Dance: Young Cuban Ballet Stars for Aula theatre in Tshwane Posted: Friday, 01 May 2009
South African dance lovers will be delighted to know that a company of outstanding young dancers from Cuba will grace our stages when they present two seasons at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town and at the Aula Theatre at the University of Pretoria this May. [Read More]

Music: Haydn Trio Eisenstadt commemorating bicentenary in Tshwane Posted: Friday, 01 May 2009
The Unisa Music Foundation in collaboration with Music is a Great Investment (Miagi) present Haydn Trio Eisenstadt commemorating the bicentenary of Haydn’s death at the University of South Africa (Unisa) Conference Hall at the Sunnyside Campus on Sunday, 10 May 2009 at 16h00. [Read More]

Fashion: Priyeshka Lutchman named Miss FTV Africa 2009 Posted: Sunday, 19 April 2009
Months of preparation and excitement culminated with Durbanite Priyeshka Lutchman winning the coveted title of Miss FTV Africa 2009 at the Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace last night. [Read More]

Music: Selaelo Selota returns with rootsy ‘Lapeng Laka’ Posted: Monday, 30 March 2009
Guitarist/Singer Selaelo Selota’s new offering and his fifth studio release, entitled Lapeng Laka (my home), will now hit the shelves on Monday, 06 April at all good music stores nationwide. The initial release date was Monday, 30 March. [Read More]

Live Music: Karen Zoid at Tings ’n Times in Pretoria Posted: Monday, 23 March 2009
Karen Zoid, backed by her all-new 2009 band, is playing a gig at Pretoria’s finest music venue, Tings ’n Times, on Thursday, 26 March. [Read More]

Radio: Kenny Maistry of Mafutha Jamz fame returns to Metro FM Posted: Friday, 20 March 2009
Metro FM have confirmed the return of 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s Kenny Maistry back to their stable as of Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in a yet to be disclosed time slot. [Read More]

Party: RJ Benjamin to swagger it at Cofi Posted: Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Swagger Nights gigs at the highly recommended Co.fi Hatfield at The Fields in Burnett Street continues this Thursday, the 19th of March from 20h00 with Songwriter/Producer and award-winning artist RJ Benjamin of “Change the World” fame performing live. [Read More]

Fashion: Local models make Miss FTV finals Posted: Thursday, 05 March 2009
Three young models from Tshwane have made the final cut of 16 gorgeous finalists who will compete for the Miss FTV Africa 2009 crown worth R500 000 at Emperors Palace’s Theatre of Marcellus on Saturday, 18 April, Fashion TV and partners Emperors Palace have announced. [Read More]

Television: ‘Tshwane Community TV goin’ live anytime now’ Posted: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
After missing the December 2008 deadline and most recently the February 2009 launch date, Tshwane TV is expected to start broadcasting anytime now, probably by mid-March 2009, promised station’s founder and Chief Executive Officer Kopano P Molefe. [Read More]

Music: Stefan Solyom looking forward to Nationals ‘09 in Tshwane Posted: Monday, 23 February 2009
Young Swedish conductor Stefan Solyom is exited about the prospect of working with the cream of South Africa’s young musicians and “make the SANYO sound as good as possible.” Solyom has been invited to the 44th South African National Youth Orchestra (SANYO) Course taking place at the University of Pretoria in Hillcrest, Tshwane from Thursday, 25 June to Friday, 3 July 2009. [Read More]

Music: Our search for Carrotts07, DJ Mujava’s Guardian Angel Posted: Monday, 23 February 2009
Today DJ Mujava of “Township Funk” fame is hailed the world over as that South African international house music producer the world had been waiting for, thanks to a reluctant guardian angel he knows nothing about. The story of his international exposure reads like a fairytale, thanks to an amateur video-blogger on the video-sharing website YouTube, going simply by the nickname Carrotts07. [Read More]

Music: University of Pretoria to host youth choir festival Posted: Thursday, 19 February 2009
The University of Pretoria (UP) Youth Choir will present a youth choir festival in the Musaion, at the Hatfield Campus of the university, on Saturday, 28 February from 18h30. According to Heinrich Springhorn, 20, Manager of UP Youth Choir, the choirs participating in the festival are the Ekurhuleni Youth Choir, the East Rand Youth Choir, the Pretoria Girls High choir and the UP Youth Choir. [Read More]

