A rush of international acts with South Africa on their tour list have recently been announced; ballady pop star
Daniel Bedingfield is to grace SA stages in November and December, SA's adopted American
Rodriguez shall be performing in Cape Town and Joburg next year February, and hot off the press is the announcement of 80s pop-rock hair band
Bon Jovi to tour in May 2013. Bedingfield will also welcome in the start of the ever popular 2012/2013
Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts.
In cinema news, things take a creepy turn just in time for Halloween. Daniel Derksen reviews two spine-tingling films,
Paranormal Activity 4, and
The Possession.
Eugene Yiga enjoys the engaging and award-winning theatre production
Red, and reviews the musically inspired comedy
Another Friggin' Tribute Show.
Motoring editor Henri Geyser reviews the new sassy and streamlined
VW Beetle, and introduces the new
Geely EC7, while our travel contributor Brian Berkman enjoys a stay at the gracious family-run hotel
Kurland.
New competitions this week include the chance to win two tickets to the
Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash at the Nasrec Centre in Joburg this Saturday.
Happy Halloween for tomorrow, beware the beasties!
Ruth Cooper, production manager (@biz_lounge)
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South Africans are called on to vote by SMS for their favourite athlete in the South African Sports Awards. Nominees are: Vernon Philander, Natalie du Toit, Chad le Clos, Hashim Amla, Oscar Pistorius, Siyabonga Nomvete, and Caster Semenya. 
Following the Hurricane Sandy in the US which resulted in some flights being cancelled, South African Airways (SAA) has resumed its operations on its Johannesburg to Washington DC (via Dakar) route. 
NEW YORK, US: A day of transatlantic travel chaos loomed on Sunday as airlines cancelled thousands of flights to and from airports up and down the US East Coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. 
Bon Jovi is to commence a world tour in 2013, entitled "Bon Jovi Because We Can - The Tour", which will take in gigs in Cape Town and Joburg in May. The tour will feature new songs from the new album "What About Now", due out in Spring 2013, as well as his well-known hits. 
Big Concerts is excited to announce that the legendary Rodriguez will return to South Africa this summer for live shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The two performances are scheduled on Friday 15th February at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City Johannesburg and Wednesday 20th February at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town. The tour will be produced by Big Concerts, and presented by Talk Radio 702, 567 CapeTalk and M-Net. Tickets and tour details are available from 
Visitors to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden have enjoyed lazy summer Sunday afternoons listening to the best in local and international music over a number of years. The 2012/2013 season of Old Mutual Summer Sunset concerts promises to be a year of memorable musicians, not least because it is a celebration of 21 years of concerts and the Centenary of the Garden. 
