SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge PMB Central and PMB North Regionals St Anne’s College: Saturday 5 March and St John’s D.S.G.: Sunday 6 March The SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge moves to Pietermaritzburg for the two highly competitive regionals at the beginning of March, with the exciting news that SuperSport Schools will be live streaming [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Northern KZN Regional Ferrum Hoërskool: Saturday 26 February A sparkling performance by both Ferrum Hoërskool and Pionier Hoërskool entertained the crowds in a riveting final at the Northern KZN Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Ferrum’s brand new astro on Saturday 26 February. After 20 minutes of [...]
In South Africa, there is a cross-cultural perception that it is acceptable for a man to punish a woman through violence or even death. Durban Art Gallery: Thursday 3 March, 12h00 - end May. Artist Andrea Walters presents a multimedia exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery honouring the women murdered by their partners, entitled #OverMyDeadBody, [...]
Today is 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 ! Photo Illa Thompson Philomaths (lover of mathematics) can have fun today: Tuesday 22 February, 2022. The date is a palindrome (sequence which reads the same backwards as forwards) and an ambigram (retains meaning when viewed from a different direction / perspective). In other words, [...]
Four busy performers are goofing off and enjoying some precious quiet time ahead of a busy week, to honour world “Chocolate Mint” day - a calendar date supported by chocolate confectioners to encourage sampling of chocolate mint in all its guises, today, Sat 19 Feb. Actors / comedians Lisa Bobbert and husband Aaron Mcilroy are [...]
Woza Moya – above all else, be kind Random Acts of Kindness Day – Thurs 17 Feb Today, Thursday 17 February, is the globally-recognised Random Acts of Kindness Day – a day set aside for impulsive, feel-good gestures of unsolicited generosity to others; a day of “paying it forward” where one responds to a person’s [...]
BIG BETTER BEST! MacBob in new comedy: Go Big! Seabrooke’s Theatre, DHS: 24 Feb – 13 March High-energy Durban comedy couple powerhouse, Aaron Mcilroy and Lisa Bobbert, present a fabulous fun frolic: Go Big! which comes to Seabrooke’s Theatre at DHS from Thursday 24 until Sunday 13 March - for “laughs so large they can [...]
KZN PHILHARMONIC 2022 SUMMMER SEASON Playhouse Opera: Thurs 24 Feb / 3 / 10 / 17 March Celebrating the much-anticipated return of live music-making in Durban, the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra is proud to announce details of its new World Symphony Series Summer Season. This launches in The Playhouse Opera in Durban on Thursday 24 February [...]
The Denis Hurley Centre Annual Hurley Weekend took place in person; with a selection of participative events to honour Archbishop Hurley over the weekend closes to his death (he died on 13 Feb 2004). There was a special focus on Archbishop Tutu this year, with a panel discussion among young people looking at how to [...]
The Denis Hurley Centre Annual Hurley Weekend took place in person; with a selection of participative events to honour Archbishop Hurley over the weekend closes to his death (he died on 13 Feb 2004). There was a special focus on Archbishop Tutu this year, with a panel discussion among young people looking at the legacies [...]
Jose Masango is February Artist of the Month. The proactive and innovative Woza Moya creative entrepreneurship project based in Hillcrest has been honouring a talented visual artist every month over lockdown to build their profile, showcase their work and remind the public of the incredible art-makers active in the project. Each month a different artist [...]
Denis Hurley Centre’s annual Hurley weekend DHC / Emmanuel Cathedral: Sat 12 and Sun 13 Feb The Denis Hurley Centre Annual Hurley Weekend took place in person; with a selection of participative events to honour Archbishop Hurley over the weekend closes to his death (he died on 13 Feb 2004). There was a special focus [...]
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Northern KZN Regional Ferrum Hoërskool: Saturday 26 February The first of the ten regionals for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge kicks off on Saturday 26 February in Newcastle where Ferrum Hoërskool hosts eight teams for the Northern KZN Regional. Ferrum looks forward to welcoming the teams from the northern [...]
The homeless book vendors from Denis Hurley Centre’s Street Lit project, want to share the love they have for literature and life ahead of Valentine’s Day and have created a special promotion to encourage romantics to buy books for their loved one. On Monday 7 February is Rose Day which marks the beginning of Valentine's [...]
1000 Hills Community Tourism Organisation is running a fabulous Valentine’s Competition with the ever supportive Independent on Saturday which is in this weekend’s paper (Saturday 5 Feb). Buy a copy and stand a chance of winning an absolutely fabulous prize for one lucky couple! One night accommodation with breakfast for two Lindisfarne Bed & Breakfast [...]
Thousands of fantasy fans will go on a “Magical Journey” – the theme of the eighth Harry Potter Book Night this evening. Durban’s very own Harry Potter (Denis Hurley Centre Street Lit homeless book vendor, Mxolisy Mavimbela) challenges a fire eating dragon to a reading duel in the Ammazulu Garden and Sculpture Precinct in Kloof, [...]
The dates and hosts schools for the ten regionals around KwaZulu-Natal have been announced for the 2022 SPAR Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge. Getting the ball rolling, the first regional is set to take place at Ferrum High School in Newcastle. The Northern KZN Regional sees schools from Vryheid, Newcastle, Pongola and surrounds converging on Ferrum’s astro [...]