The All Blacks team to play South Africa in the highly-anticipated Investec Rugby Championship match in Wellington this weekend has been named. The All Blacks will play South Africa for the first time this year at Westpac Stadium on Saturday 13 September (kick-off: 9.35am SA time live on SUPERSPORT 1 ). The team is (with... Continue Reading →
: Jean de Villiers to reach 100th Bok Test cap and Pollard to start at 10 against All Blacks
Jean de Villiers to reach 100th Springbok Test cap Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will on Saturday join four other South Africans when he leads the team out in his 100th Test, against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington (kick-off 09h35 SA time). The Springbok match-23 to face New Zealand shows only one... Continue Reading →
All Blacks plenty to admire on a 28-9 win over Argentina.
It was never going to be pretty, but the All Blacks will find plenty to admire when they look back on a 28-9 win over Argentina. Steve Hansen's side delivered enough to keep their coach smiling as they ran in four tries to remain unbeaten in this year's Rugby Championship. The Pumas were not quite... Continue Reading →
Barrett and Dagg to start for All Blacks against Argentina on Saturday
The All Blacks team to play Argentina in the Investec Rugby Championship match in Napier this weekend has been named. The All Blacks will play Argentina for the first time this year at McLean Park on Saturday 6 September (kick-off: 7.35PM NZT live on SKY TV). 9.35 SA Time The team is (with Test caps... Continue Reading →
Bryan Habana to become Springbok Centurion No 4 against Australia on Sat
Bryan Habana will on Saturday become the fourth Springbok and 33rd player overall to play in 100 Tests when South Africa take on Australia in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at Patersons Stadium in Perth (kickoff 12h05 SA time). The 31-year-old Habana, who made his debut for South Africa against England... Continue Reading →
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse to celebrate Burnout with his show “Timelessness 50 years on” Wed 1 Oct Lyric Theatre
TIMELESSNESS 50 years on On Wednesday evening, 1 October, for one-night-only, one of South Africa’s, and indeed the world’s, most admired and respected musicians – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse – is set to perform at The Lyric Theatre, Johannesburg, in a special, single performance, affair. Titled Timelessness, a name coined by Mabuse, the show will tip its hat... Continue Reading →
Sipho Mabuse, Sophia Foster, Alistair Izobel for Music Alla Kaap Sat 27th September Grand Arena
Cape Town's annual music extravaganza Music Alla Kaap is back for its third year running at the GrandWest Arena in Cape Town for one night only on Saturday 27 September 2014 at 8pm. Following 5 sold out shows in two years’, this has become a must-see event on Cape Town's social calendar. Music Alla Kaap... Continue Reading →
RJ Benjamin Can Skylark have longest running song on charts -Been on the charts for 3 months (12 weeks )
RJ Benjamin and Can Skylark have longest running song on Heart SA TOP 10 -Been on the charts for 3 months (12 weeks ) SA TOP 10 - 28 August 2014 POS. ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L.W. PEAK W.O.C. Notes 1 Lloyd Cele Just Be Mine NC 1 1 (6) 7 Last Week's #1 2... Continue Reading →
In New Zealand rugby, their idea of a crisis is a losing sequence of one-game in a row
In New Zealand rugby, their idea of a crisis is a losing sequence of one-game in a row. Heck even a draw against Australia a fortnight ago got them into a tizz, prompting coach Steve Hansen to call for a week of serious introspection “from myself down to the waterboy.” The country was seriously miffed... Continue Reading →
Taute at inside centre for DHL Western Province vs Bulls on Sat
Jaco Taute will make his first Absa Currie Cup start in DHL Western Province colours, after being named at inside centre for Saturday's meeting with the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria (kick-off 17h05). Springbok Taute replaces the injured Michael van der Spuy (hamstring) in the No.12 shirt in the only change to the DHL WP... Continue Reading →
2014 South African HorrorFest poster revealed 27 Oct to 7 Nov 2014
We're proud to announce that we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of our South African HorrorFest this year over Halloween season (across 27 October - 7 November). (With it, the event's skull-moon logo also got a slight facelift) We've launched this year's poster image! (attached) - As is customary, it features festival co-organizer (and Terminatryx /... Continue Reading →
– Springbok squad named for Australasian tour no Juan Smith but Victor is back
Springbok squad named for Australasian tour Victor Matfield is over his injury problems and will rejoin the Springbok squad when they get together for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while Marcel van der Merwe has been called up for the injured Frans Malherbe. Furthermore, Willem Alberts has also been drafted back... Continue Reading →
All Blacks bite back to secure Bledisloe glory 51 -20
Retribution indeed. Moral of the story? Don't make the All Blacks' forwards angry. They will bite back. Seven days is a long time in sport - an even longer time to stew on a poor performance. Very rarely do you see the All Blacks miss their lofty standards by such a margin as they did... Continue Reading →
HEART 104.9FM SA TOP 10 – 21 August 2014 RJ Benjamin & CanSkylark 11 weeks on the chart
R J Benjamin and CanSkylark have been on the charts for nearly 3 months (11 weeks ) and reached number 1 as well with their song "So High " R .J has also just returned from the Miss Namibia 2014 held on 2 August in Windhoek He was the guest artist for the Show which... Continue Reading →
Good read about touring overseas acts in SA and ticket prices re Kings of Chaos
Firstly , these events take a long time to put together , as many artists have complicated schedules globally which are always subject to change . SA is often NOT on the WORLDWIDE tour schedule as it is NOT relevant to their international sales. Promoters have to find a GAP in their International Tour to... Continue Reading →
All Blacks in search of retribution at Eden Park today
Physical intimidation has formed the backbone of the now long-held dominance over the Wallabies. Australia are probably the only nation in world rugby that can match the All Blacks in terms of attacking skill, but their forward pack's inadequacies have often blunted the ability to showcase those inherent talents. Rugby is, and always will be,... Continue Reading →
Ten All Blacks legends have been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame today
Ten All Blacks legends were inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame at special ceremony at the annual Reunion Dinner of former All Blacks in Auckland tonight. They were All Blacks greats Fred Allen, Don Clarke, Sean Fitzpatrick, Grant Fox, Ian Kirkpatrick, Michael Jones, John Kirwan, Colin Meads, Graham Mourie and George Nepia. Legendary sports... Continue Reading →
McCaw admits pressure on All Blacks is immense for Saturday
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw says the pressure on his team in the lead up to tomorrow night's test has been up there with the most intense he has experienced before a Bledisloe Cup game. McCaw said the only week that could compare was the one after the 34-19 loss to the Wallabies in Sydney... Continue Reading →
How much does it cost to book your fav rapper -Study up
If you haven’t noticed, the rap business has changed. You probably know this because you and all your friends likely haven’t paid for an artist’s music in a minute. Due to torrenting, streaming, and music sharing (basically the Internet), records just don’t sell like they used to. So, with record purchases more or less going... Continue Reading →
All Blacks focus on raising game ’10-12 notches’
A familiar theme resonates within the All Blacks camp this week. From the top down, they are on edge; frustrated with their failings in Sydney and seemingly primed to deliver the required response at Eden Park tomorrow night. Almost immediately after the Sydney draw, individuals stood up and took responsibility for personal mistakes - it... Continue Reading →
