It is hard to believe it is 15 years since the Sharks and Blues delivered an all-time classic at Kings Park in the first ever season of Super rugby.
It is hard to believe it is 15 years since the Sharks and Blues delivered an all-time classic at Kings Park in the first ever season of Super rugby. Gary Teichmann’s Sharks just lost to Zinzan Brooke’s All Blacks team deputising as Auckland (Sean Fitzpatrick was at hooker but was not the captain, and you-name-it... Continue Reading →
The Script will be performing for the first time ever in South Africa on 24th June at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg and 26th June at Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town.
Irish band The Script will be performing for the first time ever in South Africa on 24th June at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg and 26th June at Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town. It’s been a rags to riches glory ride, an emotional rollercoaster, an all action, all star blockbuster. Three young Dubliners took on the... Continue Reading →
ROBIN AULD CAPE TOWN TOUR DATES IN MARCH
Well-established South African musician Robin Auld will be touring the country in February and March to promote his spectacular new album Fingers In My Pocket, an eclectic collection of blues and roots. Best known for his early pop hits including All Of Woman and Love Kills, Auld went back to the studio in late 2010... Continue Reading →
Sonny Bill Williams, rugby’s all-singing, all-dancing big-partying showman made an unusuall y profound and heartfelt comment on the earthquake that struck Christchurch
Sonny Bill Williams, rugby’s all-singing, all-dancing big-partying showman – and occasional boxer! – made an unusually profound and heartfelt comment on the earthquake that struck Christchurch on Tuesday while many of Crusaders were showering after training at their home ground near the centre of the city, the AMI Stadium. The players sprinted from the change... Continue Reading →
SMD Technical has successfully been supplying the corporate event industry since 1995. Please look at our website redesign www.smdtech.co.za
SMD Technical has successfully been supplying the corporate event industry, corporate hospitality industry as well as weddings & upmarket private functions with various services and unique speciality engineered products since 1995. The company is divided into two sections namely the services side and thespeciality product section. The services side includes lighting, laser shows, sound, staging,... Continue Reading →
Angelo; White Tiger at Jukani Wildlife Predator Park; Mossel Bay.
: Angelo; White Tiger at Jukani Wildlife Predator Park; Mossel Bay. Angelo and Mich, two white Bengal tiger cubs, arrived at Jukani Wildlife Predator Park in Mossel Bay during December 2008. Their arrival was the result of a request by a Wildlife breeding facility in the Free State Province to Jukani to assist them in... Continue Reading →
At the risk of tempting fate for the Sharks
At the risk of tempting fate for the Sharks, one of the quirks of Super Rugby is the Sharks’ brilliant record against the Blues, who they have beaten six times in a row since Kevin Putt’s team lost heavily in Auckland in 2005 - including a semi-final win in Durban in 2007 and three wins... Continue Reading →
Springbok captain John Smit’s participation in Saturday’s big clash with the high-riding B lues is in the balance
Springbok captain John Smit’s participation in Saturday’s big clash with the high-riding Blues is in the balance, the same goes for another Springbok JP Pietersen, as well as openside flank Jacques Botes, but the good news is that scrumhalf Charl McLeod should be good to go. Smit pulled out of the Super Rugby opener against... Continue Reading →
“I don’t want to go home,” admits a clearly elated Bono as U2’s Cape Town show draws to an end.
"I don't want to go home," admits a clearly elated Bono as U2's Cape Town show draws to an end. The feeling - echoed by the capacity crowd - is completely understandable: it's been a shared evening of rock 'n roll showmanship, political soapboxing, and surprising intimacy. For all the size of the show -... Continue Reading →
THE Sharks were menacing and muscular, if not convincing,
THE Sharks were menacing and muscular, if not convincing, in their ultimately emphatic crushing of the Cheetahs at a wet and bedraggled Kings Park on Saturday evening but the bottom line is that they finished the weekend top of the South African conference (on points difference better than the Bulls) and in ideal mood to... Continue Reading →
U2’s Cape Town setlist, 18/02
U2's Cape Town setlist, 18/02 Tonight, U2 performed in Cape Town. In a welcome initiative, the show was broadcast live on the Internet for U2.com subscribers. It was also broasdcast on Highveld and KFM 94.5 in South Africa, alongside a live stream onDstv.com, only available throughout the African continent. I Still Haven't Found What I'm... Continue Reading →
Rugby’s train-spotters will no doubt find it intriguing
MIKE GREENAWAY Rugby’s train-spotters will no doubt find it intriguing that after 15 years of Super Rugby competition, the Sharks have won 89 of their 184 matches, drawn six and lost ... exactly 89. If a precisely 50 percent record doesn’t blow your hair back, think again in a South African context because the Sharks... Continue Reading →
Juan Smith is out of Saturday’s Super Rugby opener in Durban
THE Sharks will be careful not to get carried away with the news that Cheetahs captain Juan Smith is out of Saturday’s Super Rugby opener in Durban – he was injured this time last year and the Cheetahs nevertheless won at Kings Park – but it remains a telling blow for the visitors considering the... Continue Reading →
U2 Stage in Cape Town
U2 Stage in Cape Town
John Smit is mentally refreshed to boot,
Much has been said about the physical shape of the Springbok captain going into the massively important final year of his illustrious career, but it is certainly worth noting that John Smit is mentally refreshed to boot, and his dry wit was to the fore when he fronted at a press conference at the Shark... Continue Reading →
Just about good to go was the vibe from the Shark Tank last night
Just about good to go was the vibe from the Shark Tank last night after John Smit’s troops worked out on the main Kings Park pitch in anticipation of Saturday’s long-awaited Super Rugby opener against the troublesome Cheetahs (5pm). Just about? There are a few injury and illness problems but by Friday’s captain’s training run... Continue Reading →
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske does not know what the specific ingredient is in the Cheetah’s o ften winning recipe against the Sharks
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske does not know what the specific ingredient is in the Cheetah’s often winning recipe against the Sharks, and if he knew he would bottle it and hide it under his mattress. The Cheetahs have a knack of knocking over the Sharks in important games in Durban – the 2009 Currie Cup... Continue Reading →
