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Biggest news this week is the announcement of the winners of the 2016 SAMAs which was dominated by DJ Black Coffee and Emtee who won numerous awards. Congrats to them and to all the other winners!

In other top story news Charles Siboto talks local slang for #YouthMonth, Pasqua Heard interviews new indie band We Are Charlie and Anna-Bet Stemmet reports back on the first wine theme park in the #WeeklyWineWrap.

We've still got tickets up for grabs for Monark's Winter Tour in Joburg, so get entering!

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2016 SAMA winners announced
2016 SAMA winners announced
The winners of the 22nd South African Music Awards were announced during a glitzy ceremony at the Durban International Convention Centre on Saturday night. read


#YouthMonth: Like kids these days say
#YouthMonth: Like kids these days say

Charles Siboto

Heita da! What's drugs my dealer? What's crack-a-lackin'? Umoja? Fo' shizzle my nizzle? It's all good in the hood. You'd best keep your urban dictionary close by for this one. Read

#WeeklyWineWrap: World's first wine theme park opens in France
#WeeklyWineWrap: World's first wine theme park opens in France

Anna-Bet Stemmet

Last week was quite an eventful one in the world of wine and we are happy to bring you some good news from around the globe. Read

Introducing We Are Charlie
Introducing We Are Charlie

Pasqua Heard

We Are Charlie, who hail from Pretoria and describe themselves as "three dudes who know of salon quality hair and black coffee so strong you can shave with it", recently released their EP 'The Sad Kind Of Happy'. Read


Youth Month
Teaching design thinking.
#YouthMonth: Re-design-(think)ing Woodstock with Sk8 for Gr8

Pasqua Heard

At only 25, Alison Harris runs Sk8 for Gr8, a social enterprise encouraging design thinking amongst Woodstock youth... read
Alison Harris conducts a workshop with creative mentors and Woodstock youth.
#YouthMonth: Youth on the flipside

Pasqua Heard

Anyone familiar with the Woodstock scene in Cape Town will know that skateboarding is a common pastime for many young locals... read
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Music
Tresor to open for Seal
Tresor to open for Seal
Big Concerts has confirmed that multiple platinum singer and songwriter, Tresor, will open for smash hit British singer and songwriter, SEAL, who will be performing for three nights in South Africa in June 2016. read
August Burns Red get their own night in Cape Town
August Burns Red get their own night in Cape Town
Hilltop Live hosts 'One Night in Cape Town with August Burns Red & more' at The Assembly on 10 August, a few days after their performance at OppiKoppi. read
Liefde By Die Dam on Youth Day
Liefde By Die Dam on Youth Day
On 16 June, 2016, South Africa's youths will be celebrated with a day of music at Emmarentia Dam, Joburg... read
Food & Wine
Capital Craft Beer Festival goes to PTA
Capital Craft Beer Festival goes to PTA
On Saturday, 11 June, 2016, the Capital Craft Beer Festival will be held at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. read
Travel
Bangkok's grande dame gets a nip and tuck
Bangkok's grande dame gets a nip and tuck

Brian Berkman

For 140 years authors have gravitated to the elegant calm and sweet-scented air of Bangkok's famous riverside hotel, The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok... read
Sport
Using technology to stay connected for Olympics
Using technology to stay connected for Olympics
In anticipation of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Facebook IQ worked with GfK to survey people around the world as part of a study on how people are planning to use technology to stay connected to and informed about the upcoming Rio Games... read
Business
Throw life into your deadlines (lifelines vs. deadlines)
Throw life into your deadlines (lifelines vs. deadlines)

Bogosi Motshegwa

What is a deadline? A deadline is a description of a specific time and date or period (usually) set in the future... read
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?

john sanei

With the rapid pace of technological change disrupting industries faster than ever before, past trends may no longer be a reliable indicator of future job prospects... read
Can your business benefit from the gig economy?
Can your business benefit from the gig economy?
The digital age has seen smaller businesses compete effectively with their bigger counterparts thanks to business agility. This buzzword refers to the ability to adapt and respond to the rapid rate of change... read
Multimedia
ERTEBREKERS ft Jack Parow - Party Too Much
ERTEBREKERS ft Jack Parow - Party Too Much
Ertebrekers, release their music video with Jack Parow for Party Too Much. Party Too Much was filmed in a Belgium kindergarten during Parow's second European Tour this year at the end of March 2016. - View/Rate
Elvis Blue - The Tide
Elvis Blue - The Tide
Today sees the release of Elvis Blues's brand new music video for his single, The Tide. The Tide is the first single from Elvis' new album, Optics. - View/Rate
AKA ft. Yanga - Dreamwork
AKA ft. Yanga - Dreamwork
AKA ft Yanga releases the music video for Dreamwork. Directed by Adriaan Louw. - View/Rate
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Taste and Take-away Wines at Benguela on Main
Benguela on Main - 17 Jun 2016, Somerset West


Spirit Master Class and Cocktail Experience at Benguela on Main
Benguela on Main - 18 Jun 2016, Somerset West


School of Rock presents The Mzansi Rocks Season Show
School of Rock Claremont - 18 Jun 2016, Cape Town


Celebrate Father's Day at Benguela on Main with your main man
Benguela on Main - 19 Jun 2016, Somerset West


A special day for Fathers at Lakeside Lodge & Spa
Lakeside Lodge & Spa - 19 Jun 2016, Sedgefield


Beethoven Mass in C by the Symphony Choir of Cape Town
Symphony Choir of Cape Town - 25 Jun 2016, Cape Town


Independence day at Lakeside Lodge & Spa
Lakeside Lodge & Spa - 3 Jul 2016, Sedgefield


So Happy Presents The White Wonderland Event!
Voltz Events - 30 Jul 2016, Cape Town


Upcoming events
Champagne and MCC Master Class at Benguela on Main
Benguela on Main - 11 Jun 2016, Somerset West


Johnnie Walker presents Symphony In Blue
Khanya PR and Media Solutions - 14 Jun 2016 to 18 Jun 2016, Johannesburg


Get your happy on at Taste the Helderberg 2016
Stellenbosch Wine Routes - 15 Jun 2016, Stellenbosch


Forage for fungi at Delheim Estate
Delheim - 16 Jun 2016 to 2 Jul 2016, Cape Town


Solidariteit Kragdag 2016
KragDag - 16 Jun 2016 to 18 Jun 2016, Pretoria


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