Due to the forecasted bad weather predicted for this evening (Thursday 20 December), uMhlanga Tourism have sadly been forced to cancel the 2018 Carols Under the Stars that were scheduled to take place at Granada Square at sunset. Peter Rose stated, "After serious consideration we had to take the unfortunate decision to cancel this event!" [...]
uMhlanga Main Beach was hot and happening on Monday 17 December when dozens of beautiful girls took part in the tenth Miss uMhlanga Beauty pageant. With the ocean and sand as a backdrop, and a breeze to cool the 30-degree sunshine, the competition was fun and relaxed. Beachgoers pulled up their deckchairs and enjoyed watching [...]
uMhlanga Summer Festival, 2018 The uMhlanga Summer Festival 2018 uMhlanga: 14 – 23 December The new kid on the block this year, the first wacky ‘Waitronathon’ is one of the feature events taking place on Sunday 23 December during the annual uMhlanga Summer Festival. On 23 December waitrons from participating uMhlanga restaurants and hotels will [...]
In association with Concerts SA, Seaman’s Corner, Artizen Lounge, Luthuli Museum and iSupport Music Business bring you pianist and composer Lindi Ngonelo for a series of concerts in KwaZulu-Natal. She and her band will be performing in Hammarsdale on Saturday 29 December, in KwaMashu on Sunday 30 December and in Groutville on Friday 4 January [...]
uMhlanga Summer Festival, 2018 Monday 17 Dec: Millennium Stage The tenth Miss uMhlanga Beauty Pageant will take place in the morning on Monday 17 December 2018 on the beach, as one of the highlights of the uMhlanga Summer Festival programme. The annual Miss uMhlanga Beauty Pageant will take place at 11.30am on Monday 17 December [...]
The best things in life are stories. I was blessed with a Grandfather and Father who were great story tellers.They instilled in me the knowledge that a life of thrill and adventure was only a bookshelf away. I too told my children stories and relished the obvious pleasure they got from fairy tales and other [...]
Saturday 15th December Durban’s jazz lounge, The Jazzy Rainbow, in association with Concerts SA, launched its first straight jazz programme on the eve of Heritage Day in September 2016 and continues to follow up with the same concept. “#JazzyStraightAhead is about introducing regular, live, straight jazz concerts to our city in order to help keep [...]
Featuring Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane Saturday 22 December iSupport Music Business in partnership with Concerts SA presents the Real Cats End of the Year Session at Jazz Xpression House in Glenmore, Durban at 10 am on Saturday 22 December. Two pianists will feature large- Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane and Sanele Phakathi. Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane is a prolific [...]
uMhlanga Summer Festival, 2018 Charity Evening Granada Square, Thursday 20 December 2018 from 6pm Always a crowd favourite, the annual al-fresco uMhlanga Carols under the Stars, takes place at the Granada Square in uMhlanga Rocks on Thursday 20 December from 6pm in the courtyard of the favourite shopping and dining destinations on the uMhlanga Strip. [...]
Durban Art Gallery: 10 Dec 2018 – 15 Feb 2019 Proclamation 73, a new exhibition, comes forth out of a project initiated by Zara Julius and Chandra Frank that explores the family archives of people racialized as coloured and indian in Durban under the 1950 Group Areas Act and comes to the Durban Art Gallery [...]
Madala Kunene Tribute at Kwantu Village – 15 & 16 December In association with Concerts SA and Kwantu Village, revered veteran Zulu folk guitarist Madala Kunene headlines the Folk & Griot Festival (FAGF) in Utrecht with a special tribute programme on the long weekend of 15th and 16th December 2018. “Bafo”, as Madala Kunene is [...]
Give Thanks Ensemble @ Utrecht Town Park 21 December and @ Kwantu Village, 22/23 December In association with Concerts SA and Kwantu Village, afro-jazz collective Give Thanks Ensemble activates Utrecht on a full weekend of live music activities. Led by composer Bongani Sibanyoni on piano, the Pretoria-based core band of the Give Thanks Ensemble includes [...]
The Chairman: Saturday 22 December @10pm In association with Concerts SA and Akum Agency, post-folk band Urban Village will embarking in December on their first tour across southern Africa. For this tour, Urban Village will be joined on tour by Mozambican band Cantinho das Cores. Honouring this collaboration, the tour has been named Village das [...]
Argentinean-born, Johannesburg-based duo Ariel & Juana, consisting of double bass and vocals, is touring KwaZulu-Natal, in association with Concerts SA. Comprised by renowned double-bassist Ariel Zamonsky and vocalist Juana Pires Rafael, this acoustic duet generates a sense of intimacy with the listener through the exploration of the vast possibilities of dynamic and emotional range. The [...]
In association with Concerts SA, The Us are embarked on their breakout national tour called Welcome to The Us. Having started in November, the tour will have performances in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal during December. As seen on SABC 1’s new show ‘The Remix SA’, The Us is a multi-talented alternative music [...]
4th annual Durban Comedy Festival 2018 Whose Line? Gateway Hotel: Sat 22 Dec Wrapping up the fourth annual Durban Comedy Festival, On Fire Comedy presents Whose Line? At the Gateway Hotel on Saturday 22 December. Durban biggest comedy fest is back, with the side-splitting comedy feast is similar to the popular US TV show, Whose [...]
Innovate Durban Maritime Youth Innovation Challenge After an inspiring, exciting and gruelling six-month challenge, innovators Smartipants were awarded first place in the Maritime Youth Innovation Challenge at the prize-giving awards ceremony held this weekend. This is the fourth Youth Innovation Challenge, the flagship programme of Durban ideas and strategy incubator, Innovate Durban, with the 2018 [...]
6 December 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Free Garde takes his Neo-Drum sound around the country In partnership with Concerts SA, neo-drum composer, singer, songwriter and producer, Siphesihle Siswana aka Garde, is embarked on The Appreciation Tour, coming now to Johannesburg and Durban. The Appreciation Tour is a concert tour of intimate live [...]
Distillery 031 Adding to their range of award -winning craft distilled gins, Distillery 031 are proud to announce their latest colourful creation, the D’Urban Scarlet Gin. The D’Urban Scarlet Gin is the world’s first gin made with cascara or coffee cherries. Cascara is the red, fleshy covering around the coffee bean which adds a subtle [...]