Richie McCaw's probable return against the Springboks this week couldn't have come at a better time for the All Blacks. After training fully in Buenos Aires, McCaw is expected to demonstrate his remarkable healing powers when the All Blacks touched down after a 12-hour flight in Johannesburg . Initially predicted to be out for up... Continue Reading →
HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 – 28 September 2013
HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 28 September 2013 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W PEAK WEEKS NOTES 1 Can Skylark Nothing's Gonna Get Me Down Today NC 1 1 (2) 7 2 Pharrell Happy NC 2 2 5 3 Mi Casa Jika Up 2 5 3 6 4 Claire Phillips I Want Your Love Down... Continue Reading →
Surfers charging giant waves at Jeffreys Bay on Day 4 of Hurley SA Junior Champs
The cream of South Africa’s surfing talent aged 17-and-under are charging giant two to three metre walls of water pouring down the iconic Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay on Day 4 of the Hurley SA Junior Champs today. The powerful swell, with a 15 second interval and groomed to perfection by strong offshore winds, is... Continue Reading →
From the outside it seems the life of a professional rugby player is rather glamorous.
From the outside it seems the life of a professional rugby player is rather glamorous. Fame, fortune and all the trimmings right? The reality, though, is quite different. While others around the same age are backpacking exotic locations, meeting new people, having new experiences and immersing themselves in foreign cultures, the All Blacks' success is... Continue Reading →
Mike Greenaways take on Jake White and the Sharks
There are rumours of Jake White returning to the Sharks next year following his shock resignation from the Brumbies. Very premature rumours but even if they come to nought it nevertheless pricks the memories of us scribes who were doing Sharks duty back in 2000. Few people recall it, but White was in fact the... Continue Reading →
On The Couch, a witty and crazy sports-themed show on Heart 104.9fm
Take Tapfuma Makina and Heart 104.9FM on a Saturday morning. Add Martin Myers and someone known only as Flapper and you have On The Couch, a witty and crazy sports-themed show. What started as merely a three-minute good idea 10 years ago by Martin Myers has grown into 60 minutes of laughs, non-facts and food... Continue Reading →
Cape Town gets feathered aid to guard Stadium pitch
City gets feathered aid to guard Stadium pitch The City has appointed a pigeon specialist called Scarlet, a Peregrine Falcon, to protect the pitch of the Cape Town Stadium in an environmentally friendly, non-lethal way. Read more below: For the next six months, the pitch of the Cape Town Stadium will be defended by the... Continue Reading →
2 changes for All Blacks team to face Argentina on Sat
There are just two changes to the starting XV from the team that played South Africa a fortnight ago. One of the changes is injury-enforced, with Aaron Cruden in for the injured Daniel Carter in the 10 jersey, while Andrew Hore comes in as the starting hooker in his 80th Test. There is just the... Continue Reading →
Heart 104.9fm -Top 30 -21 Sept 2013
HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 21 September 2013 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W PEAK WEEKS 1 Can Skylark Nothing's Gonna Get Me Down Today Up 1 2 1 6 2 Pharrell Happy Up 1 3 2 4 3 Claire Phillips I Want Your Love Up 1 4 3 9 4 The Black Ties Something... Continue Reading →
I will be a judge on the WOW Factor on 2nd Oct at Richard’s Supper Stage
On the 2nd of October be amazed and cheer on Cape Town’s hidden talent. Watch these young hopefuls become stars as they compete for the prize of R1000 and entry into our Gala event finals, where they win their own show! You can have some dinner from our Wow Factor menu and sip on our... Continue Reading →
GENERATIONS ***** TREVOR JONES AND SIPHO “HOTSTIX” MABUSE Collaboration comes from meeting each other at Music Exchange
TREVOR JONES AND SIPHO “HOTSTIX” MABUSE ADD THEIR GENIUS TO GENERATIONS South African multi-award-winning, orchestral film score composer and conductor Trevor Jones headed home last month to capture a piece of musical magic. As the longest running soap opera in South African television history, Generations’ creators decided, as part of the shows 20th anniversary celebrations,... Continue Reading →
Richie McCaw to travel with All Blacks to Argentina and SA
The All Blacks squad to travel to Argentina and South Africa in the All Blacks' away leg of the I Rugby Championship has been named. The key feature of the squad is a late injury to halfback TJ Perenara which has resulted in the call-up of Piri Weepu as a replacement. First five-eighth Tom Taylor... Continue Reading →
Blacks Only Comedy Show – The Bling-Bling Tour Grand Arena Grand West 4 OCT
Blacks Only Comedy Show – The Bling-Bling Tour This October The Blacks Only Comedy Show will take South Africa by storm, with the Bling-Bling Tour. Expect the sound of light hitting elaborate amounts of silver, platinum and diamonds to leave a city near you in stitches. Starting off on 04th October at The Grand Arena,... Continue Reading →
Simple Minds – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie Ged Grimes coming to SA in Nov
Simple Minds have been many things to many people: sound scapers, sound-shapers, soundtrack makers, serial chart-toppers. They have influenced acts as diverse as the Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Moby and The Horrors. They have been sampled by Nicky Minaj, David Guetta, Joey Negro and Freddy Bastone. They have provided memorable movie moments for directors... Continue Reading →
The talk is about how much the Boks have to prove in their finale at Ellis Park against New Zealand
5. Boks-All Blacks II All the talk is about how much the Springboks have to prove in their Rugby Championship finale at Ellis Park against New Zealand. But I wonder. Knowing the mentality of the All Blacks, and the pride they take in their status in the game, I'm sure they would have been as... Continue Reading →
ELECTRO POP DIVA ALISON MOYET COMES TO SA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DEC
The inimitable and iconic diva, Alison Moyet, comes to South Africa for the first time to celebrate the Emperors Palace’s 15th birthday weekend on December 13th and 14th, 2013 and to the Liquifruit Amphithteatre in Paarl as part of the Culitvaria Summer Concert series. The three concerts will feature the very best of the bluesy... Continue Reading →
The MANHATTANS featuring REGINA BELLE – GRAND ARENA; GRAND WEST; 26 October 2013 book at Computicket
Tickets are selling quickly for the once off performance of the MANHATTANS featuring REGINA BELLE at GRAND ARENA GRAND WEST on 26 October 2013