look transport management [Tony Davis]
  • Public transport smartcard launched in eThekwini Municipality

    • Science & Technology

  • Cell C and Google launch business incubator
  • BlackBerry maker's stock falls below book value
  • Groupon raises US$700 million by going public

    • Aesthetics & Beauty

  • Procter & Gamble launch online ad initiative
  • "100% natural" deodorant launched

    • Lifestyle

  • Axxon to hit Metal stage at Rock the River SA [Anna-Bet Bester]
  • Van Coke Kartel's Wie's Bang graphic novel series
  • Boney M to play three SA gigs in December

    • Automotive

  • Inspect trailers, caravans before holiday
  • Taxi commuters to pay more
  • New single cab for under R50 000? [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor]

    • Galleries
    Whisky Live Festival - Cape Town

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