Masterchef Australia's Alvin Quah in Joburg

Alvin Quah, the MasterChef Australia participant who appeared at the Good Food & Wine Show in September, is returning to Joburg to host demonstrations and hands-on workshops in Johannesburg between 21 and 25 November, 2011. Read more >>

There's magic in those hills

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] I don't believe in magic but a visit to the Limpopo hills almost has me convinced otherwise. Near enough to Johannesburg for a weekend getaway or, in our case, to break our trip to Kruger Park, Limpopo Province and Tzaneen in particular, offers the kind of fairy-tale environment of verdant hills and lush valleys that exudes a magnetic attraction. Read more >>

Crime doesn't pay in Tower Heist

[Eugene Yiga] "This financial crisis was caused by corruption at the highest levels of government and business. Like a cancer, legalised corruption eats away at the moral fibre of the world. Men and women of power, craving more power, sell their souls to glorify their egos, destroying lives and bleeding the wealth from people they are supposed to serve." These words, taken from Robert Kiyosaki's latest book, express the anger many still have from the financial crash. These words also express the underlying emotion in Tower Heist. Read more >>

Call for entries for the Africa Movie Academy Awards

The call to enter for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has been made and feature, short and documentary entries are welcomed for the 2012 awards in Nigeria, in April. The deadline for submissions is 30 December, 2011. Read more >>

Roxette to play Joburg, Durban and Cape Town

Roxette will be returning to our shores when they play three one-off concerts on 2 June at the Coca Cola Dome, Joburg, 5 June at the ICC Durban, and 8 June, 2012, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town. Read more >>

Dance musician Haddaway to perform at Cape Town Bike Festival

International dance musician Haddaway is the latest artist announced to perform at the Cape Town Bike Festival, Cape Town Stadium between 16 and 18 December, 2011. Read more >>

MCQP theme and party line-up announced

This years MCQP theme is Maid in China and will be held at the CTICC on 17 December, 2011, there will be nine dance floors, three stages and three experiential areas, each with its own theme and music style. Good Luck, Crazy White Boy, DJ Blaine, Josh Borrill, Odidiva, The Commercial Hippies, Killer Robot, Pascal & Pearce, DJ Ryan Dent and more will be performing. Read more >>

The Evil Queen is dead. Long live the Queen!

[Sindy Peters] Was the "Evil" Queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs really as evil as your mum or dad made her out to be at bedside storytime or was it all just a load of propaganda cooked up by seven vertically challenged men? Finally Snow White's stepmother gets the opportunity to share her side of the story in Dianne Simpson's "Rose Red". Read more >>

Some Like It Vrot - just go see it!

[Johann Smith] Some Like It Vrot, ag, dis te pragtig - what more is there to say? Only please go see this musical comedy romance. Read more >>

Smoking Joe Merc C63 AMG

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] If any of the great composers such as Bach, Mozart or Vivaldi was still around today I reckon one of them would have produced a musical masterpiece after hearing a hot V8 engine howling in anger - particularly if it was coming from under the bonnet of the latest Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 thundering down the main straight of a race track. Read more >>

Traditional travel agency groups take South Africans for a ride, survey reveals

Synovate was appointed by Travelstart.co.za to conduct research into the South African travel agency industry. The results are disturbing... they indicate that many travellers are receiving a raw deal... A very raw deal. Read more >>