Music

The Red Hot Chili Peppers set to Rock Joburg in 2013

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Joburg has already been treated to some of the biggest visiting international music acts this year. In fact, it is bracing itself for even more superstars in the coming months. 2013 looks to be no different, as one of the biggest groups ever is set to rock Soccer City to its famous foundations early in the new year. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming. Premier concert organisers Big Concerts has confirmed that the 29-year-old, multi-award-winning rock super group will be performing at the famous soccer complex on February 2nd 2013. The legendary quartet will be in South Africa for two shows- the second is in Cape Town on 5 February-, giving local fans the chance to experience their distinctive songwriting, heavy bass grooves                  

Lifestyle

Mother’s Day

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The labour pain memorial 2012 Like all good rules, the umbilical chord was meant to be broken. This Sunday, 13 May, you get a chance to reconnect and celebrate the existence of your giver of life on Mother’s Day. The question of what to do to make this weekend extra special for that lovely lady is an important one. Here are a few ideas. If you would like to treat her to a delicious meal, the fantastic restaurants of Joburg are happy to oblige. Special lunches have been arranged all over the city, including at The Rand Club (accompanied by the Chamber Winds classical ensemble), Cornuti, Pizza e Vino, Le Canard Restaurant, Aurelia’s Restaurant at Emperors Palace, Cabanga, Willow Park, The German Country Club,                  

Art-Scene

Victory Theatre Rescue Plan.

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  JHB’s oldest theatre, The Victory, is appealing to Corporate business to support its rescue plan to save the theatre from closing. Built in 1929, the Victory was revamped in 2005 into a 450 seater theatre with undercover parking and a 400 seater restaurant and music bar, as an Arts & Culture upliftment centre for the youth. Would be dancers and singers from disadvantaged backgrounds are trained at the facility and get to perform both locally and overseas in the Umoja show. Keeping the theatre alive has become a difficult task with the tightening economy, that has put the theatre in jeopardy of closing its doors. We are appealing to corporate business to assist through corporate sponsorship or by purchasing