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Afreaka This month, Bizcommunity is all about celebrating Africa and it's diverse people, we dive in with interviews with musician Umlilo and comedian Loyiso Madinga. In other top story news, Charles Siboto reports on Goldfish's last performance of the season at Shimmies, Rachel Briant explores the sleep pod and capsule hotel trend, and Anna-Bet is back with the Weekly Wine Wrap. Our new competition gives you the chance to win two tickets to Liefde By Die Dam, featuring Die Heuwels Fantasties! Happy weekend all! Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)
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|  | [Ruth Cooper] Musician and artist Umlilo is awe-ing local and international markets with his unique post-kwaito electronica, socially conscious lyrics and gender-bending avant garde style. read
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Rachel Briant Remember that scene in Fifth Element, when they travel to the Paradise Planet and sleep in pod-like beds? Well I got to experience the sci-fi backpacker dream at 91 Loop recently, and, I must say, it was pretty darned cool. Read | Charles Siboto I am a Joburg kid and I love those streets, but I must say that, aside from the wine farms and the Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts, Goldfish's annual Submerged Sundays residency (which usually runs for about ten weeks) at Shimmy Beach Club is a staple of mine since moving to Cape Town. Read | Anna-Bet Stemmet Good day fellow wine lovers. We've promised to keep you informed of the most interesting happenings in the local and international wine industry each week, and we've kept true to our word. Read |
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|  | Paul Steyn African safaris have always been notoriously exclusive and complicated to plan and book, and often the only people losing out are travellers themselves. read | |  | Ruth Cooper 2014 Savanna Newcomer Award winner Loyiso Madinga, who is also performing at the forthcoming 2016 awards, answers a few quick Q&As with us for Bizcommunity's #AfricaMonth. read | |
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 | Issued by Strauss & Co Strauss & Co's upcoming auction will be headlined by a striking portrait, returning from Australia, of one of Irma Stern's closest friends. It will go on auction on Monday 23 May at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg... read | |  | Issued by Strauss & Co High-quality artworks by top South African and international artists will feature at Strauss & Co's auction on 23 May at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg... read | | |
 | Sasha Forbes When living in the concrete jungle we are often blissfully unaware of anything happening that is above eye level, but these days city rooftops are being used for a variety of purposes other than 15-minute breaks and a place birds spend their time. read | | |
 | The Soweto Fashion Week is looking forward to an exciting autumn/winter season showcase. From 25 to 28 May, 2016. Soweto Fashion Week will present the AW17 collections from existing and up-and-coming young talented designers. read | | |
 | On Saturday, 2 July, multi-platinum-selling artist, Chris Brown, will headline the MOTHER OF ALL PARTIES at the Kings Park Stadium during the Durban July Weekend. read | |  | Rocking the Daisies has announced the addition of a 10th stage, a hip hop stage, which will introduce a new flavour to the festival's line-up. read | |  | The inaugural Tshwane Music Festival is to take place in Pretoria from 23 to 25 May, 2016. read | | |
 | The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships is again hunting down South Africa's greatest steakhouse to find the national champion for 2016! read | |  | Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library If you really want to lose weight, you need to learn how different foods work in your body. Here are some great low-calorie, natural, fat-burning foods... read | | |
 | You can easily take a mini-holiday over the weekend. Here are the top picks for short breaks near Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban... read | |  | Brian Berkman The Hout Bay Sentinel floats above the Atlantic like one of Daenerys Targaryen's great fire-breathing dragons with its eye focussed firmly on Tintswalo Atlantic... read | |  | Jarred Manasse According to Kenya Information Guide, the Masai Mara National Reserve one of the best places where you can spot wildlife in Africa. read | |  | Cari Van Wyk Airbnb is growing in popularity in SA with thousands of homes listed across the country. We spoke to Nicola D'Elia to find out more about the South African Airbnb market... read | |
 | Die Antwoord release track GUCCI COOCHIE ft. Dita Von Teese, The Black Goat + God, from their new mixtape, Suck on This. - View/Rate | |  | GoodLuck release the official music video for Thinking About You. The music video was filmed and produced by 2plus3 productions and directed and edited by Stephen Du Plessis. - View/Rate | |  | PHFAT has released a brand new single entitled "The Whip" featuring jazz musician, Mikhaela Faye. - View/Rate | |
| - Joburg City Theatres makes three new appointments - more info
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