Call for Entries: Sauti za Busara Sauti za Busara is East Africa’s No 1 music festival. Stone Town Zanzibar will come alive in celebration of African music during 9 – 13 Feb 2011. New for the 2011 festival is the African Music Film programme. We are looking for a variety of stimulating and entertaining music films from the African Continent and diaspora. These may be full length features, recorded concerts, documentaries, music clips and videos or more experimental films. More info and application form at www.busaramusic.org Deadline for applications: 31st October 2010 Call for Entries: International Mis Me Binga (“Eyes... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – JOHANNESBURG – Dr. Ralf-P. Seippel, an art historian, has curated a historic photographic overview of South African culture and lifestyle from the 1950’s to the present day. Comprising mostly of black and white photography, this extensive touring exhibition gives insight into South Africa’s social, political and cultural aspects, as well as the economic situation and the struggle for survival in the mega-cities. It shows how South Africa has evolved into the modern nation we know today. The exhibition which opens on 3 October 2010 – 11 January 2011at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, shows how South Africa... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – Celebs race to the finish as eight people, four teams brace it up in 48 hours for one incredible province, the amazing Gauteng. It’s all coming together with a unique tourism race against the clock that will put Gauteng on the tourism map all over again and is being filmed for a heart-stopping reality television show. Titled Amazing Place Gauteng, the race began today (September 28th) at Constitution Hill when eight celebs formed into groups of four and headed out for a two-day adventure that sees clues planted in six of Gauteng’s top tourist destinations. “We... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – Kalk Bay Books Discussion Forum is on early next month. The topics addresses the question; Is there a link between the New Confucianism and Ubuntu in the emerging China-South Africa relationship? John Battersby, former editor of the Sunday Independent and now UK Country Manager of the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC), explains that as China is now South Africa’s largest trading partner and the relationship between the two countries has been upgraded to ‘strategic’, it is important to start building people-to-people and culture-to-culture relations between the two countries. As part of this initiative, Battersby... Continue Reading
