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The Music Exchange (#MEX18) entertainment-economy-focused conference was held at the Academy Of Sound Engineering studio complex in District 6 and the Sun Square Cape Town Gardens in Cape Town from 1-2 September 2018.

PHFAT release new track and music video for Suedes.

Opihr hosted the regional final of the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail Competition on the 28 August at Zeitz MOCAA at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

The official aftermovie for the 5th Anniversary of Ultra South Africa by Final Kid.

Over 500 winners and their partners were flown from across the country to Johannesburg to party with DJ Black Coffee and DJ's; Bhashkar, Sun El Musician, Da Capo and DJ Cndo.

South African photographer and director Chris Saunders recently worked on Rudimental and Major Lazer's new collaborative intercontinental music video for their new song "Let Me Live". The song is a global alliance of music artists, including English drum and bass band Rudimental, American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer, alongside guest vocals from Nigerian rapper Mr Eazi, and English singer and songwriter Anne-Marie.

British electronic musician Aphex Twin's new music video questions the AI (artificial intelligence) theory and imagines how AI would see the world on a trip. The visual element of Aphex Twin's Collapse was directed by Weirdcore.

The winners of the sixth annual Distell Inter Hotel Challenge were recently announced at a gala awards event at the Belmond Mount Nelson in Cape Town. Siya Molefe from the One & Only Cape Town was named chef of the year, while Samantha Swartz from The 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa in Cape Town was crowned wine steward of the year.

Ray-Ban recently hosted a live music and opinion platform at the Oppikoppi Festival in Northam, Limpopo. Ray-Ban Live aimed to celebrate local music culture and the artists taking it into the future.

Francois van Coke releases a new music video for Ek lewe, ek belowe featuring Die Heuwels Fantasties from new En Vriende EP. The video was filmed by Jaco S. Venter, photographer and Fokofpolisiekar’s drummer.

SA Menswear Week SS19 took place at the LookOut, V&A Waterfront on 6 and 7 July 2018.

Gangs of Ballet release the music video for their latest single Black And White, ft. Jack Parow. The song is the first single from their new EP, Form and Function Part 3, set for release end July 2018. The video was created by Feral Child Animation House.

MANDELA: 100 Moments in Time - A Centenary Memorial Exhibition by Dr Peter Magubane launched on Friday 6 July at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island at the V&A Waterfront. The exhibition features 100 images of Nelson Mandela as taken by veteran South African photojournalist 86-year-old Dr Peter Magubane. The exhibition will run till the 30 September.

The launch event for reality TV series, Project Runway South Africa took place on the 28 June at Hard Rock Café in Menlyn, Pretoria in association with 4th Street Wines.

The Black Cat Bones release brand new music video for their latest single, Turn of the Century. The single is the second offering from their next album, set for release in the Summer. The music video was filmed and directed in by Fred van Leeuwen aka ‘The Image Engineer’ at Bernie’s Joint in Pretoria.