10 Jan 2012

Lifestyle

 

2012 is going to be a GOOD year!

There's a great deal happening in all sectors of the economy, and we at Bizcommunity.com intend bringing to you as much of the news as we can throughout 2012, across all sectors.

We have already launched the first of our new verticals and now we plan to get busy enlarging our team and launching even more verticals in due course. We will also, as we build our team and capabilities, look at increasing the frequency of our newsletters - let's face it, some news just cannot wait!

To you, our subscribers, thank you for your support in the past and we look forward to your support in the future.

Don't forget, we encourage comment on the articles we publish. Naturally, we hope most of the comments will be bouquets, but send us your feedback regarding our material, even if you feel you want to give us a brickbat.

In the meantime, all the best for 2012: may you achieve every success.

Rod Baker, general manager: content

Submit your company news to lifestylenews@bizcommunity.com. Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributors-lifestyle@bizcommunity.com.

Top stories


Editorial news

Travel


Victoria Falls bungee incident - follow up
Go to Victoria Falls has received the following update from Victoria Falls Bungee, in response to the bridge incident on 31 December 2011. This follows the official statement released on 2 January 2012. Read more >>

Fashion


Gimmethegreenlight snatches limelight at the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate
The 151st L'Ormarins Queen's Plate was held at the Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday, 7 January, 2012, and Gimmethegreenlight won the main race, the L'Ormarins Queens Plate - Grade 1, run over 1600 metres. Read more >>

Movies


Beware The Ides Of March
[Eugene Yiga] Strange things happen when a group of Hollywood hotshots star in a film; either you get something like Contagion, a movie so brilliant that even a bowl of peanuts sent shivers down your spine, or you get something like New Year's Eve, a movie so bad that it makes you wonder how so many agents could be so blind. Read more >>

The scoop on Tintin
[Eugene Yiga] Watching ET changed my life. I was so inspired by the way that movie made me laugh and cry that I actually decided to become a director so that I could inspire other people too. Needless to say, Steven Spielberg has been my hero ever since. The man has such an amazing ability to take you on an adventure, so when I realised that he was directing the new Tintin movie, I couldn't wait to see what adventure he'd take us on this time. Read more >>

Music


Nominees for MK Awards 2012 announced
The nominees for the MK Awards 2012 have just been announced. Viewers will vote to determine which of SA's hottest acts, which will be going head to head in 11 categories, will win. The finale will be held on 23 March, 2012, at The State Theatre, Pretoria. Read more >>

A Boney fide Christmas
[Kershin Padayachee] I've never ever dashed through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. The mere thought of it all terrifies me. To to be quite honest my holiday version of Jingle Bells is normally that of the Scotch variety, if you know what I mean. What luck, then, it was to find that Boney M, the okes who put the jingle in Jingle Bells were making a special Christmas tour to SA - just in time to save the Christmas spirit. Read more >>

KONGOS don't beat around the bush
[Sindy Peters] Air travelling this Summer? If yes, there's a chance you may find yourself sharing a plane ride with KONGOS - the Joburg-cum-London-cum-Phoenix rock band that's been the talk of the town of late. KONGOS are jet-setting around South Africa till early 2012; we stole their attention for 20 mins to find out, among other things, their plan of action should December 2012 herald the end of days! Read more >>

An inspiring "Inscape"
[Ruth Cooper] "Inscape" is a very apt title for Isochronous' second full-length album. It really does suck you in, with a gulping breath and submerge you into their pretty world. An escape inwards to that Isochronous landscape habituated by rumbling drum mountains, towering guitar trees, rushing and tinkling piano rivers and the beautifully pure chirpings of nightingales. Read more >>

Other


Keeping it queer from China to Cape Town
[Mr Mavis] The Mother City Queer Project (MCPQ) is a holiday institution, the great claxon that announces that the silly season has arrived with sound and splendour and fishnet stockings. For those of you who've missed it, MCQP's a multi-danced floor, themed, teamed, dress-up party - this year's theme being "Maid in China", (cue gangs of gay-shas, kung fu fundis, pandas - you get the idea.) Read more >>

Theatre


It's a kind of magic!
[Eugene Yiga] Twenty-five years, 50 awards, 149 cities, 100 million viewers. With numbers like these, you'd be a fool to miss Phantom of the Opera, showing at the Arstcape in Cape Town until 14 January and at Montecasino in Johannesburg from 31 January. Read more >>


All industry news

Marketing & Media


Medical


Retail


Government


Finance, Accounting & Banking


Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry


Building & Construction


Environment & Conservation


Human Resources & Recruitment


Legal


Manufacturing


Property & Real Estate


Education & Training


Tourism, Travel & Hospitality


IT & Telecommunications


Fishing & Maritime


Logistics


Science & Technology


Health & Beauty


Automotive



Galleries
Die Antwoord at Fez

More
KONGOS at Assembly

More


Jobs offered

Click here to customise your jobs section


Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
Email - Email any item in this newsletter.
Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.




Today's weather

Cpt

30°C
20°C
Jhb

26°C
17°C
PE

27°C
20°C
Dur

31°C
24°C
Bloem

34°C
17°C

Click here to customise weather

Portals

  • Marketing & Media | South Africa
  • Marketing & Media | Africa
  • Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Automotive
  • Environment & Conservation
  • Finance, Accounting & Banking
  • Fishing & Maritime
  • Government
  • Health & Beauty
  • Human Resources & Recruitment
  • IT & Telecommunications
  • Legal
  • Lifestyle
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical
  • Retail
  • Science & Technology
  • Tourism, Travel & Hospitality
  • PRESS RELEASES: Distribute your news professionally to Lifestyle subscribers and website readers. Press office info.

    EDITORIAL: We welcome your news, views or discussion topics: please send these to

    ADVERTISING: We welcome your sales enquiries: sales@bizcommunity.com, Advertising rates.
    Cape Town: (021) 680 3500, 24 On Main, Main Street, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
    Johannesburg: (011) 612 3003, Sutton Square, The Business Centre, 8 Gemsbok Rd, cnr 12th Ave, Rivonia, Gauteng

    Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe.


    Copyright © 2011 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved. Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.
    Unsubscribe, Manage subscriptions. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.