Posts Tagged ‘Johannesburg’

An Introduction to Lucy Kruger

Posted on: May 20th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
South African music is alive and well. Accomplished singer / songwriter Lucy Kruger is proof of that. She's originally from Johannesburg, but moved to Cape Town after completing her degree in music at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Today we're actually announcing a competition for the Rise and Shine Festival (a one day festival in Johannesburg where Lucy is performing on the 8th of June 2013), but keep on reading, we'll tell you more about that later in this article. Lucy Kruger is not new Read more [...]

Introducing Jerseys 4 Jozi

Posted on: May 14th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Last week the Jerseys 4 Jozi was launched at the Clay Oven in Lonehill. The Clay Oven is an informal settlement in the North of Johannesburg. Many residents are unemployed and have to resort to begging on the streets or doing piece-jobs in surrounding suburbs to survive. Jerseys 4 Jozi is a registered non-profit organisation. Their aim is to spread warmth to the homeless citizens of Johannesburg. The temperatures can reach as low as -8.2 degrees Celcius in the City of Gold during the winter months Read more [...]

Bieber Fever Hits Cape Town!

Posted on: May 9th, 2013 by Henno Kruger 6 Comments
Love him or hate him Canadian born pop star Justin Bieber is currently touring South Africa. He performed at Cape Town Stadium last night. He started his set early (20 minutes ahead of schedule), ensuring that the young crowd got into bed before midnight last night. Bieber landed at the Cape Town International Airport on a private jet yesterday. Lots of Bieber fans (also known as Beliebers) gathered at the airport to greet him. Some of them waiting from 2 AM for a chance to catch a glimpse of Read more [...]

Brace yourself for the second edition of Rise and Shine Festival!

Posted on: May 6th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
The first Rise and Shine festival was held in March 2013. This event has the potential to become one of the premier one day music festivals in Gauteng. The first edition of the event featured awesome performances by Jeremy Loops, Shadowclub, Shotgun Tori, Tidal Waves and other brilliant South African artists and was well attended by fans of local music. The next edition of Rise and Shine Festival will be held at the Sandton Central Park in Johannesburg on the 8th of June 2013. The venue is Read more [...]

Fine Brandy Fusion Coming to Cape Town and Jozi Soon!

Posted on: May 3rd, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Great News for brandy fans in Cape Town and Johannesburg! Fine Brandy Fusion will be held in Cape Town on the 9th and 10th of May and in Johannesburg from the 26th to the 28th of June 2013! This year Fine Brandy Fusion makes it debut in the Western Cape and promises to amaze the people of Gauteng for the 6th year in a row. This vibrant event (which was previously known as the Fine Brandy Festival) showcases the array of delightful fusions that are used to create unique South African brandies Read more [...]

Win Tickets to the Johannesburg Wine Show!

Posted on: April 25th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
A while ago we posted an article about the Johannesburg Wine Show! It's going to be one of the highlights on the Johannesburg calendar and will take place at the Sandton Convention Center from the 3rd to the 5th of May 2013! This event is going to be a fun filled affair and if you're a wine lover you should not miss out on this. Great news! Junk Mail is giving away Two Sets of Double Tickets for the Johannesburg Wine Show! All you have to enter is Tweet @junkmailcoza a photo of you enjoying Read more [...]