Africa's biggest premium beer brand, Castle Lite, has launched a new campaign that seeks to inspire consumers to have the confidence to own every moment and Stay in the Game with Castle Lite...
The wait is over. A new era in high-energy, casual fine dining rises on Friday, 14 May as Tang, a tantalising world-class new offering to the Joburg foodie scene, opens its doors...
Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days ago
South Africa's Three Ships Whisky snatched up seven awards at the international San Francisco World Spirits Competition...
The Baxter Theatre Centre is proud to announce the world premiere of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company.
It's hard to believe the last music we heard from Steve Louw arrived seven long years ago. With the wait now finally over, fans right around the world are already embracing the pop-rock icon's return with arms wide open.
Martin Myers 11 May 2021
Meet Steve Umculo. Umculo is the Zulu word for music. It is itself a representation of what Steve Umculo strives to achieve - a blend of cultures and styles. His music is a unique fusion of Afro-centric grooves and folk harmonies that will get any audience up on their feet.
Martin Myers 5 May 2021
Broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Maggs has joined Brave Group as managing director of Bold, its executive communications and advisory firm...
Issued by The Brave Group 5 May 2021
The 2021 Africa SABRE Awards, which recognises superior achievement in branding, reputation, and engagement, was announced at a virtual award ceremony in May 2021. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury of industry leaders...
Johannesburg-based singer-songwriter Lee Cole has been steadily making his musical presence known as one pristinely produced pop song at a time.
Martin Myers 29 Apr 2021
xNew York Festivals Radio Awards has announced the appointment of award-winning global storytellers Jennie Caltaldo, Helen Shaw and Carole Zimmer to its Radio Awards Advisory Board...
Showtime Management will present a new theatrical piece, African Pulse - Celebrating the Ndlovu Youth Choir, at Montecasino's Teatro in Johannesburg on Saturday, 1 May 2021.
Design Indaba has recruited Thabisa Mjo and Cole Ndelu to oversee the curation of this year's cohort of young designers...
The Johannesburg-based band, Club of Suns, is proving that it was worth the wait with the eagerly awaited release of their single, "Nova".
Martin Myers 13 Apr 2021
Strauss & Co's upcoming auction of contemporary art, which will be up for sale on 13 April 2021, includes original works by Banksy and Mr Brainwash as well as an early assemblage work by Simphiwe Ndzube.
Azania Mosaka started her radio career when she joined Metro FM as a producer for Glen Lewis' show The Ride. She then moved to 702 from Power FM where she hosted Power Lunch...
Evan-Lee Courie 8 Apr 2021
Kayleigh Bell is the new kid on the block in the Cape Town music scene. She hails from the Eastern Cape where she has been making waves with her indie/folk music for some years.
Martin Myers 7 Apr 2021
The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act places a duty on defined persons in a position of authority to report certain offences over R100,000...
Corné Lewis 6 Apr 2021
Set to take place from 13-15 September 2021, Fame Week Africa will embrace and reinvigorate all sectors of the ultra-creative community...
Issued by Reed Exhibitions 6 Apr 2021
Bioluminescence is the brand-new album from Durban-born musicians Parable Fifteen.
Martin Myers 30 Mar 2021
South Africa has much to offer when it comes to food. And sure every local foodie may know all of the best spots in the country's major cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg, but what about all those undiscovered hidden gems just waiting to be explored?
Fame Week Africa 2021 is set to showcase the continent's best in film, arts, media and entertainment from 13 to 15 September 2021...
"'The Good Ones' is about the crazy journey we get to go on in this life and while we're here, we should experience as much as possible," says John Niel.
Martin Myers 23 Mar 2021
Films opening in the South African box office, this week, include Breaking News in Yuba County and Chaos Walking.
Daniel Dercksen 12 Mar 2021
South African soulful singer Ramelo released her debut single "Heyi Wena", last week.
Martin Myers 10 Mar 2021
It's difficult to imagine this while we huddle at home under lockdowns but when the dust settles the new normal will look very much like the old normal...
Issued by VWV 9 Mar 2021
Like everything he writes, Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama is a wild ride. The novel, which is set in the 1990s, is said to have been the (unofficial) inspiration for the (much tamer, by comparison) cult-classic Zoolander movie franchise, due to the obvious plot similarities between the two narratives...
