New vehicle sales growth continues

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The year is heading for a good finish with November new vehicle sales showing an improvement of 11.7% over that of the same month last year. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) 49 499 sales were recorded this November - a year to year increase of 5181 units. Read more >>

&Beyond appoints Kent

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Not that any proof was needed that &Beyond, one of Africa's leading safari companies, is forging ahead of its rivals but with the appointment of Joss Kent, scion of their competitor, Abercrombie & Kent, as new chief executive officer, many might say there will be little to stop them. Read more >>

Robo cop-out in Real Steel

[Eugene Yiga] It's 2020 and a lot has changed. Apparently, all we ever wanted from boxing was to watch two guys beat each other up. And as mixed martial arts and other brutalities in a cage can only go so far, we've switched over to the next best thing: robot boxing. Read more >>

Taking a chance in Moneyball

[Eugene Yiga] You've got to feel for Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). The man loves baseball. And as general manager of the Oakland Athletics, he clearly knows a thing or two about the sport. But then his team loses a crucial game and three of his top players are poached by richer teams. How is he meant to compete in the Major League if his limited budget can't give him what he wants? Read more >>

Music film festival on screen at the Labia

The Sound on Screen music-themed film festival is to be screened at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, between 2 and 10 December, 2011. It will include documentaries, biopics and concert films covering a range of artists and genres, from abroad and locally. Read more >>

The Lucky Packet, a night of surprises with GoodLuck - Win tickets

GoodLuck is presenting The Lucky Packet, which aims to raise the bar on production in the club scene. Trinity will be the venue for the first series of self-created events in Cape Town, beginning on 7 December, 2011, and running until 11 January, 2012. Read more >>

REBURN confirmed for RTR SA 2011/12

[Anna-Bet Bester] The Rock the River SA New Year's festival lineup is heating up by the day. Joining Peachy Keen and Axxon on the log, we have Cape Town Indie act REBURN. Read more >>

Converse Block Party in Cape Town

Converse will be taking over Harrington Street and the Assembly and throwing one massive party at 9pm on 15 December, 2011. There will be 850 double tickets given away. Read more >>

Breathtakingly beautiful ballet

[Debbie Hathway] When it comes to watching world-class local ballet performances, it's long been at the stage where Cape Dance Company (CDC) is a sure bet. Now, however, with the addition of experienced professional dancers, Simone Muller, Grant van Ster and Marlin Zoutman earlier this year, the company has become a more cohesive whole since its last Cape Town season at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg - settled, focused, impeccably turned out, superbly trained. In short, phenomenal. Read more >>

Take me back to the '80s

[Jordan Scott] Lights, camera, leg warmers, headbands, lumo colours, sparkles and action. That 80's Show is an 80s' music tribute and I will admit that I was a little wary of going to see it, due to the fact that I was born in the 90s. However, thanks to the epic nature of the music of that era, I was bopping about in my seat from the minute the curtains rose. Read more >>