@ The Jazzy Rainbow Friday 7 June The Jazzy Rainbow, part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which fosters love and support for live music in our communities, presents trombonist and composer Siyalo Zulu at The Jazzy Rainbow on Friday 7 June. Originally from Pietermaritzburg, Zulu has taken the opportunity to play music with various [...]
Winterhoop / Winter Hope Give hope. Give warmth 1 – 30 June 2019 Winterhoop is a national campaign, taking place from the first of June until 30 June, designed to gather donations for the less fortunate to help them through a potentially cold winter. This year Winterhoop is partnering with the Denis Hurley Centre in [...]
BANDUSTRY sessions in collaboration with Concerts SA and Zakifo 28 May & 30 May 28 May / 1-3pm / The Bat Centre 28 May / 7-10pm / Curiocity / Eat the Stage Before the Stage Eats You 30 May / 7-10pm / The Charlatan / Women in Music Bandustry presents three interactive sessions this week [...]
Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge celebrates 30 years on Entries are open for the much-loved Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge, the race that started the now iconic national women’s running event, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year on Sunday 23 June. The Challenge, has over the years, seen hundreds of South Africa’s top athletes, including [...]
KZNPO Winter Season: 30 May – 20 June Concert One – Durban City Hall Thursday 30 May at 7.30pm The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (KZNPO) proudly opens its four-concert 2019 Winter Season this week, which runs in the Durban City Hall every Thursday from 30 May to 20 June, each concert starting at 7.30pm. Conductor Lykele [...]
Today marks Africa Day, the celebration of the creation of the union of Africa on 25 May 1963. This day commemorates cultural diversity across the African continent. Understanding that “Music is the language of us all”, the Zakifo Music Festival supports everything the African union strives for, with a diverse line up from musical artists. [...]
Nipho Hurd from Zakifo Music Festival and Sands, Afro soul singer from Swaziland look forward to chatting to Lucky Cele from Mzansi Arts Development Ensemble about the awesome, upcoming Zakifo Festival tomorrow at 10.15 on Vibe fm
Zakifo Music Festival 24 May - 01 June 2019 Meute, the 11-piece techno marching band from Hamburg, Germany, surprised and delighted lunch hour commuters in Braamfontein today with a flash-mob style guerrilla gig. Meute is a ground-breaking brass ensemble that combines hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music. They are due to give a [...]
Musgrave Methodist Hall: Friday 31 May: 4pm until 7pm What could be more distinctly Durban than a sundowner curry feast and fellowship with friends in the beautiful gardens and hall of Musgrave Methodist Church on Friday 31 May from 4pm until 7pm. The proactive Musgrave Methodist family is committed to preserving their beautiful 125-year-old building [...]
Curtain Up! Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 16 May – 2 June This year’s Young Performers Project, Curtain Up! opened to huge critical acclaim at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on UKZN campus where it runs until 2 June. The score includes fabulous musical classics from The Wiz; Little Shop of Horrors; Cats; Cabaret; Fiddler on the Roof; [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Northern KZN Coastal Regional Grantleigh College: Saturday 18 May 2019 Felixton College played out of their boots as they defended their Northern KZN Coastal Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Saturday 18 May at Grantleigh College’s astro. Felixton took on hosts, Grantleigh College in an energetic [...]
Durban Art Gallery: 21 May until 21 June Alliance Française de Durban and The Durban Art Gallery are proud to present Seeking Love – a solo exhibition by 2017 Gerard Sekoto award winner Banele Khoza on 21 May 2019. The exhibition will run until 21 June 2019 This collection of work reflects the complex nature [...]
In association with Concerts SA, iSupport Music Business presents three performances by one of South Africa’s favourite saxophone players, McCoy Mrubata, as part of a weekend of Africa Day celebrations. Mrubata and his band will be performing on Friday 24 May at The Chairman in Durban, Saturday 25 May at Seaman’s Corner in Hammarsdale and [...]
Zakifo Music Festival 24 May - 01 June 2019 Meute, an 11-piece techno marching band from Hamburg, Germany, is one of the headline acts at this year’s Zakifo Music Festival taking place over two consecutive weekends from 24 May until 1 June with a series of intimate pop-up bespoke concerts in venues in and around [...]
The new revitalised Young Performers Production: ‘CURTAIN UP!’ Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 16 May – 2 June 2019 The newly-invigorated Young Performers Project is re-staging a reprise of its very first production, Curtain Up! at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on UKZN campus from 15 May until 2 June. Curtain Up! has been re-written and updated by [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls' Hockey Challenge Northern KZN Coastal Regional Grantleigh College: Saturday 18 May Wrapping up the regional tournaments in the ninth year of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Tournament, teams from around Richard’s Bay and eShowe get their chance to take to the turf at Grantleigh College on Saturday 18 May in the hopes [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Highway Regional Thomas More College: Sunday 12 May St Mary’s DSG are again champions of the Highway Regional in the ninth SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge where they met Kloof High School in the regional final that took place at Thomas More College on Sunday 12 May. It took the [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge uMvoti, uThukela and uMzinyathi Regional Greytown High School: Saturday 11 May Reclaiming their regional title, Wartburg Kirchdorf raised the trophy from the uMvoti, uThukela and uMzinyathi Regional in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place at Greytown High School on Saturday 11 May. Wartburg have dominated this region, [...]
Lindigo and Ilima, Sunday 26 May Zakifo Music Festival, in conjunction with Concerts SA, brings the island sounds of Reunion based outfit, Lindigo, and South Africa’s Ilima band together for your listening pleasure. The music style of Maloya is Reunion Island’s vibrant symbol of creole culture whose strident vocal calls, chanted responses and complex percussion [...]
Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 13 June - 7 July 2019 KickstArt’s Greg King directs and designs Charlotte’s Web, the charming and timeless children’s book by E.B White, which comes to the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre on UKZN campus from 13 June until 7 July. Charlotte’s Web comes to vivid life in Greg King’s enchanting stage adaptation. It [...]
Fusion Café, Musgrave: 11 May After a successful national musical tour, Charming French-Congolese singer and balladeer Rene Tshiakanyi will be performing on Saturday 11 May in a special Mother’s Day concert. He is teaming up with renown Chef Shaun Smith from Fusion French Cafe for a Concert in the (Car) Park at Silvervause Centre, Musgrave. [...]
Busy Durban High School Mums spent a morning learning about the forthcoming day-long Safe Schools Seminar while simultaneously packing the delegates and presenters’ bags. The Mum’s Committee will be staffing the registration process for the Safe Schools Seminar as well as being on hand to make sure the seminar runs smoothly. It takes place on [...]
Hilton Arts Festival Hilton College: 13 – 15 September Jongosi Youth Day CALLING ALL TEACHERS OF THE ARTS!! Would you like your school / drama students to spend a day seeing three different productions, taking part in interactive workshops, attending arts related talks and debates, immersing themselves in visual arts and crafts as well as [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Northern KZN Regional St Dominic’s Newcastle: Saturday 4 May After monumental battle in the regional final, Ferrum High School claimed their eighth Northern KZN Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place at the St Dominic’s Newcastle astro on Saturday 4 May. They conquered a well [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Highway Regional Thomas More College: Sunday 12 May The penultimate regional tips off at Thomas More College on Sunday 12 May where six teams from the Highway area will duel it out on the turf in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge. First up in this Highway Regional are defending [...]