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ZIKHONA VALELA DISCUSSES HER NEW BOOK: NOW YOU KNOW HOW MAPETLA DIED; THE STORY OF A BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MARTYR! Food, wine and a good book is exactly what is on offer as Reality TV star Nonku Williams partners with celebrity chef Sizo Henna as well as respected Historian and author Zikhona Valela at Blaque Bistro on Friday 27th May . This trio is bringing about an exquisite lifestyle experience that will not only nourish your body but your mind. Hosted by comedian and actor Linda Majola, the event will be a gathering of great minds. Nonku’s A2B Winery finally lands in Johannesburg and it finds home and full expression at Blaque Bistro.  “I am super excited to be launching my wine brand in Joburg, it has been a journey and I can now say I have found the right people to partner with and I look forward to the 27th. Also, a good glass of wine with good food and an even better book to read is just the perfect combination. I strongly believe in collaboration and for Zikhona and Sizo to joi

When Idris Elba visited South Africa to shoot a film, he was struck by how the lives of township youngsters were transformed through a local boxing club. This was the impetus for his new series Idris Elba’s Fight School, which premieres on  BritBox  South Africa on 16 June 2022 – which, fittingly, is Youth Day. He relates, “When you go into the township, you’re like, ‘Wow, this is how people live and how they survive.’ And the crime rate within the townships is high. I went to the township and there was a boxing gym there. These guys who had set up the fight school lowered the crime rate and got kids literally out of trouble. The trainers there really saw the value of giving these kids a place to come, train and stay away from crime. That was quite inspiring to watch and it stuck with me.” This experience inspired Golden Globe winner Elba, the star of  Luther  (available on  BritBox ) and  Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom , to embark on a life-changing and highly personal project, harness

Warner Music Africa is proud to present Kiddo CSA’s debut single remix offering: HAIBO (feat. S1mba & Reason).   Haibo  has since garnered over half a million streams . Kiddo CSA,  who is no stranger to international collaborations, broke into the music scene with  ‘Stay Down’,  a collaboration with international hip-hop heavyweight ,  Mick Jenkins.  The ‘ Haibo ’ Remix follows suit, as  Kiddo  calls on international Brit award-winning star,  S1mba,  and multi-talented, award-winning label mate,  Reason  aka  Sizwe Alakine .   The beat, which was reimagined by original produces  London Rhodes , who was present during the recording session at the  Sportscene Studios  in  Sandton City,  is a refreshingly soulful take on the original.   HAIBO , a colloquial term used to express something of a shock, is the perfect expression of my life right now, says  Kiddo CSA .”  It is me realizing my childhood dreams coming to life, daily. The energy in the studio was crazy,  S1mba  and  Reason  c

  Glencore Ferroalloys donation of sanitary pads to girls in their local communities hits remarkable milestone of half a million contributions   May 2022 – In 2021 Glencore Ferroalloys partnered with the Imbumba Foundation with the aim of keeping young girls at school through sanitary pad donations. The partnership was sparked by the alarming rate of young girls who miss school due to a lack of access to sanitary pads. Since the partnership, over 500 000 sanitary pads were handed over to more than 10 000 girls at 57 local schools in the Limpopo and North West Provinces.   On 5 May 2022, Glencore and the Imbumba Foundation kick started the second year of their partnership by distributing over 40 000 sanitary pads to more than 800 girls at the Bakwena and Charora Secondary Schools in the North West Province.   “At Glencore we pride ourselves in being of service to our communities and today is a day of celebration for us all as we embark on this journey of fighting sanitary pad poverty in

Amanda Black, Ringo Madlingozi and Bongeziwe Mabandla to perform at live National Arts Festival 2022   The National Arts Festival has announced exciting new additions to its 2022 programme with one night only concerts from  Amanda Black ,  Ringo Madlingozi  and  Bongeziwe Mabandla . The programme, already a feast of theatre, dance, music, jazz, visual art, comedy and more, is now live and open for booking at  www.nationalartsfestival.co.za . The countdown to the NAF’s return to live stages and its home town of Makhanda is well underway with the eleven day festival kicking off on 23 June 2022 and running until 3 July. After two years of offering the country’s oldest and most diverse arts festival online, the arts community is looking forward to a real life reunion and the annual winter pilgrimage to the Eastern Cape. CEO Monica Newton says the Festival is looking forward to welcoming the return of the artists and visitors, as is the town of Makhanda, which has missed the R90 million ann

Vincent Mantsoe   The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts, and the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience presents their second annual edition of the JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES #2  a free three-day online dance colloquium on YouTube   which runs from 25 to 27 May 2022.    Aiming to support the growth of scholarship and dialogue as it affects the evolving development of dance, physical performance and its relationship to history, memory and our current society, these 2022 dialogues take the theme of “Dancing Archives”.    “The purpose of these dialogues is to stimulate robust discussions and debates over ideas of how  embodied dance archivists (artists, scholars and curators) can  be agents of change in how they create and think about an archive,” explains Dr Lliane Loots, a lecturer at UKZN and the Chair of the Colloquium Steering Committee. “We want to look at how and what is remembered, and  this specifically in decentring capitalist, heteronormative, able-bodied

Lehlogonolo Machaba photo by Terra Dick Lehlogonolo Machaba first openlytransgender woman to participate at Miss South Africa returning for the second time after not placing on the top 10 last year.  Meet the Top 30 contestants vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2022 and vote for your favourite to make it into the Top 10.   The 30 hopefuls are an impressive and diverse group and include an estate agent, a corporate lawyer, a   veterinarian , a forensic science graduate, teachers, models, entrepreneurs and law students. They come from all over South Africa with Gauteng leading the field with 13 contestants (with three from Soweto and two from Tshwane); the Western Cape has five; KwaZulu Natal has four; the Eastern Cape is represented by three women; the Free State has two as has the North West and there is one from Limpopo.   For the next few weeks, the women will be out to impress this year's Top 30 judges who are radio presenter and personality and Miss South Africa 2015 Lie

Sun El Musician, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Ms Party and Aurus will join Nakhane on stage at the I Am Live concert by Bassline Fest at Constitution Hill.   Bongeziwe Mabandla On the 21st of May, Constitution Hill will come alive at the festival in celebration of Africa Month is presented by The Department of Sport Arts and Culture.   The I Am Live fest will start at 2pm and end at 10pm. Tickets are R320.00 on Howler  www.howler.co.za/ iamlivebasslinenakhane Says I Am Live event promoter Paige Holmes, “The festival is set to be a day of music and celebration of our humanity, resilience and over-all incredible creativity and talent that our beautiful African Continent births. The line-up of award winning artists reflect the inclusivity, diversity and tolerance that the city of Jozi inhabits: Joining Nakhane when they return home to celebrate being live, alive and African will be Bongeziwe Mabandla, known as the ‘enigmatic spirit of African Soul’ and Sun El Musician the multiple hit making Afro-