Musical: Roll up for a nostalgic musical journey Posted: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Take an entertaining trip down memory lane with Jayson King’s musical tribute show The Great Pretenders, which opens at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 for a limited season. Following their successful stint at the Market Theatre last year, this troupe of top-class performers return to Gauteng with their homage to the great, classic songs of the 20th century, and their equally legendary singers. [Read More]

Party: Black Coffee to swagger it at Cofi Posted: Saturday, 14 February 2009
Thursday nights are popularly known as weekend teasers on the Mzansi party scene, and have found added prominence in Tshwane over the past couple of weeks. Swagger Nights gigs at the highly recommended Co.fi Hatfield at The Fields in Burnett Street continues this Thursday, 19 February from 20h00 with respected guest DJ Black Coffee on the decks. [Read More]

Music: Pusiano Live Jazz in Tshwane Posted: Friday, 13 February 2009
Lebjaeng Jazz Lounge in Nellmapius, Tshwane will host Pusiano Live Jazz event on Sunday, 15 February from 14h00. The Pusiano Live Music Programme gives Gauteng’s live jazz bands from the 2008 talent search a boost with a series of concerts throughout the province from November to March 2009. [Read More]

Awards: 2009 SAFTAs Winners Announced Posted: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Winners of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) were announced in a marathon yet glittering event at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria, Tshwane on Saturday. The event attracted persons from the film and television industry, LOC representatives, government, business and celebrities. A boycott by SABC1’s soapie Generations hardly had any negative impact on the ceremony. [Read More]

Music: Local Choir to feature, ABBA MANIA comes to Pretoria Posted: Tuesday, 03 February 2009
The international smash hit live concert celebrating the music of ABBA is to make its debut in South Africa. ABBA MANIA recreates the Swedish super group's very last live concert on stage, reproducing their music, image and style in a respectful way, and introducing it to a whole new generation of fans. ABBA MANIA will also feature a local children's choir live on stage and applications will be considered from every choir in the Pretoria area - details will be released soon. This will be a short season - get your tickets now and avoid disappointment. [Read More]

Film: Documentary makers are searching for Reg Park footage Posted: Thursday, 29 January 2009
“Shortly before his death in November 2007, three times Mr Universe (1951, 1958 & 1965), Reg Park authorised the making of a documentary about his life. The film, THE LEGEND: The Reg Park Story, tells the story of a young man from Leeds who emerged from the bleakness of the Second World War to create the most magnificent physique in the world. The producers of this film are urgently looking for material that anybody might have relating to him. [Read More]

Awards: Finally, SAFTA opens SMS line for public voting Posted: Saturday, 24 January 2009
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) finally opened the vote lines for the Soapie awards categories with less than ten working days to go before the 2009 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) ceremony in Tshwane. The public is now requested to race against time to vote for their favourite soapie or characters in five soapie categories of the total 70 or so categories for the 2009 SAFTAs. The SMS line for public voting is 34762, and SMS costs R2. [Read More]

Fun: Public invited to join in the Tuks Rag Charity spectacle Posted: Friday, 23 January 2009
The spectacular Tuks Rag Procession is going to be lighting up the streets of Hatfield in Tshwane on Saturday, 31 January. Tuks Rag (Reach out And Give), a student-driven charity organisation that actively participates in fundraising and community service projects, has become synonymous with taking over the Jacaranda City, as the Capital is also known, at the beginning of each year for one massive charity initiative. [Read More]

Jazz: Johnny Mekoa Jazz Octet in Lunch Hour Concert at Unisa Posted: Monday, 19 January 2009
The Johnny Mekoa Jazz Octet will perform in a Lunch Hour Jazz Concert (13h00) at the University of South Africa’s Film Auditorium on Friday, 23 January. The Jazz Octet will consist of teachers and top students of the Music Academy of Gauteng (MAG). The concert is presented by the Unisa Music Foundation. [Read More]

