6 Nov 2012

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Synergy's fire starter

And the international act announcements keep on pouring in. Next act to head SA's way is British punk rock/dance act The Prodigy who will be headlining Synergy Live in Cape Town and Joburg this November. In other music news Johann Smith is appreciative of Ard Matthew's brave solo album, First Offerings, I report back on act three of the #5GumExperience, and a very good looking line-up for Up the Creek 2013 is announced.

Petrol-head Henri Geyser takes a spin in the Chevrolet's new attractive and tough Trailblazer, and is impressed with Volvo's exciting V40.

In travel news, Rod Baker soaks up some sun in Mauritius at the newly refurbished and reopened Ambre, while Brian Berckman pays a visit to South Africa's Best Luxury Country Hotel, The Robertson Small Hotel, and Ilse van den Berg goes on a world wind tour of Cape Town with City Sightseeing Sidecar Adventures.

Film buff Daniel Derksen reviews inspiring films, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, and Cloud Atlas, while Eugene Yiga reports on the announcement of the 2012 theme for MCQP.

Happy Tuesday and if rocking out with Linkin Park in Cape Town tomorrow check the public transport plan to avoid major traffic nightmares.

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Food & wine

Roots of organic food debate
As the battle for the soul of the organic food sector continues to rage across the world, South Africans have not been spared from the conflicting data and inflamed exchanges that have underpinned the debate. Read more >>

A R40,000 tot of whisky is a thrill to sip
An awesome whisky, costing an astronomical R230,000-a-bottle graced my palate at a special luncheon at the Sandton Sun. The pricey Balvenie 50 is available at the Whisky Live Festival 2012. Read more >>

A Dinner Diva's Mexican Feast
[Nina Timm] This Mexican Family Feast was my meal choice when I heard that I was a contestant and had to cook in the new cooking/blogging series called Dinner Divas. Why Mexican? It's simple, we love it! Read more >>

Motoring

Trailblazer: A brute in a suit
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Chevrolet's eagerly-awaited brute in a suit Trailblazer has arrived in South Africa armed to the teeth to take on the local SUV market and to arm-wrestle Toyota's market leading Fortuner for a slice of the action. Read more >>

V40 is Volvo's new sparkling gem
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The exciting new Volvo B40 range has strutted on to the local motoring stage with all the cheek and bravado of a new car that has just recently been unveiled in Europe to the equivalent of a standing ovation by international motoring writers - and with good reason, because this is the most exciting and most impressive Volvo yet to flow from the marriage between the Swedes and their Chinese rescuers. Read more >>

Sport

Chad le Clos voted Sports Star of the Year
The winners of The SA Sports Awards, which honours South Africa's sporting greats, up-and-coming talent and the federations, schools and administrators that turn our youths into future sports stars, have been announced. Swimmer Chad le Clos won top honour as Sports Star of the Year. Read more >>

Travel

City sightseeing in a sidecar
[Ilse van den Berg] It's that time of year again my fellow Capetonians, the sun is out (and up till late), the wind is blowing in full force... Yes, that's when you know it's summer time in the Mother City. City Sightseeing Cape Town has opened its night tours for the season, and if you aren't that keen on exploring the city per se, you'll be happy to hear the company has launched something more adventurous specifically for people like you - City Sightseeing Sidecar Adventures to Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope. Read more >>

Stop at Ambre
[Rod Baker] Feel like a family getaway with the kids? What a silly question - and if you want a reasonably priced holiday for yourselves as a couple, for your honeymoon, or for the family (and maybe even the family and your honeymoon), checking out Ambre, Mauritius, would be one of your better moves. Read more >>

Small hotel, big experience: 10 out of 10
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] By winning the title of South Africa's Best Luxury Country Hotel for the second consecutive year in the 2012 World Luxury Hotel Awards, The Robertson Small Hotel has confirmed itself as a go-to destination. Read more >>

Fashion

Date announced for L'Ormarins Queen's Plate
It has been announced that the well-known horseracing event, the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate, is to be held at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town on 12, January, 2013. Contenders will compete for a R1 million purse. Read more >>

Movies

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green
[Daniel Dercksen] It is magical films like The Odd Life Of Timothy Green that remind us why we go to the movies. "It's okay to be different, even weird," is what a new-found friend like Timothy Green proclaims in the film - and that is exactly what makes it a soulful and life-changing experience that deserves to be shared by everyone. Read more >>

Cloud Atlas for beginners
[Daniel Dercksen] If there is one film that is going to change the way that you see filmmaking, visual storytelling and the human condition, in the same way Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life did, it's Cloud Atlas, an epic sci-fi drama that is every bit as much of a head-trip as the film that made the Wachowskis famous 13 years ago, The Matrix. Read more >>

Music

Public transport plan for Linkin Park concert announced
The City of Cape Town has put an extensive public transport plan in place to transport concert-goers to and from the Linkin Park concert at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday, 7 November, 2012. Gates will open at 4pm on the day, with the main performance scheduled from 9pm to 11pm. Read more >>

