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YOU SPECTACULAR EXTRAVAGANZA The crème de la crème of South Africa’s celebrities attended the prestigious annual YOU Spectacular awards ceremony at The Lyric, Gold Reef City, on 27 July. The show celebrates local talent and pays tribute to favourite personalities including sports icons, comedians, actors, presenters and music stars. YOU editor Linda Pietersen says the event has not only become a highlight on the SA entertainment calendar, it is an opportunity for readers to feel more in touch with the stars they see on screen, stage and sports field. “The fact they vote for their favourite celebs makes them feel closer to them,” she says. “The Spectacular is also the magazine’s chance to pay tribute to the people who fill our pages. It’s a great event.” After weeks of campaigning by the nominees, it was ultimately the public who would decide the winners. Thousands of votes poured in and the winners for each category were announced at the glamorous ceremony on Satu...

Samsung #GALAXYexperience  announces top international line-up for Sensation ‘Innerspace’ South Africa After the announcement that Sensation ‘Innerspace’ will be making its African debut at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg on 7 September 2013, the question music and dance enthusiasts have been asking is “Who will be performing at Sensation South Africa?” As the World’s Leading Dance Event, Sensation promises that the calibre of the line-up for the South African debut show will be consistent with the standard set by its other shows around the world. For the first time and for one night only, Sensation ‘Innerspace’ presented by Samsung #GALAXYexperience, will feature an international DJ line-up that South Africa has never seen before. The powerful line-up will include DJ’s Nic Fanciulli , Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, Daniel Sanchez and Juan Sanchez, and Thomas Gold . MC Gee will be introducing the DJ’s to the audience and getting the c...

A ventriloquist, a woman, a doctorand a couple of Goliaths walk into a bar… Sound like the start of a bad joke? It’s not - they’re all nominees in The 3rd Annual South African Comic’s Choice Awards™ (CCA’s). South Africa’s comedians have voted, and the nominees in each category have been selected. Now winning a prestigious Waldo is no longer a dream, but a one in four chance for each nominee. And the nominees are…! The Savanna Newcomer Award , LoyisoMadinga, Eureka Nkese, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Kagiso Mokgadi The BlackBerry® Breakthrough Act Award, Deep Fried Man , Mpho PoppsModikoane , Donovan Goliath , Jason Goliath The Comic’s Choice Comic Of The Year Award, Trevor Noah, LoyisoGola, TumiMorake, Riaad Moosa The Times Comic's Pen Award, Chester Missing , LoyisoGola , KagisoLediga , Rob van Vuuren The nominees were announced (to cheers and applause) by previous winners Sifiso Nene, Dillan Oliphant, Joe Parker and Alyn Adams, who entertained everyone...

The BAR.ONE Manhunt , hosted by actor and kwaito star Howza and filmed on location at various exotic local and international destinations, unfolds over 13 turbo-charged episodes, every Tuesday night at 21:00 on SABC1 from 30 July 2013. Contestants will be pitting their skills, wits and endurance against each other in a bid to take home the handsome prizes including R500 000 in cash from Nestle, a Hilux Double Cab - DC 3.0 D4D RB Raider and a Yamaha Grizzly 300 quad bike sponsored by Bidvest – and, of course, the title of SA’s Ultimate BAR.ONE Man. Which of the 16 candidates will emerge as South Africa’s new human superhero? PLEASE NOTE : Episode 2 of BAR.ONE Manhunt will air on Tuesday 6 August at 21:30 The top 16 BAR.ONE Manhunt contestants are:   Fadeen Mia (29) from Benoni Occupation: Project manager Like the archetypal BAR.ONE Man, this part-time DJ, actor, model and soccer player needs a “25-hour day”. A former Mr SA semi-finalist, his motto is: “Go big or ...

Nelson Mandela is the 2nd famous brand after Coca Cola worldwide, so today, on the #NelsonMandelaDay all over the world people are sending wishes to TATA uMadiba who is turning 95 :-) How wonderful! Some of us went all out to do something constructive with 67 minutes dedicated to doing something positive on the Nelson Mandela Day. Here is what our celebrities posted on twitter about what they are doing for Mandela Day and wishing him a wonderful day. 1. Your girl B" celebrating her Madiba Day in Moritious, stunning! #MadibaDayWorldWide: Bonang 'B*' Matheba ‏ @ Bonang_M 6h # 67Mins .. ❤ RT @ SundayTimesZA : Did you know that @ Bonang_M is celebrating Mandela Day with South Africans in Mauritius today # MadibaDay 2. Soweto TV doing their bit every hour: SowetoTVchannel #NelsonMandelaDay 2m Final Mix Engineer @ LwandoMahlakata playing with little kids at their new j...

It's that time of the year where we celebrate SA's favourite stars at this year dazzling You Spectacular. The event that brings together the who's who of South Africar, mostly your A-Listers such as Bonang Matheba, Jannie D, Toya Delazy and many more. The formula that has made this event such a success hasn’t been tampered with much – it’s still up to you, the readers, to vote for the stars you want to see walking away as winners on the night. But this time they have added Most Stylish Man, Most Stylish Woman and Funniest South African to the line-up, which means the ultimate who’s who of entertainment in the country will be rubbing shoulders big-time. To vote for your favourite log on here... http://youspectacular.you.co.za/  Photo from you.co.za/youspectacular  Attend the event and share the red carpet experience with the SA's A-Listers: WHEN 27 July at 7 pm WHERE  The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City in Joburg TICKETS R120 a person HOW Call Yumna Tofe...

Talk about the people who know how to throw a party and that's definately Gateway Theatre of Shopping, Vodacom Durban July and 5FM. What a great way of starting The fabulous Vodacom Durban July! The theme "Posh? Oh My Gosh!" was conceptualized perfectly! The V.I.P's were treated in a 5 start Oh My Gosh menu and drinks, the goodie bag was also cool. The stage was definitely Posh! Loved the deco’ My eyes couldn’t stop drooling over ZARTH designs, what a collection! That was definitely Posh too! The other designers that caught my attention was Andre Jacobs, Rubicon and Life by Andre Martins. I must say, I was NOT impressed by Catherine’s work, that was a copy cat of ZARTH’s work that we once saw at Fashion By The Sea and Durban Fashion Fair 2012, but oh well, what can I say? I’m not a designer but still I can still see FALSE when I see one. Cath, that was a big FALSE my darling, stop copying other designers! Hoo, the models, J I thought most of the models who wer...