10th South African HORRORFEST – Full Feature Film Line-up (29 Oct – 7 Nov)

2014 HORRORFEST Feature Film Line-Up http://www.HORRORFEST.info 29 October - 7 November Labia Theatre, 68 Orange Street, Cape Town aving fun! Across 10 years the South African HORRORFEST has expanded itself into the continent's most all-encompassing Halloween event, incorporating an exciting range of movies and short films (you're unlikely to see in any other local cinema),... Continue Reading →

Pops Mohamed and Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse Ashish Joshi Poorvi Bhana at “The Music Box” 191 Frances Street Observatory 2198 31st October 2014.

Pops will be featuring his lifetime friend and multi-instrumentalist Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse withAshish Joshi on Tabla and Poorvi Bhana on Sitar at "The Music Box" 191 Frances Street Observatory 2198 on Halloween Night 31st October 2014. This is a fantastic musical celebration of Our Rainbow Nation, one surely not to be missed. Only 70 tickets... Continue Reading →

All Blacks squad for MyRepublic Northern Tour Strong side picked for Tests against USA, England, Scotland and Wales

The All Blacks selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox have selected their squad for the four-Test MyRepublic Northern Tour against the USA, England, Scotland and Wales. The All Blacks will play the four sides over respective weekends, with the first Test of the tour against the USA at Soldier Field, Chicago, on Saturday... Continue Reading →

All Blacks deny Wallabies after the siren in epic game in Brisbane 29- 28

The All Blacks compounded the Wallabies miserable week last night when a late Malakai Fekitoa try and a conversion by Colin Slade enabled them to snatch a 29-28 victory at Suncorp Stadium. The flies were meant to be crawling all over the rotting Wallabies, an outfit supposed to be in total disarray on and off... Continue Reading →

HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 – 18 October 2014

HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 18 October 2014 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W PEAK WEEKS NOTES 1 Meghan Trainor All About That Bass Up 1 2 1 7 2 Basement Jaxx Never Say Never Up 4 6 2 6 3 Pitbull feat. John Ryan Fireball Up 4 7 3 2 4 Bo Seretsane Rise... Continue Reading →

Now it’s Richie McCaw’s turn to have a crack at adding to the mayhem inside the Wallabies’ camp.

The scandal, which has dragged on since Kurtley Beale indiscretions exposed a poisonous seam of discontent inside Australian rugby, could do more than just cost the enfant terrible his job when he fronts a hearing next week. Because if the All Blacks batter the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium tonight the debate as to whether coach... Continue Reading →

The All Blacks team to play Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup Test of the year has been named.

The Test will be played at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, this Saturday 18 October. (Kick-off: 7.05PM QLD time, 10.05PM NZT. 12 midday SA Time ) The starting XV features two changes from the front row which started the Test against South Africa 12 days ago, with Dane Coles starting at hooker and propWyatt Crockett coming back... Continue Reading →

HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 – 11 October 2014

HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 11 October 2014 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W PEAK WEEKS NOTES 1 Beatenberg Rafael NC 1 1 (2) 12 Last Week's #1 2 Meghan Trainor All About That Bass NC 2 2 6 3 Mario Ogle How I Got My Groove Back NC 3 3 12 4 Bo Seretsane... Continue Reading →

Halfback Augustine Pulu has been called into the All Blacks squad for the Brisbane Test against Australia.

Counties Manukau halfback Augustine Pulu has been called into the All Blacks squad for the Brisbane Test against Australia. 24-year-old Pulu comes in as injury replacement for his Chiefs teammate halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow who suffered a serious knee injury in the Test against the Springboks in Johannesburg on the weekend. All Blacks Head Coach Steve... Continue Reading →

Harris in charge of DHL WP as Sharks come to town

Experienced prop Brok Harris will captain DHL Western Province in their final league match of the 2014 Absa Currie Cup season - against the Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday (kick-off 17h05). DHL Western Province have already qualified for a home semifinal, by virtue of their top of the log finish with a game in... Continue Reading →

Thirty years ago Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, wrote and recorded the most important song of his life.

In 1984 he was already a successful musician, as a member of Harari and a critically acclaimed solo artist. He’d penned and played some of the finest original South African-born music of his generation, but it was the recoding in September 1984 of the monster-hit “Burn Out” that changed everything for its maker, catapulting him... Continue Reading →

Get this blokes book – John Mitchell – Mitch the real story

He is one of the most highly regarded coaches in international rugby, but also one of the most controversial. John Mitchell’s rugby coaching career spans many years, several teams and various countries. He was assistant to Clive Woodward, who spearheaded England’s 2003 World Cup-winning campaign, for four years in the pioneering days of professional rugby... Continue Reading →

Wawela Music Awards 2015 special category nominations are open Nominations need to be submitted before 24 October 2014.

Music composers, authors, lyricists and publishers across the country are invited to nominate themselves and their peers for the Special Awards categories of the third annual Wawela Music Awards for 2015. Proudly brought by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), the Wawela Music Awards are the only ones in South Africa to specially honour... Continue Reading →

Some of the gems from Springboks coach Peter de Villiers –

We look back at some of the gems from Springboks coach Peter de Villiers, who stepped down from the top job after his team's loss to the Wallabies. Comparing Schalk Burger / Bakkies Botha to FW De Klerk / Nelson Mandela: “The small things like judicial hearings will not take away the fact that we... Continue Reading →

Sipho Mabuse Timelessness at the Lyric 1 Oct 2014 with Pops Mohamed, Alec Khaloi, PJ Powers, Condry Ziqubu

Thank  you to the following team Sound  - Sound Corporation - Mark de Klerk Technical Production Lighting, design, concept and operation  - JP Willson Publicity Martin Myers and Samm Marshall Event management - Razia Myers, Casey Barclay Ticketing - Naledi Mabuse, Palesa Mabuse Show produced by Sipho Mabuse and Martin Myers Lyric Theatre  - Calum... Continue Reading →

The All Blacks’ unbeaten record comes to an end at Ellis Park as the Springboks slot a late penalty to win 27-25.

The All Blacks' unbeaten run is over. In another epic contest between the world's two best teams, the desperate Springboks ended a five test, three-year drought against the All Blacks with a controversial 27-25 win in Johannesburg this morning. After missing a dropped goal one minute earlier, replacement playmaker Pat Lambie was the hero for... Continue Reading →

Focus All Blacks ready for Ellis Park Cauldron

Richie McCaw hasn't felt the need to GIVE his men a rousing speech this week. The All Blacks know what they are about to confront from the Springboks at Ellis Park, and unlike previous years when he's let rip at training, McCaw has been noticeably calm. It's a SIGN he feels confident the All Blacks... Continue Reading →

The All Blacks team to play South Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend has been named.

The All Blacks team to play South Africa in their final Investec Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend has been named. The Test against South Africa will be played at Ellis Park this Saturday 4 October. (Kick-off: 5.05PM, 4.05AM Sunday NZT) The starting XV features just two injury-enforced changes from the team... Continue Reading →

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