By Novell Zwangendaba –Zimbabwe’s very own beauty model, the USA-based, Nonsi Sibanda reached the Miss Africa semi-finals in high spirits but unfortunatly did not collect the highly coveted title. The pageant is one of the biggest and the most publicized pageant that features African Queens in USA. It grooms a new generation of African women leaders to impact their communities in Africa, America and the rest of the world. “It was an honor to represent Zimbabwe at the Miss Africa pageant this past weekend but unfortunately we did not win. I have changed the group name to LIFT because that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 |
JOHANNESBURG – The producers of the acclaimed, first-ever musical on the pop icon’s life are looking for an understudy for the title role – and are having an open audition on August 2nd to find the perfect “Brenda”. Says director Jerry Mofokeng, “We are looking for someone special, with an incredible spark and ability to sing like Brenda to come on as the understudy for our full run at the State Theatre in September.” Already ‘Ma-Brrr’ left theatregoers speechless during a short run at the Vereeninging Civic Theatre early in July when Isidingo actress Lesego Motsepe stepped into the spotlight... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 |
Mining Indaba LLC has secured Niall Ferguson, economic historian and bestselling author of Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World to be a keynote speaker at the 17th annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. The event takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from 7-10 February 2011. Ferguson, a professor of history at Harvard University, will address the world’s premier mining investment conference which attracts the most senior representatives of the global mining value chain. The title of his address will be “The Ascent of Africa and Her Minerals” as Ferguson unpacks the back story on the new... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 |
Shakespeare’s story of magic and romance in the woods on the summer solstice is brought into a vibrant, passionate, unashamedly South African light with this production at the UJ Arts Centre from 11 to 21 August 2010 [Wednesdays to Saturdays at 19:30]. A cast of 32 passionate young actors and a collaboration between two of South Africa’s luminaries in theatre – Dorothy Ann Gould and Sylvaine Strike, makes for a unique mix of beautiful story telling through verse and a physical power and freedom that roots the play in our own countryside. This an evening of love, comedy, spectacle and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 |
PRETORIA – South African Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya will on Monday, 02 August 2010, launch the 2010 Women’s Month programme. Minister Mayende-Sibiya will also introduce the theme for the month and report on progress made since 1994 with regards to women empowerment. This is a folloup to the International Women’s Day (IWD) which is marked every year on the 8th of March. IWD is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 |
