Gauteng’s newest spinning arena is set to stun crowds and produce engine-roaring entertainment when it launches tomorrow (25 August) at GOG Gardens in Protea Glen, Soweto. The Jeff James Spin Hub is a brand new 400 square-metre arena that is to become the official home of spinning in Soweto, named after the spinning legend himself. The new arena is the brainchild of Tim Hogins, CEO of the GOG Group of Companies and Jeff James, who saw the value in building a bespoke spinners arena at the popular GOG Gardens Park. The arena is yet another venue within the 17-hectare, multi-purpose…
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As the saying goes, behind every great man, there’s usually a greater woman. And in director Björn Runge’s first English-language feature film, THE WIFE, you get to meet her. “The story is fine, but the movie features a terrific performance by Jonathan Pryce and a flat-out brilliant one from Glenn Close, who dials up a slow burn for the ages,” says Arizona Republic’s Bill Goodykoontz about the film that will hit South African cinemas this week. The electrifying drama – an adaptation by Jane Anderson of Meg Wolitzer’s 2003 book of the same name – explores how female sacrifice is often the price for male success and stars the six-time Oscar nomined Glenn Close as…
The Albany Horticultural and Lilium Society will host a Children’s Flower Competition on 22 September at Johan Carinus Art Centre. As the drought has persisted unrelentingly and made gardening is extremely difficult, the Society decided on just presenting a Children’s competition. The planning started with a poster competition held between four schools- Kingswood Junior, Oatlands Preparatory, Good Shepherd Primary and Victoria Primary School. Grade 4 boys and girls took part and produced wonderful, colourful and interesting posters. The winning poster for each school will be used to advertise the Children’s Flower Competition. The Society approached each school and the Grade 4 teachers agreed to encourage the…
Police is warning the community to be careful if they’re trying to buy a vehicle online because they have have cases where some have been victims of scams. This came to the SAPS’ attention after an individual deposited an undisclosed amount of cash for purchasing a vehicle that he saw online. After the deposit the seller’s cellphone went to and no vehicle was ever delivered to him. Apparently, a stranger came for a test drive of the vehicle, said he liked it and then then transferred the money through telephone banking. The vehicle was given to him but when the…
Abuse of alcohol and drugs causes a multi-billion-rand dent in the South African economy every year, but the remedy is stymied by insufficient funding and unwillingness to accept the latest global thinking on treatment of addiction as a medical condition. Almost 20% of South Africans – one out of every five adults – abuse mind-altering substances, with alcohol, pain-killers (codeine) and dagga the worst offenders, and rising figures of illicit drug use suggest the country is losing the war on drugs. The annual cost to the country of alcohol abuse alone, in terms of absenteeism, lost productivity, health and welfare…
Rhodes University was a development partner in one of two Eastern Cape projects selected for the Groundswell Accelerator – an interactive programme focusing on small entrepreneurs working in the green economy. Dr Bongumusa Zuma of East London and Anele Popose of Port Elizabeth are the Eastern Cape’s only environmental entrepreneurs tojoin a cohort of 25 South African “enviropreneurs” focusing on business sustainability and upscaling their businesses over the next 18 months. Groundswell is an interactive programme focusing on small entrepreneurs working in the green economy. It follows the Fetola model for growing small businesses that last by building entrepreneurial skills and cultivating…
Icatshulwe kwintshayelelo Kutsha nje, kwincoko esasithetha ngolu dlwengulo lugqugqisayo, sixoxa ngokuhlukunyezwa kwabantwana besikolo zii-paedophiles (abantu abadala abanenkanuko zokulala nabantwana) abakwizikhundla zegunya, omnye wabahlobo bam ubuze umbuzo owabangela iingcingane kuthi. Waqhuba wathi, “Sithetha ukuthini? Uthetha ukuthini xa usithi ibisenzeka lonke ixesha esikolweni?” Cinga ngalo mbuzo umzuzu phambi kokuba wandule ukuqhubeka ukufunda. Awululanga njengokuba ebonakala. Siyithetha siyiphendule njani imicimbi yoxhatshazo?. “Yenzeka lonke ixesha” ikhomba kule nyewe, ikwabonisa ukuba bubuxoki ukuba ezi ntetho ziyothusa futhi zenzeka kumaxesha athile. Le nto ikwabonisa ukuba iqhelekile, iyenzeka: “Ngalo lonke ixesha”. Iyenzeka. Inyaniso kukuba ‘ayenzeki nje’. Abantu bakhetha ukudlwengula futhi bathatha esi sigqibo kuba sibalindele, isigqibo esingenamiphumela…
The incredible life and far reach of influence that Nelson Mandela had, has inspired South Africa as a whole to make the world around them a better place. This year, St Andrew’s Prep chose to focus on the local SPCA, to lend a hand to make the lives of the animals in its care happier. Visiting via departments, the children fed the donkeys, walked the dogs and cuddled the cats. From left are Grade 6 pupils Ethan van der Merwe, Julius Rocher, Scott Miles and Anda Galadla pay some attention to the kittens.
Grocott’s Mail is proud to be a partner in Wessa EasternCape’s #CelebrateNaturalHeritage photography competition. Take out that camera, cellphone or tablet and get snapping! This Heritage Day, WESSA is celebrating and giving thanks for our amazing natural heritage – our natural environment. Whether that be: a glimpse of the sky through the grasses of the veld; the spectacular winter sunsets and sunrises we see each day; a garden bird caught in its daily life; or the beautiful game we find in the surrounding reserves: we are looking for your one ultimate vision of what makes you delight in your natural environmental heritage. Join…
Winner of the Best Ensemble at the National Arts Festival 2018, Seeing Red will show at Rhodes Theatre for one night only. Mmatumisang Motsisi has created, in collaboration with the cast, another thought-provoking piece. In a world were menstruation taboo is commonplace, Seeing Red is a celebration of the strength of women. Set in the fictional village of Boswa, Kgosigadi, a strong woman with a great sense of responsibility, takes it upon herself to protest against a law that makes women outcasts during their periods. She is met with great anger and violence and is brutally stoned to death for her act…