Durban NGO a finalist in global impact competition: WRI Ross Prize for Cities Respected Durban NGO, Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) is one of the five finalists in the inaugural US-based global competition, WRI Ross Prize for Cities, for their intervention work in Warwick Junction. From an extensive field of nearly 200 applications from around the world, [...]
The Rainbow’s Big Send-Off Sunday 28 April It’s a bittersweet jol at The Rainbow on Sunday 28 April. It is our great regret to mention that two of the eleven-strong Umkhumbane Jazz Ensemble music gurus have decided to retire as active musos in the music industry. Mr Moses Sefatsa, tenor saxophonist, and vocalist Adolph Kunene- [...]
Watch 18 artists from around the world collaborate to make art together Thupelo International Arts Workshop and Open Day Kings School, Nottingham Rd:1 – 14 April Open Day: Sat 13 April, 10am until 3pm KZN MIDLANDS: Self-directed education through interactive creative practice, exchange of ideas and skills will mark the two-week-long Thupelo International Workshop currently [...]
Friday 26 April This performance by Thulile Zama at The Jazzy Rainbow is part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which aims to foster a love and support for live music in our communities, as well as anchor small and medium sized venues in urban and rural Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape. Thulile Zama [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Creston College: Saturday 13 April The sixth regional in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge, the Southern KZN, heads to Creston College on Saturday 13 April. Geographically, this is one of the biggest regionals, with six teams travelling from Scottburgh, Kokstad, Matatiele and iXopo joining four local south coast teams [...]
Durban Man Selected for London Marathon, Achieving Lifelong Dream A Durban gardener from Mandeni on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal is fast running towards the opportunity of a lifetime. Michael Ndlovu, 52, is from a small rural town with big dreams that will come true in April as he boards a plane for the [...]
Amanzimtoti High School resolutely retained their title making it five titles at the Durban South Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place on Sunday 7 April at the 3 Schools Trust Astro. The defending champs met the surprise package of the tournament, the fantastic zealous team representing New Forest High School, [...]
Write to Right Durban: May and June 2019 Write to Right is a specialised short interactive writing course which is once again being offered by two leading Durban-based creative thinkers - physician Laura Campbell and artist / theologian Bernice Stott - as a vehicle to encourage healing and wellbeing. Write to Right will be facilitated [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge 3 Schools’ Trust: Sunday 7 April Midway through the ninth year of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge, teams from the southern suburbs of Durban meet for the Durban South Regional at 3 Schools’ Trust Astro on Sunday 7 April. Host for the fifth regional tournament, Amanzimtoti High School will [...]
Diakonia Council of Churches Good Friday Service 2019 “Blessed are the Peacemakers” Durban Exhibition Centre: 5:15am Friday 19 April Diakonia Council of Churches, whose legacy of working towards a just society for more than four decades, once again calls people of faith to its annual ecumenical Good Friday service at dawn on Friday 19 April. [...]
The Rainbow Jazz: Saturday 13 April In association with Concerts SA, SA-born / US-based saxophonist Abraham Mennen presents The Really Revered Whole Story Tour. With live music performances happening across South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland, The Really Revered Whole Story Tour promotes the second studio album by saxophonist Abraham Mennen featuring all-original compositions. Mennen says [...]
This performance by Wandithanda Makandula at The Jazzy Rainbow on Saturday 6 April is part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which aims to foster a love and support for live music in our communities, as well as anchor small and medium sized venues in urban and rural Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape. Wandithanda [...]
Durban Art Gallery: 4 - 30 April 2019 Exhibition walkabout: Sat 6 April at 10am at DAG. St John South Africa, well-known internationally for first-aid training and related services, is hosting a touring photographic exhibition to promote the work conducted in the field of eye care and the impact this work has had on the [...]
Durban’s The Jazzy Rainbow, in association with Concerts SA, presents trumpeter Eldene Bruiners on Friday 5 April. Eldene Bruiners, originally from East London, is a first-year jazz student at Howard College UKZN who has been playing trumpet since he was five years old. He was part of the big band music throughout high school and [...]
In association with Concerts SA, iSupport Music Business presents two performances by award winning vocalist and songwriter Mbuso Khoza. Khoza will be performing on Saturday 30 March at Seaman's Corner in Hammarsdale and Sunday 31 March at Artizen Restaurant & Lounge in KwaMashu. Khoza is a rare musical talent from the rolling hills of Eshowe [...]
Centre for Jazz and Popular Music: Wed 3 April Making a welcome return to Durban, one of the steady fixtures on the local Jazz scene, PanAfrican double bass jazz player, composer and educator, Ildo Nandja, is set to perform at the UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on Wednesday 3 April. In a performance [...]
#Youth4ClimateAction Durban March Date: 15 March 2019 from 11am Assemble at Durban Marina. Will end latest 14:00 Young activists, Kashmika Dooki and Chanelle Erwee from Danville Park Girls' High, get ready for Friday’s #Youth4ClimateAction Durban March and “die in” event taking place in Durban meeting at the Durban Marina at 11am Youth 4 Climate Action [...]
The first international Marxism Conference to be held on African soil The Station Urban Events Space: 20 – 23 March 2019 DURBAN: The Mzala Nxumalo Centre for the Study of South African Society based in Pietermaritzburg, is hosting a major conference with global speakers at Durban’s Station Urban Events Space from 20 – 23 March [...]
“Unquestionably an award-winning masterpiece!” As we affirm women across the globe honouring International Women’s Day, we applaud the team who birthed Escala - a carefully-crafted US-made short film which boasts a 100% female crew … (and five South Africans!) and has been officially selected for six international film festivals since its world premiere in July [...]
Alliance Française de Durban: Thursday 21 March March is the month of Francophone, and in celebration of all things French the Alliance Française de Durban invite everyone to come and enjoy a free day of cultural festivities on Human Rights Day, Thursday 21 March in their Sutton Crescent, Morningside premises. Francofête de Durban shares a [...]
Saturday 30 March This performance by Josie Matabola is part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which aims to foster a love and support for live music in our communities, as well as anchor small and medium sized venues in urban and rural Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape. Hailing from Pretoria, Matabola is an [...]
Date: 15 March 2019 from 11am Assemble at Durban Marina Will end latest 14:00 Youth 4 Climate Action, also known in various regions as Fridays for Future, Youth for Climate or School Strike 4 Climate, is a growing international movement of pupils and students who, instead of attending classes, are taking part in demonstrations to [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Durban Central Regional: Sunday 10 March The only team to keep their 100% record, Durban Girls’ College took the honours for the ninth time at the Durban Central Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Sunday 10 March. It was not all plain sailing for College who met [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Durban North Regional: Saturday 9 March Perseverance most certainly paid off for the determined host school, Crawford La Lucia achieving their first Durban North Regional title in the nine year history of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place this weekend (Saturday 9 March). Crawford La Lucia met [...]
Hilton Arts Festival 2019 Hilton College: 13, 14 & 15 September Artists and crafters interested in exhibiting at the region’s foremost arts festival are invited to apply to the 2019 Hilton Arts Festival: applications are now open for interested art exhibitors and craft stall holders, as well as vendors offering fresh and unusual food options. [...]