HERE are the April highlights for M-Net 101. I think I’m bored with The Goldbergs now so it can happily end with its 10th and final season. So Help Me Todd suffered from a break in season one and I never did get back into it. The Winter King is on my list, I’ve seen […]
THE Cape Cheers Gin Festival hosted by Gember Distillery on Saturday, 6 April, set the stage for a nail-biting, gin swirling, world record-breaking attempt thanks to Cape Town’s gin enthusiasts, party people and music-lovers, who braved the wind and elements to support Two Gingers Gin in equalling a Guinness World Records title for “the largest […]
THE severe weather conditions which caused havoc in the Cape winelands over last weekend took their toll on the extensive gardens at Tokara Wine Farm necessitating the postponement of the annual Rare Plant Fair and Autumn Open Garden. The gale-force winds caused extensive damage to the private farm garden, especially the trees and walkways, leaving […]
GOURMET ICE, led by visionary 23-year-old entrepreneur Keagile Tabane, emerged triumphant as the winner of Luckybird’s “Quick Hack” competition, securing R150 000 in funding to propel their innovative venture forward. The competition, aimed at inspiring innovation and quick solutions, saw entrepreneurs vying to revolutionise conventional approaches. Gourmet Ice, known for its creativity and determination, seized […]
A GENRE that remixes the brandy category to play where Cognac has feared to tread, Musgrave Copper is luxurious, disruptive, infused and made to mix. It’s a flavour-infused brandy with subtle flavours and a distinctly African palate. Musgrave Copper is more aligned to the Cognac drinker than to a traditional brandy drinker, using the finest […]
AWARD-winning playwright and director Louis Viljoen’s new gripping tale, The Sin Drinkers, explores broken people on an intoxicated journey in pursuit of redemption. It premieres at the Baxter’s Masambe Theatre from 23 April to 11 May 2024. Frank, a practised booze-hound and a hunter of people, tracks down his daughter’s best friend in the hopes […]
ON Friday 19 April, the Amici String Quartet will give the South African premiere of internationally acclaimed South African born composer Shane Woodborne’s third string quartet and after the interval, he will join the quartet as second cellist in Schubert’s great String Quintet in C major D956. It is a work of sublime beauty and […]
NEW from Liane Moriarty (Big Littles Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers) and based on her New York Times bestseller of the same name, international ensemble drama Apples Never Fall comes to M-Net (DStv Channel 101) from Monday, 15 April at 8pm and follows a mysterious disappearance in the seemingly normal Delaney family. Everyone in West Palm Beach […]
THE legendary Wheel of Fortune will spin onto our screens on Monday, 8 April, with an exhilarating local version allowing sharp risk-takers to win loads of moolah and the most magnificent prizes. Wheel of Fortune South Africa will be broadcast on S3 (formerly known as SABC3) Mondays to Fridays at 7.30pm. “We are extremely excited […]
FOR a series that is so dramatically and strikingly gorgeous to watch, the publicity stills for Tokyo Vice are rather disappointing (except for the one above, which I found with Google images, thank you). Looking at them doesn’t make me want to watch it, but I have watched it already and highly recommend it. You […]