The Prodigy announced as headline act at Synergy Live 2012
The British punk rock/dance act The Prodigy will be headline act for the forthcoming Synergy Live 2012, at Theewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp, Western Cape, on Friday, 30 November and Riversands Farm, Fourways Joburg on Saturday, 1 December 2012. Read more >>

Ard Matthews' solo album: Do you seriously care?
[Johann M. Smith] Pop music works because of a dull human truth: your heartbreak and joy isn't more special than anybody else's - and, thus, it has to be bland enough to become universal (Exhibit A: Coldplay). The general feelings that we all experience is the global language on which pop solely rests. Success depends on how well it can define the same old familiar tears. Read more >>

A trip to Terror Island
[Ruth Cooper] First we were treated to some pretty amazing hologramic live visuals and electro sounds courtesy of Etienne De Crecy, then we rocked out in an abandoned cement factory in Nyanga with Two Door Cinema Club, this year act three of the #5GumExperience found us bound for a trip to Terror Island. Read more >>

Up the Creek line-up announced

Other

MCQP brings fairytale ending to 2012
[Eugene Yiga] What started in 1994 as a celebration of South Africa's new constitution and its acknowledgement of gay rights has grown into the continent's biggest costume party. Now, in its 19th instalment, the Mother City Queer Project aims to attract more than 11 000 visitors and transform the Cape Town Stadium into a Fairytale Fantasy on Saturday 15 December. Read more >>


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  • AVI financial Q1 revenue up 7.1% y/y

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  • SA's population at 51.7 million
  • Demographers say census has 'unresolved anomalies' [Carol Paton]
  • Tenders benefit only a few: Jansen

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  • It's a waiting game between Amplats and the suspended workers
  • Low coal price shuts New Zealand mine
  • SA mining sector to benefit from renewable-energy drive

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  • Sias du Plessis to take on Dusi canoe marathon for charity
  • No shortage of money [Anton Ressel]
  • Stricter BEE code could crush non-profit sector

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  • SA women are not serious about short term insurance
  • Withholding taxes: Feeling the pinch [*Bernard du Plessis]
  • Number of SA taxpayers up 24% [Amanda Visser]

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  • Wool prices hit new highs
  • Game industry investments may displace agricultural production

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  • Music Exchange conference scheduled for March 2013
  • Disney to acquire Lucasfilm in stock and cash transaction
  • Coca-Cola dome voted best concert venue in Johannesburg

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  • Master Builders Association offers opportunities for matriculants

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  • Minister committed to improve relationship with hunting sector
  • Shift announces finalists for sustainable design competition
  • World must prepare for more superstorms - WWF

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  • Workshop will focus on new BEE codes
  • IPM to host Annual Convention and Exhibition
  • How to get the most out of your team [Lauren Ratcliffe]

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  • Racing Limited vs Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs [Alastair Morphet]
  • A spouse by any other name [Johann Jacobs]
  • The discharge of a debt with stolen funds [Jonathan Witts-Hewinson]

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  • New Typek identity reflects Sappi's commitment to sustainability
  • China manufacturing activity slightly brighter
  • ArcelorMittal forced to close part of its steel plant [Mark Allix]

    • Property & Real Estate

  • New developments marketed at open days in South Africa
  • Steady demand for rentals, but sales tend to take time
  • Assist family and friends to buy their own homes, says Tony Clarke

    • Security & Military

  • Germany offers to train Malian troops
  • Denel urges state to disburse R700m
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    • Education & Training

  • Mxit launches exam revision apps
  • SA now bottom of class in maths, science
  • Gender rights row at UWC

    • Tourism, Travel & Hospitality

  • Mantis Group buys entire shareholding in Zambezi Queen
  • City sightseeing in a sidecar [Ilse van den Berg]
  • Winners of Imvelo Responsible Tourism Awards announced

    • IT & Telecommunications

  • Samsung launches ATIV devices for Windows 8 platform
  • A comprehensive solution for application security in the cloud [Martin Walshaw]
  • Management at Telkom Business provided with Samsung tablet

    • Maritime & Fishing

  • PE hosts Intermodal Africa South 2013
  • TNPA new pricing strategy adds to concerns over high ports prices
  • FET colleges to offer maritime courses [Dennis Cruywagen]

    • Sport

  • Don't give up, Williams sisters tell young SA tennis players
  • SAFA, family thank public for Madigage 'moving send off'
  • Introduce rugby to black Africans - or lose international relevance

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  • Transport industry urged to embrace RTMS
  • Tolling "has some problems" says Busa
  • Fiscus can't sustain e-toll uncertainty says Gordhan

    • Science & Technology

  • New Lumia model going on sale in US
  • Samsung posts record profits of almost $6bn
  • New Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard now available

    • Automotive

  • Judge denies SATRP and Bridgestone leave to appeal
  • New vehicle sales still in top gear [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor]
  • Volkswagen wins Bridgestone Production Car Championship

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