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We bring you a flavourful newsletter this Thursday; from Master Chefs to wine tasting tours, we're sure to get you salivating.

Eugene Yiga interviews MasterChef winner Deena Naidoo ahead of his Good Food and Wine Show debut this weekend, and he tests out a Stellenbosch wine tasting tour with Vine Hopper. Angie White tries out the new sumptuous breakfast service at Shimmy Beach Club, while Nina Timm gives some cold-combatting food ideas.

Keeping in line with our foodie newsletter, new competition this week sees you stand the chance to win two tickets to the Capital Craft Beer Festival in Pretoria!

Eat, drink and be merry!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories


The master of his plate
[Eugene Yiga] Former IT specialist Deena Naidoo chats about his experiences since winning the first season of MasterChef SA. Read more >>

International acts confirmed for OppiKoppi

International acts Aloe Blacc (US), Editors (UK) and Wolfmother (Aus) have announced that they are to appear at this year's OppiKoppi Odyssey Festival.

Read more >>

Rise, shine and Shimmy!

Angie White

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday morning in Cape Town, reminiscent of summer with the freshness of autumn - perfect for breakfast by the sea. Celebrating a special birthday, the family and I were quite excited to experience Shimmy Beach Club's very first breakfast service.

Read more >>

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Daniel Dercksen

X-Men explodes on the big screen this weekend. The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Read more >>


Music
Thirty Seconds to Mars SA tour postponed
Thirty Seconds to Mars confirmed today that their South African tour dates scheduled for 13th and 16th June 2014 have been postponed until November 2014. The new dates are Johannesburg 21st November at the Coca-Cola Dome and Cape Town on 23rd November at Grand Arena, GrandWest. Read more >>

Farewell to Submerged Sundays at Shimmy Beach Club
The last chance to catch GoldFish Submerged Sundays Series at the Shimmy Beach Club will be on Sunday, 1 June, 2014, with the Submerged Sundays Say Goodbye to Summer show, which will feature GoldFish, together with other leading local DJs. Read more >>

Rudimental and Crystal Fighters to play at Vodacom In The City
Vodacom In The City will be back in the Joburg city centre, at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, on Friday, 3 October, 2014, and Rudimental and Crystal Fighters are the first two international acts to be announced. Read more >>

MTN Bushfire - Swaziland's music and arts festival
MTN Bushfire is Swaziland's three day music and arts festival from 30 May to 1 June, 2014, which celebrates creative expression whilst promoting social responsibility, stimulating the economy, and drawing talent and tourists from across Africa and around the world. More than simply a music festival, it's a creative space where expression, learning, sharing and inspiration take hold. Read more >>

Theatre
Deadline looms for SCrIBE Scriptwriting entries
There are only a few more weeks for writers to submit their entries for the Imbewu Trust's 2014 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition. The deadline for applications closes on 31 July 2014. Read more >>

Movies
A Million (wacky) Ways To Die In The West

Daniel Dercksen

Charlize Theron and Seth MacFarlane sizzle in A Million Ways To Die In The West, a totally wacky and hilarious satirical farce with romance at its core, which offers more than a million ways to chuckle. Read more >>

The Railway Man

Daniel Dercksen

The latest adaptation of The Railway Man is another true story and will enthrall cinema audiences and open a window into the past that has shaped our future. Read more >>

Mind-bending Transcendence

Daniel Dercksen

Get ready for a mind-bending Transcendence, with Johnny Depp as a godly scientist and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. Read more >>

Under alien skin

Daniel Dercksen

Part road movie, part science fiction, part real, Under The Skin is a film about seeing our world through alien eyes. Read more >>

Games
[Net Prophet] How the SA games industry ticks

Sindy Peters

This year's Net Prophet attendees were introduced to two of South Africa's game industry pioneers; Danny Day and Marc Luck. The game designers gave vivid insight into the workings of a community Day had started by accident. Read more >>

Events
Return of House and Leisure/Old Mutual Night Markets
House and Leisure's HL/Old Mutual Night Markets are back for a second year and the next event is to be hosted in Joburg. The event will be hosted at Katy's Palace Bar, Kramerville on 29 May, 2014. Visitors can expect close to 50 vendors, including some of South Africa's foremost designers and artisans, covering fashion, jewellery, furniture, home décor, wine, food and more. Read more >>

Food & Wine
Combating the cold

Nina Timm

This is the time of year when it seems that everybody has the sniffles and certainly in my family we have all had a turn with a cold or, even worse, the flu. Read more >>

Top 20 steakhouses announced
In The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships, South Africa's favourite steakhouses are chosen by public vote and then the best are identified by expert judging. This year, 140 steakhouses were nominated and voted for by the public during the open voting round in March and April - and the Top 20 Steakhouses for 2014 have recently been announced. Read more >>

The long and wining road

Eugene Yiga

Mae West once said that too much of a good thing is wonderful. Perhaps she was referring to a Stellenbosch wine-tasting tour? Read more >>

Rentokil unveils its pop-up 'Pestaurant'

Issued by Rentokil Initial

Rentokil will be serving up - free to all - an array of exotic cuisine, including a range of edible insects such as locusts, mealworms, crickets and for the sweeter tooth, chocolate-dipped crickets and scorpion lollies, to mention but a few, at the Good Food & Wine Show this Saturday, 31 May, in Cape Town. Read more >>

Travel
Peermont announces new builds, upgrades

Brian Berkman

Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts used Indaba 2014 to list news of R373m refurbishments, new builds and upgrades. Read more >>

Motoring
Mini Cooper claws grow sharper

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The newly launched third generation Mini Cooper has been kitted out with even more fancy a la BMW specifications and has also grown more techno-mature - but deep down it still has the character and soul of a mischievous, playful lion cub. Read more >>

