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We continue giving props to inspiring women for our #WomenInBiz series with interviews with Zolani Mahola and Marisa Calvert this week. While on the topic of Women's Month, Louise Marsland lambasts BIC for its recent campaign stuff up. In other top story news, the Comic's Choice Awards will get Montecasino chuckling this Saturday.

We've got tickets up for grabs for George Ezra in Durban, Cape Town and Joburg, so get entering!

Happy weekend lovelies!

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

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Weekly top stories
[#WomenInBiz] Q&A with Zolani Mahola
[Ruth Cooper] Zolani Mahola, the powerhouse and voice behind the ever-popular band Freshlyground, chats about Women's Month, as well as what it means to be a powerful woman in South Africa. read more>>

Why brands fail at Women's Day

Louise Marsland

When a brand gets it as badly wrong as Bic South Africa did with its Facebook post for Women's Day - which has now been vilified globally - you have to wonder if any thought at all goes into some campaigns or actions by brands...

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[#WomenInBiz] Scoring goals with Marisa Calvert

Evan-Lee Courie

Bizcommunity.com is celebrating Women's Month by focussing on women in various industries. I chatted to Marisa Calvert to find out what this month means to her and what are some of the barriers she's overcome in the business of sports communications...

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Fifth birthday celebration for the Comics' Choice Awards

The Comics' Choice Awards is five years old this year, which will be celebrated with a big fifth Birthday Bash on 15 August, 2015, at the Teatro at Montecasino.

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Music
Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference and Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition

Issued by Black Mango Music

A three-year partnership deal has been announced which formalises an already existing strategic relationship and is a powerful step to uniting the often fractured music industry... read more>>
Christina Aguilera is headline act for SATY Awards
Five-time Grammy Award winner and TV star Christina Aguilera is to be the headline act for the 2nd Annual South African of the Year Awards. read more>>
Roxette visiting SA as part of The 30th Anniversary Tour
Roxette have added four South African dates to their celebrated world tour XXX - The 30th Anniversary Tour. The band's ongoing world tour will lead up to the celebration of their 30th anniversary in 2016. 'Roxette XXX - the 30 biggest hits' is on sale now in support of the tour. read more>>
Hog Hoggidy Hog turns 20
Hog Hoggidy Hog played their first gig at the Purple Turtle in Cape Town on 15 Agust 20 years ago. Come and celebrate the 20th birthday of Hog Hoggidy Hog... read more>>
Theatre
Nando's presents The Long Bunfight to Freedom
This year has been witness to the most extraordinary scenes of parliamentary disorder ever, with fists flying, insults exchanged, mass walkouts and the deployment of SWAT teams in the House. read more>>
Movies
Death hounds Everyman

Daniel Dercksen

The medieval morality play Everyman gets a wicked makeover with the NT Live's racy screening on 15, 19 and 20 August at 7.30pm and on 16 August at 2.30pm - only at Cinema Nouveau theatres in Joburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. read more>>
Adrenaline-charged Ant-Man

Daniel Dercksen

Your imagination will explode with Ant-Man, an imaginative trip with a miniscule superhero and his army of ants as they save the world. read more>>
Food & Wine
New format for Eat Out Awards
Eat Out has announced that Mercedes-Benz South Africa will be the title sponsor of this year's Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, which will be held at Mistico Equestrian Centre, 40 minutes outside of Cape Town, on Sunday, 15 November, 2015. read more>>
Motoring
Polo GTI armed with manual box

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The local Volkswagen Polo range, already one of the most popular and biggest sellers in this country has been further enhanced with the addition of two new engine choices and a keenly awaited manual transmission for its hot little GTI... read more>>
Kia's people-carrier goes all swanky

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

It's not easy to make a large people-hauler look attractive but with a liberal sprinkling of stardust, mixed in with healthy dose of electronic wizardry, quality finishes and a generous helping of comfort and safety features, Kia has turned its 7- and 11-seater Sedona into a Grand Sedona... read more>>
Sport
Botswana football on the rise

Issued by Optimize Enhancing Effectiveness

Before the recent launch of the 2015/16 beMOBILE Premiership season, a workshop was hosted for the 16 top-flight clubs and sports media where the future vision for the league was discussed... read more>>
Business
How to keep your battery going while on the move
It's always annoying to run out of battery power when you're not near a charger and a power point... read more>>
Concern about silence on key threats to SA's economic longevity
South Africa has a leadership crisis, but this is not limited to government. Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur and publisher of SA's Mail & Guardian newspaper, recently addressed corporate leaders on their silence on key threats to the country's economic longevity... read more>>
Jobs offered
Fitness Instructor - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University Maties Gymnasium (previously known as SUSPI) currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced fitness instructor (Ref. SPI/253/0815). Applications close: 21 August 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
Soweto Opera Quadro Live at Soweto Theatre
Soweto Opera Quadro - 21 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Art and Music
H.T.D Production - 3 Oct 2015, Chavani

Elandsheim's Year End Festival
Elandsheim Retreat - 28 Nov 2015, Elandskraal

Upcoming events
Bike, Boat and Outdoor Show
14 Aug 2015 to 16 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

The Playhouse Company
The Playhouse Company - 14 Aug 2015 to 22 Aug 2015, Durban

Edible Cinema
VOICES CLUB - 14 Aug 2015, Cape Town

Savanna Comics Choice Awards
Whacked Special Project - 15 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Mass Hysteria 2015
Whacked Special Project - 19 Aug 2015 to 23 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

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