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The winners of the 2018 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards were recently announced at The Venue in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg.

The One&Only Cape Town recently hosted the eighth annual Reaching for Young Stars project. The One&Only Reaching for Young Stars aims to provide hospitality students with a platform to gain knowledge and expertise from established executive chefs, cooks, bakers, winemakers, wine stewards, and sommeliers.

The students were invited to the skills exchange development programme in August and the orientation in September where they experienced talks, demonstrations, and lectures from top executive chefs, sommeliers, bakers, food authors and hospitality industry experts who have already found success in South Africa and around the world. They met the partners and judges, and interfaced with the farmers and producers who supplied the food ingredients rigorously selected for their adherence to the best local quality can offer....

Kyalami Horse Of The Season 2018's winner was announced in a lavish event at Kyalami Corner in Johannesburg.

Car manufacturer Audi has completed the revamp of its Johannesburg centre, which took approximately 14 months to complete.

Denim apparel brand Levi's recently unveiled a new-look store at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town. The store design is aimed to make it an easy-to-navigate space, while elevating design details such as raw wood and sleek industrial finishes, intended to create an inviting and relaxed atmosphere.

The winners of the 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards were recently announced at GrandWest in Cape Town. The Restaurant at Waterkloof has officially overthrown The Test Kitchen as the country's number one restaurant.

Smile 90.4FM breakfast host Lindy Hibbard (now Lehto) recently got married. She and her then-fiance and now-husband Peter celebrated their matrimony with 100 of their closest friends and family at Die Woud in Caledon.

The winners of the 10th annual Feather Awards were recently announced at the Johannesburg City Hall.

The Hirsch's Women in Business Gala Dinner, which was sponsored by Grundig, recently took place at Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg. The theme for the gala dinner was 'African Queen' and it was attended by 450 Johannesburg entrepreneurs, influencers, and decision-makers across a wide range of industry sectors.

Architects and designers recently celebrated the works of Italian architect and Rossana creative director Massimo Castagna at the Norval Foundation. The Norval Foundation is home to one of the largest private collections of South African contemporary art as well as host to key exhibitions of both local and international artists and guests came together to enjoy an evening of art, architecture, and design.

Tiso Blackstar Events and Gautrain Management Agency recently held a cook-off between the 10 finalists of the Sunday Times Goodlife Gautrain Taste Experience at the Pick 'n Pay Good Food Studio in Sandton, Johannesburg. The top 10 finalists re-created their recipes for adjudication by a panel which included chef Kabelo Segone, vice-president of the South African Chefs Association; Sam Rolland, last year's winner; Dorah Sitole, former magazine editor and food stylist; and Gautrain Management Agency's senior executive manager: communication and marketing, Dr Barbara Jensen....

Furniture and homeware store Weylandts recently unveiled its new branch at 220 Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth.

Beluga launched their new Whisky Lounge on 6 November 2018.

The BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable South African Brands was recently launched at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The study, conducted by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown, identifies and ranks local brands by their dollar value.

International celeb makeup artist Sir John recently returned to South Africa to hold additional masterclasses.