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Unique entrepreneurshipPierneef tights, Gangs of Ballet and Iceland's Blue Lagoon - we bring you a bountiful buffet of Lifestyle stories this week. I interview local designer Mieke Vermeulen about her unique activewear range for #EntrepreneurMonth, while Pasqua Heard chats to Gangs of Ballet about their latest EP. Then I give my top five reasons on why you should put Breedekloof on your wine exploring itinerary and Iceland's Blue Lagoon is voted the number one destination to travel to in 2017 by Contiki. We've got a bunch of new competitions for you this week. Tickets are up for grabs for Trash Cabaret, the Malkop Festival, Park Acoustics, the Pure and Crafted Festival and next week's Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert featuring Jah Prayzah and the 3rd Generation Band! Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)
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| | [Ruth Cooper] On the back of a successful reception at the recent Autumn/Winter 2017 SA Fashion Week, up-and-coming fashion designer Mieke Vermeulen launched her collection of uniquely South African activewear. read |
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The No Regrets List, consisting of the top 20 travel experiences as voted for by over 5,000 youth, showed that the number one experience for 2017 is to bathe in Iceland's Blue Lagoon. Read | Ruth Cooper A common misconception about the Breedekloof Wine Valley is that it's only home to large-scale wine producing cooperatives. True, Breedekloof is one of the largest wine producing areas in the Cape, however, this wine region offers so much more than that... Read | Pasqua Heard Much like their captivating live performances, sitting across from the MTV MAMA Award winning band, Gangs of Ballet, was both energising and thought-provoking... Read |
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| The annual Soweto Fashion Week's Spring/Summer (SS17) collection, themed 'Fashion meets Theatre', will give young, local designers the opportunity to showcase their work at the Soweto Theatre from 23-26 Novemer 2016. read | | |
| Celebrating local musical talent, the V&A Waterfront's annual Summer Sessions, in partnership with Smart, commence on 19 November 2016. All acts will be hosted at the V&A Waterfront's Amphitheatre stage. read | | | Issued by Kaya FM 95.9 Come and enjoy a sunny day out with friends and family filled with super soulful music brought to you by Kaya FM 95.9 and Spar on 4 December at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens... read | | | A Place In The Sun, presented by Jagermeister, is a new music festival taking place in Pretoria from 18-20 November 2016. read | | |
| Nina Timm As consumers, we are bombarded with information about our food. One minute the focus is on preservatives and colourants, the next day or week, it is all about 'organically raised', 'free-range' and other buzzwords. read | | | Visitors are encouraged to attend Proe Paarl for a day trip or weekend visit from 16 November-18 December. The month long celebration offers guests the opportunity to taste a variety of dishes from the Paarl region, as well as award-winning wines. There will also be various outdoor activities available. read | | | Winners of the 2017 international 'Best Of Wine Tourism' awards, sponsored by the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, were announced at Porto's Sao Bento da Vitoria Monastery read | | |
| With the launch of a unique accommodation booking platform, Secret Getaway, that only reveals the name of the hotel once the purchase has been made, spontaneous breaks have just become more exciting... read | | |
| Yonela Makwetu There's a tendency for SA hedge fund investors to opt out rather than looking beyond the larger funds that have closed to new investors... read | | | One of the primary fears in men undergoing prostatectomies is loss of erectile function, but with robotic surgery, 78%of patients of all ages return to full potency in nine months... read | |
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