Bronwyn Williams 8 Mar 2021
MO Agency has been named a winner in the Customer First category for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in HubSpot's 2020 Performance Impact Awards...
Issued by MO Agency 5 Mar 2021
Singer-songwriter Wendy Oldfield is back with a beautiful new single entitled "Home", which was released ahead of her new album Salt that set to be released in the second quarter of 2021.
Martin Myers 2 Mar 2021
Apple Music today launches Africa to the World, a definitive collection of original and exclusive content from some of Africa's biggest music superstars...
Cape Town/Stockholm Connect has launched signifying the start of a series of activities which aim to strengthen ties and facilitate bilateral collaboration between Sweden and South Africa...
South African singer and songwriting artist Sasha-Lee Davids returns to the spotlight with a brand new single and her first online concert this weekend.
Martin Myers 23 Feb 2021
North-West University (NWU) MSc student Letago Kgomoeswana will represent the university in the regional FameLab competition...
Issued by North-West University (NWU) 17 Feb 2021
After a three-year hiatus, alternative rock band Bonfire Buffalo are back on the scene with an emotive ballad titled "Remember Me". Pulling at the heartstrings of its listeners, the song still carries with it the quirky and eclectic sound the band are known for.
Martin Myers 16 Feb 2021
For the past 10 years, Gazelle, aka Xander Ferreira, has been living and learning in New York City. In February 2020, Gazelle travelled back to South Africa to record a Gazelle comeback album with the working title of From Limpopo with Love...
Martin Myers 9 Feb 2021
Andy Watts, Distell's master distiller of South African whiskies Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky and Three Ships Whisky will be inducted into Whisky Magazine's Whisky Hall of Fame...
This week I catch up with Tilesh Bhaga, creative technologist at Grey Advertising Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 2 Feb 2021
South African music legend PJ Powers Thandeka is an award-winning musician with 12 gold discs, four platinum and a gold CD...
Martin Myers 2 Feb 2021
In putting healthcare in South Africa under the microscope, Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses inherent in the country's fractured socio-economic environment...
Paul Miller, Issued by Cipla 1 Feb 2021
It's finally here. The 2021 American National Football League's Super Bowl, the 55th annual showdown between the best of the best, will broadcast live on both ESPN (Dstv 218) and ESPN2 (Dstv 219) in the early hours of the morning on Monday, 8 February...
Issued by Fox Networks Group 1 Feb 2021
Meet powerhouse Cara Frew, a South African-born singer-songwriter whose music is wrapped in pop vocals and an earthy feel, with organic elements that are driven by acoustic guitar and African drums...
Martin Myers 25 Jan 2021
"Virtual reality, or VR, is something that we have heard a lot about over the last few months - especially in response to Covid-19. It is becoming a big part of travel and tourism with many questions cropping up on what it looks like, how it works and, most importantly, how we can leverage it."
Chelsey Hale 25 Jan 2021
Charles Webster is a British electronic music producer and DJ who specialises in producing house music, amongst several other genres, including downtempo and jazz. Webster now lives in Cape Town...
Martin Myers 19 Jan 2021
Cape Town-born singer Tye Platinum has fulfilled a life-long dream by releasing his very own debut music single...
Martin Myers 11 Jan 2021
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) is pleased to announce that it will be introducing three Leadership Awards to its catalogue of accolades...
Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 18 Dec 2020
The Koos Roets Film Festival and Wonder Woman 1984 and Bigfoot Family open at SA cinemas this week...
Daniel Dercksen 17 Dec 2020
Fame Week Africa will take the form of a three day hybrid virtual and physical experience for the film, art, media and entertainment industries in Cape Town in 2021...
Port Elizabeth-based producer and DJ, Alley, brings together two of SA's most-talented singers as KLA and Justin Chalice join vocal forces on the brand-new single "Come Over"...
Martin Myers 9 Dec 2020
Hold the traditional G&T, this summer the ultimate cocktail refreshment is set to be the Sapphire Spritz. Bombay Sapphire revealed this fresh and sparkling drink during its Sip 'n Learn experience...
Issued by OnPoint PR 9 Dec 2020
Pitcher Festival of creativity has named Alistair King, co-founder and chief creative officer of King James Group South Africa as 2021 Pitcher Awards Heritage jury president...