When:6:30 pm, Tuesday 27 October 2015 Where: Paul Bothner Music, Claremont Stadium on Main, Corner Central & Hawthorne, Claremont Info: 021 674 4030 Opening Performance: Taxi Violence Surviving and Thriving in the SA Music Industry by Martin Myers (Music Exchange) A publicist, music supervisor and founder of Music Exchange, Martin Myers is ideally placed to... Continue Reading →

There are elements of the media reporting that it is fait accompli that Heyneke Meyer will be appointed Springbok coach for another four years, and that a deal with Saru has already been concluded, but yesterday a Saru spokesman said that the position of coach would be dealt with at a meeting of the governing... Continue Reading →

There was no last-minute moment of magic to rescue the Boks last night as their World Cup dream perished in a Twickenham night air that was as thick with drizzle as it was with drama. As heart-wrenching as it was for South Africans all over the world to see their team fail by just two... Continue Reading →

The interest in this evening’s World Cup semi-final between the Springboks and the All Blacks is almost off the scale, even here in England where interest in the global showpiece went into rapid decline when the host country failed to make it out of their Pool. There has been some talk about the “other” semi-final,... Continue Reading →

Statistics have the bad reputation of being misleading and even irrelevant when the whistle blows for a new ball game, but not always. For the Springboks there is no escaping the intimidating fact that since 2010, the All Blacks have won 70 out of 78 Test matches for an almost 90 percent win record; since... Continue Reading →

BAND ACADEMY 2015 ROCKTOBER 6:30 pm, 27 October 2015 Paul Bothner Music Claremont Stadium on Main, Corner Central & Hawthorne, Claremont Opening Performance: Taxi Violence Surviving and Thriving the SA Music Industry by Martin Myers (Music Exchange) 6:30 pm, 27 October 2015 Paul Bothner Music, Claremont

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen emphatically ended the phoney war that has been going on this week between his team and the Springboks when he said: “Let’s be honest, they want to rip our heads off and if we are not in a similar mindset by kick-off, we are going to be in trouble. Heyneke... Continue Reading →

There has not been a peep from the Pietermaritzburg referee since he blew the whistle on Scotland’s World Cup challenge and legged it off the field with indecent haste, but yesterday there was a voice of comfort from none other than the chief benefactor of the incorrect decision to penalise Scotland in the last minute... Continue Reading →

IT is official. South African referee Craig Joubert got it wrong in the last minutes of the quarter-final match between Australia and Scotland at the weekend, gifting the Wallabies victory and breaking Scottish hearts. The plucky Scots led 34-32 with a minute go when Joubert awarded the Aussies a controversial penalty, which they converted into... Continue Reading →

The All Blacks were on a charm offensive towards their World Cup semi-final opponents on Saturday, the Springboks, even before the dust had settled on their 62-13 annihilation of France in Cardiff at the weekend. “We are not overly excited about the result against France,” said coach Steve Hansen, a renowned proponent of understatement. “All... Continue Reading →

Richie McCaw has turned the Rugby World Cup rhetoric on its head on the eve of the All Blacks quarterfinal replay against France in Cardiff. Asked for the umpteenth time this week about the 2007 quarterfinal loss to the Tricolours, McCaw said it may have shaped the events that followed as the All Blacks rebounded... Continue Reading →

TO put into perspective Wales’ chances of beating South Africa in today’s World Cup quarterfinal, it is worth nothing that in 29 matches under Warren Gatland against the Southern Hemisphere powerhouses, Wales have won just twice. They beat Australia in 2008, but have lost 11 in a row to the Wallabies since then, have never... Continue Reading →

Nehe Milner-Skudder is will be all smiles after winning the right wing berth for the All Blacks to play France in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday . PHIL WALTER/GETTY IMAGES Nehe Milner-Skudder's sharp feet have danced their way onto the much-debated right wing for the All Blacks' quarterfinal showdown with France at the... Continue Reading →

Here are some key areas they need to address against the dangerous French in Cardiff. The scrum work by the All Blacks hasn't been totally convincing during the World Cup and France will look to turn the screws in this department. The pressure ramps up for the quarterfinals and the scratchy All Blacks need to... Continue Reading →

On Saturday 17th October 2015, hosted by Auriol Hays and joined by Siphokazi Jonas and Pro-Found Ndabezitha will stage a performance in aid and benefit of St Anne’s Home. This performance is the fourth of its kind staged at Noel’s Place. Noel Daniels, an ardent patron of the Arts, is the newly appointed CEO of... Continue Reading →