Fashion: Miss FTV South Africa 2009 gets BIGGER Posted: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Dubbed Africa’s biggest supermodel search, casting process for Miss FTV South Africa 2009 is about to start in four major South African cities, including Tshwane. This year the competition is even bigger. For the first time in the competition's 5-year history, aspiring models from the African continent will have the chance to join the global hunt for the world’s most esteemed runway title as Miss FTV South Africa 2009 will compete at the world finals. [Read More]

The Year Ahead: Liezel, Greg Nate and Segale Mogotsi share Goals and Resolutions Posted: Thursday, 08 January 2009
Three of Tshwane’s favourite residents, Club DJ Greg Nate, MetroFM’s Segale Aldrin Mogotsi and SABC3 continuity Presenter Liezel van der Westhuisen share their New Year resolutions and goals, and wishes for the people of Tshwane in 2009 with us. And it’s not all about gym, golf and family! The City of Tshwane might just have a mayor with six pack abs in the near future. [Read More]

Scholarship: Darmasiswa, a chance to study music, arts in Indonesia Posted: Thursday, 08 January 2009
South Africans are being invited to apply for a scholarship to study music and dance in Indonesia. The Indonesian government is again offering the Darmasiswa Scholarship for a variety of disciplines at Indonesian universities. Darmasiswa is a scholarship program extended by the government of the Republic of Indonesia to foreign students from countries with which Indonesia has friendly relations. [Read More]

Talent Search: Liezel’s Idols V auditioning in Gauteng Posted: Thursday, 01 January 2009
After visiting Cape Town and Durban in search of talented yet unearthed young South African vocalists, M-Net’s popular show Idols V will round-up its auditions for the Top 100 from 11-13 January 2009 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg. Now in its fifth season, Idols V is now presented by Pretoria girl Liezel van der Westhuisen (pictured) who replaced Colin Moss. The Summer season's broadcast starts on Sunday, 1 February 2009 at 17h00. [Read More]

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• Tatum Keshwar crowned Miss South Africa 2008 ¦ Beauty
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• Rhythmic Elements big winners at the '08 Metro's ¦ Awards
• November ¦
• Tshwane gig scene cashing on the hype ¦ Party Time
• Is Generations smelling a rat or humiliation? ¦ Awards
• The third Mzansi Fela Festival at the State Theatre ¦ Festival
• No Golden oldies, but that Doobsie is up for award ¦ Awards
• Pusiano Live Jazz venues confirmed ¦ Music
• Jo’burg’s Cele wins top model search competition ¦ Fashion
• Tuks FM Shows Christmas Spirit ¦ Radio
• It's Heartfelt Arena for the METRO FM Music Awards ¦ Music
• Amon to look after Penny’s ‘baby’ for a while ¦ Radio
• Afrikaners hold on to “Pretoria”, in song ¦ Music
• SA Music legend Miriam Makeba passes away ¦ Music
• UFM, Tshwane’s newest community radio station ¦ Radio
• Pageant of filmic finery at the Festival of Festivals ¦ Cinema
• October ¦
• Young Bloem tenor wins Mimi Coertse prize ¦ Scholarship
• Tshwane bands in finals of talent search programme ¦ Jazz
• Under Construction, TUT Annual Student Fashion Show ¦ Fashion
• Lungisani and I Want To Sing Gospel in Pretoria ¦ Concert
• Soweto Gospel Choir on the big screen in Pretoria ¦ Cinema
• Ben Schoeman launches DVD ¦ DVD Launch
• Tshwane gets the controversial MMAs ¦ Awards
• September ¦
• Bookings for 'Rock-a-Tutu' have opened ¦ Ballet
• Award-winning choral splendour in Tshwane ¦ Choral Music
• Transformation theatre music to the ears ¦ Musical
• Feast of music as Pretoria Show ends ¦ Live Music
• Top Talent search Competition at Top Stereo ¦ Talent Search
• July ¦
• The Cassette blankets Tidal Waves ¦ Live Music
• June ¦
• Pure Monate reunion at State Theatre ¦ Comedy
• TUT’s 2008 Dance Season ¦ Dance
• May ¦
• Laughing all the way for charity ¦ Comedy
• April ¦
• Metro FM rings in more changes ¦ Radio