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That springing feeling With spring about to be sprung we're seeing the outdoor entertainment options heat up. This weekend sees George Ezra in Durban, Cape Town and Joburg at the Durban Shongweni Polo Club, Durbanville Racecourse and Carnival City, respectively, while Grietfest and Pinotage on Tap both take the action outside in Joburg this Saturday. In other news I interview pop prince Connell Cruise, Terry Levin is blown away by the play Sizwe Banzi is Dead and Daniel Dercksen reports back on local film Impunity. P.S. We've still got tickets to give away to ISO's launch at The Assembly! Happy weekend! Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)
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|  | [Ruth Cooper] South Africa-born pop artist Connel Cruise has been making quite a stir across the seas. With the recent release of EP 'Into the Wild' with label Island Records this stir is predicted to get even bigger. We sent him a few questions to find out about life in the Big Apple and new EP. read more>>
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Daniel Dercksen If there's one film that fully exposes the talents of local actors Alex McGregor and Bjorn Steinbach in all its glory, it's Jyoti Mistry's hard-core and daring Impunity. Read more >> | Terry Levin The opening night of Sizwe Banzi is Dead, one of the definitive examples of South Africa's protest theatre, now on at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre, brought the audience spontaneously, whooping, to its feet. Read more >> | George Ezra, the 21-year-old singer from Hertford, England will be performing live at the Durban Shongweni Polo Club on 28 August, at Durbanville Racecourse in Cape Town on 29 August and outdoors at Carnival City in Joburg on 30 August. Read more >> |
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 | Synergy Live 2015 is to be held from 27 to 30 November at the Theewater Sports Club, Theewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp in the Western Cape. read more>> | |  | Leigh Morgan, the head of International Trade Marketing of Believe Digital UK, is to be the keynote speaker for the second day of the Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference. Believe Digital is a leading European distributor for the independent music industry. read more>> | |  | The Afriski Winter Fest, Africa's highest altitude music festival, will be held from Thursday, 27 to Sunday, 30 August, 2015, at the Afriski Mountain Resort, Lesotho. The festival will include top bands and DJs from around South Africa. read more>> | |  | Grietfest 2015 will be held on Saturday, 29 August at The Container Yard, 1 Impex Avenue, New Doornfontein, Joburg. read more>> | | |
 | Eugene Yiga For the past decade, Soweto-born composer and librettist Neo Muyanga has been working together with Mark Fleishman, co-artistic director and executive trustee of Magnet Theatre. read more>> | | |
 | Daniel Dercksen "One shouldn't leave this life without a sense of completion," declares 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes in the absolutely superb Mr.Holmes, a new twist on the world's most famous detective that is definitely one of the top films of the year. read more>> | |  | Charles Siboto As a movie reviewer/blogger do you ever just wake up in the afternoon (that's when everyone wakes up, right?) and just think how Marvel Studios possesses absolutely no chill? Can they just stop being so amazing with their movies and series? read more>> | |  | Daniel Dercksen True love is tested to the extreme in Paper Towns, a charming coming-of-age romance adapted from the best-selling novel by author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars). read more>> | | |
 | The shortlist for the Mbokodo Awards 2015, which is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Culture and Carol Bouwer Productions, has been released. read more>> | | |
 | The small village of McGregor, near Robertson in the Western Cape, will host the third McGregor Poetry Festival from 27 to 30 August, 2015. read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Just Perfect Established by ambitious culinary artist Nicole Parfitt in 2013, Ginger Apple offers a delicious and healthy menu designed to enrich your lifestyle... read more>> | |  | The annual Diemersfontein Pinotage-on-Tap Festival will once again be held in Cape Town, Durban, and Joburg in 2015. read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Perfect Partners Self-marketing is sometimes called personal branding because it uses branding tools to create an image around a person, rather than a product. We all have many personas, which is your best angle? Do you 'own' your image?... read more>> | | |
 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Renault's popular Duster has been given a mid-life cosmetic make-over to enhance its already cute and cheeky looks to further strengthen its grip on the competitive B-SUV segment... read more>> | |  | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Honda, which already caters for a wide range of local motoring tastes with 51 vehicle choices, has joined the lucrative and rapidly growing swing to trendy urban crossovers with the introduction of a pretty and practical HR-V fun-wagon... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Impi Challenge With an entry category specifically for corporate teams, the Impi Challenge is inviting companies to get out and get dirty! Expect VIP treatment along with exhilarating, fun teamwork... read more>> | |  | Amanda Davies If I've spent my career being asked questions about being a woman in sports journalism - just imagine what it's like for the women who work in F1. And I'm not talking about the grid girls... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Private Property With a brand new presenter, Khanya Siyengo, and an extended hour-long slot, the Win A Home show, brought to you once again by Private Property, is bigger and better than ever... read more>> | | |
 | Ilsa Groenewald The medical tax calculation has changed for the 2015 tax year... read more>> | |  | Andera Lakai In this age of technology, having access to information at our fingertips, everyone once in a while lie awake at night losing sleep over identity theft and its consequences... read more>> | |  | Sophie Baker When starting a business, you will need to elect when your fiscal year starts and ends... read more>> | |
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