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From the UK to SA, the 11th Jive Cape Town Comedy festival, held at the Baxter Theatre features some of the best local and international acts.

F       From the UK to SA, the 11th Jive Cape Town Comedy festival, held at the Baxter           Theatre features some of the best local and international acts. Tumi Morake T he stellar variety of acts this year include; Siv Ngesi, Tumi Morake, Carl Wastie, Earl Okin, Bruce Airhead and the Bacalla clowns. The month-long festival,directed by Eddy Cassar has attracted thousands of people, since opening night. Selecting local entertainer, Alistair Izobell, as the MC was a smart choice. Izobell adds his own Cape Town flavoured humour as the host. Here are six reasons why you should watch it: Bruce Airheard  from the UK does the unthinkable with a gigantic balloon. It will leave you in awe and wondering "How does he do it?." It seems like mission impossible, until he pulls of jaw-dropping tricks. Earl Okin's  humour is not for the faint-hearted. Accompanied by his guitar, Okin uses his musical ability to...

Musik Alla Kaap: A successful celebration of music for the fourth year in a row

Opera sensation, James Bhemjee wows the audience at Musik Alla Kaap 2015. London Louw, from SA Idols fame and I  backstage at the GrandWest Arena. Musik Alla Kaap: A successful celebration of music for the fourth year in a row Thousands of people attended Music Alla Kaap, held at the GrandWest Arena, in Cape Town on 25 April 2015. The media was invited to an exclusive meet-and-greet session before the show. Hosted by entertainer, Alistair Izobell the stellar line-up on the night included  MC Shaleen- Surtie Richards, Karin Kortje and London Louw from SA Idols fame, Denim, Jonathan Rubain, Donveno Prins and RJ Benjamin, and last but not least, a 12-piece band, directed by Trevino Isaacs Karin was glowing on stage and showed off some cool dance moves, accompanied by backing dancers. She performed songs such as Ed Sheeran's Thinking out loud . I never thought the day would come that I would see her dance on stage. Big up for trying K! London perform...

#KDay2015 Music Fest 101

Some of the hottest live acts in the country perform at KDay 2015. Mi Casa lead singer, J'Something at KDay 2015. Dj Kent #KDay2015 presented by KFM 94.5 got thousands of fans jamming along to some of the country's biggest live acts at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Saturday, 28 February 2015. It is really hard to single out a favourite act, as each act brought their a-game . The nine-hour long festival included the likes of pop sensation, Jimmy Nevis, house trio, Mi Casa, Mafikizolo, Mathew Mole, Beatenberg, Prime Circle and Lloyd Cele. Sponsored by MTN, KDay favourites included Mi Casa, which made their female groupies in the audience go gaga. DJ Kent turned Newlands Cricket Ground into party paradise mixing up a mixture of R&B, pop and electro beats. Closing act Mafikizolo proved why they are one of South Africa's top live acts. Accompanied by a live band and backing dancers, they rocked the crowd. Yay, can't wait for KDay...

#MadefortheMix - The lowdown on the 2015 J&B Met 101+Photo Gallery

#MadefortheMix The 38 th J&B Met held at the Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town on Saturday 31, January 2015 was indeed a posh affair. Firm favourite Futura, trained by Brett Crawford and ridden by Fay’d Herbe reigned supreme by 2, 25 lengths in 125,38 seconds as the overall winner, and walked away with the 2.5 million rand grand prize. Jimmy Nevis and J'Something entertains guests.                            Zakiti Bhenju and Christopher de Bliquy was crowned as The Most Elegant Couple. Zakiti Bhenju and Christopher de Bliquy. Celebrities in attendance included singer, Jimmy Nevis, Comedian Marc Lottering, media personality Lalla Hirayama, media personality Leigh-Anne Williams and US actor, Zach McGowani. Star-Studded Live entertainment was provided by Mi Casa, Jimmy Nevis and live DJ's. Photo Gallery Fashionistas and socialites dressed to impress...  ...

Funky summer fashion trends that will have you sizzling by day and night.

Still undecided about what to wear now that summer is here? It's time to freshen up your wardrobe, and get your summer swag on. As the saying goes "Out with the old and in with the new." After hitting the streets, I managed to compile a list of funky summer clothing. Image courtesy of  Sissy Boy Clothing My  list of summer must-have items will have you looking trendy  at the beach, cocktail party or a trip to the mall. This summer trends are all about bright colours. Bright orange is certainly dominating the scene. Not forgetting, floral prints are uber-hot this season too. Black and white are dominating the scene too, and will have you looking classy this summer. Here are some of our favourite summer fashion items: Crop Tops: Image courtesy of  Cloak and Dagger Clothing Available in the form of plain t-shirts, tank tops, halter tops, turtleneck tops etc.Crop tops are super- funky and can be dressed up or down. Whether you going to the beach o...

Hot Summer Groove @the Grand Arena set the tone for summer!+Q and A with Loukmaan Adams

BlackByrd group members and I. Hot Summer Grrove held at the Grand Arena, on Saturday, 6 December 2014 featured some of South Africa's finest performers, such as BlackByrd, Emo Adams, Loukmaan Adams, Alistair Izobell and Ramaine Borrero-Lloyd. Accompanied by the Take Note Band, Saturday saw the Adams brothers perform together for the first time in 20 years. It was also the first time Izobell, The Adams brothers and Borrero-Lloyd reunited, after many years. They performed together years ago, in a group known as NU FANCY. Crowed favourite: Emo Adams Hosted by Heart 104.9 DJ, Irma G artists performed classic hits and did their own catchy cover versions of more recent hits - Loukmaan performed his own version of D' Banj's Oliver Twist . Meanwhile, Izobell accompanied by backing singers,  Robin Peters and Edith Plaatjies performed his own version of Dr Malinga's Via Orlando . Opening act, Steyn Fourie had the crowed on their feet with his comedy antics and had...

Khayalethu Anthony shines as The Champion in hard-hitting theatre production

Khayalethu Anthony and I.           Khayalethu Anthony shines as The Champion! Af ter scooping the award for Best Production at The Zabalaza Theatre  Festival earlier this year, a ward-winning actor,  Kh ayalethu Anthony is back at The Baxter Theatre, performing in his one-man theatre production, Th e Champion until 8, October 2014. The planning process for The Champion started about 4 years ago. "I did about 12-18 drafts and kept changing stuff, "  he says. "Parts of the story, like growing up without a father is true. The story is not based on my life, but on the lives of many in the townships," h e says. Khayalethu met up with his father about 2-3 months ago in the Eastern Cape. He admits to still being confused and being filled with mixed emotions. "I wanted my son to have a clan name and to belong somewhere, " he says. In a nutshell Khayalethu defines himself as a down-to-earth actor, director and writer. He likes si...