S-Class for sheer luxury, elegance and comfort

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Anybody with a passion for anything on four wheels powered by a combustion engine will by now have heard and read about the new Mercedes-Benz S Class, described by Mercedes-Benz and numerous motoring scribes all over the world over as 'the best car in the world'. Read more >>

Tickets on sale for Top Gear Festival, Durban
Tickets are now on sale for the Top Gear Festival Durban, which returns to the Moses Mabhida Stadium on 21 and 22 June, 2014. The two-day festival will feature Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond and The Stig. Read more >>


International

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum
LONDON, UK: The independent music trade organisation said YouTube had refused to withdraw threats over the company's plans to launch a music streaming service, despite 24 hours of negotiations. Read more >>

WIN gives YouTube streaming ultimatum
LONDON, UK: The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the body that represents the global independent music community gave YouTube 24 hours to withdraw threats over plans to launch a music streaming service. Read more >>

Music streaming gives record companies a boost
SINGAPORE: Stiff competition among technology companies for a share of the burgeoning online music streaming market has given traditional record companies a much-needed boost, a top Universal executive said. Read more >>


More International


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New events to diarise

Afrikaaps
Afrikaaps - 29 May 2014 to 31 May 2014 Cape Town

Holden Manz winemaker's dinner
Holden Manz Wine Estate - 30 May 2014 Franschhoek

Watch comrades action at the #NedbankGreenMile
Nedbank Sport - 1 Jun 2014 Kloof

Father's day surprise
The Vineyard Hotel - 2 Jun 2014 to 8 Jun 2014 Cape Town

Vortex Phoenix Festival of Fire
Vortex Open Source - 7 Jun 2014 to 8 Jun 2014 Riviersonderend

Single mom superwoman starter kit
Single Mom Superwoman - 8 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Visual Art Riot masterclass
Live Magazine SA - 12 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Saying no to difficult people
Stephanie Sterner - 28 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Johnny Clegg Best Live and Unplugged
Real Concerts - 22 Oct 2014 to 26 Oct 2014 Johannesburg


Upcoming events

Kamberg Trout Festival
Kamberg Trout Festival - 29 May 2014 to 1 Jun 2014 Kamberg, Rosetta Mooi River

Bendy Kate Workshop - Spinning Around the World
The Pole Project - 29 May 2014 Cape Town

Bendy Kate Workshop - Signature Choreography
The Pole Project - 29 May 2014 Cape Town

Ignite your life retreat in Mauritius
Kate Emmerson - 29 May 2014 to 3 Jun 2014 Mauritius

AIMS World Congress
Comrades Marathon Association - 29 May 2014 to 31 May 2014 Durban

#CreativeHustles: Curation in photography
Live Magazine SA - 29 May 2014 Johannesburg

Artist Dinner
EST1912 Arts an Culture Hub - 29 May 2014 Soweto


All industry news


Marketing & Media
    YouTube creators to help celebrate Madiba's legacy in video
    SA animation studio produces CGI ad for Skoda
    AdReview winners reflect business success - Danette Breitenbach
    Mxit boosts Ackerman's app traffic

    Medical
      Scientists find new way to combat drug resistance in skin cancer
      New MRI analysis predicts stroke patient reaction to clot-busting treatment
      Deciphering the role of fat stem cells in obesity and diabetes

      Retail
        New Flux Trends pinpoints macro trends for 2015
        Financial support for black milling company

        Government
          New ministers and their portfolios
          Zuma announces new Cabinet

          Mining
            Improved skills can increase mining sector's contribution to economic growth - Professor Caroline Digby
            Delco Automotive India to exhibit at WAMPEX
            Premier optimistic at mediation in platinum strike

            CSI
              Community Chest donates R100,000 to schools
              Pearl Valley Golf Club raises R84,000 for charities

              Finance
                Weighing up pros and cons of alternative investments
                High banking fees teach children its costly to save
                Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr hosts Future Leaders Network debate

                Agriculture
                  Sustainable primary production needs a new approach
                  Improvement of food value chain in the spotlight
                  Grain forums request amendments to statutory measures

                  Building
                    New canteen and computer room at Affies completed
                    Building division hurts Stefanutti Stocks results - Mark Allix

                    GreenBiz
                      Environmentalists invited to enter for Eco-Logic Awards
                      Sustainability Week strives to create awareness of environment
                      D'Sa lauded for fight for environmental justice - Melissa Jane Cook

                      HR & Recruitment
                        SA employees fail to report bad behaviour
                        IIE launches new online resource to assist graduates
                        Developing new skills can avoid unemployment

                        Legal
                          The effect of liquidation on leases - Lucinde Rhoodie and Elnalene Cornelius
                          Implications of amendments to Air Quality Act - Sandra Gore and Gareth Howard
                          Labour Court judgment surprises - Richard Marcus

                          Manufacturing
                            SA manufacturing 'pulls African growth down'

                            Property
                              Merged property funds would have muscle - Alistair Anderson and Joan Muller
                              Repo rate stability welcomed

                              Education
                                Maties' students win big with WorkMode app
                                Students collaborate online to relieve stress
                                Kids can now train with PGA professionals at school

                                Tourism
                                  Kenya Airways to fly between Nairobi and Abuja from June
                                  SA Tourism appoints marketing agencies in Brazil
                                  Samsung taps into hotel trends

                                  ICT
                                    A short guide to cloud terminology
                                    The public sector in the cloud - a good story to tell?

                                    Logistics
                                      Grievances will not delay Go Durban project
                                      Apple Express Rail plans train service to Baywest Mall
                                      Armed metro cops escort Rea Vaya buses after attacks - Penelope Mashego

                                      Automotive
                                        The Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards voting polls are going live
                                        CMH Menlyn Auto named as the MINI Finance Dealer of the Year
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