By Novell Zwangendaba GAUTENG – A collection of the newest and most creative contemporary designs from around Africa, PACE2010 opens this monday at the Craft and Design Centre, Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. PACE2010, comes on the heels of another successful exhibition, SPace: Currencies in Contemporary Art, which opened with a VIP function at MUSEUM Africa in Newtown. An impressive list of artists was released for the art exhibition as the host city’s first event during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, featuring artists from across the continent. SPace: Currencies in Contemporary African Art will run for two months, until 11... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba Johannesburg – FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup frenzy is in the air! And already Gauteng is getting the party started. The province that’s setting an unprecedented historical first – hosting 19 of the 32 international teams also has the rocking events calendar to provide the festivities for the fans rooting for each participating nation. Remembering the spirit, feeling of national pride and excitement filling local hearts when FIFA announced South Africa won the bid to host the 2010 games; South Africans can relate to the similar emotions of the 2014 hosts of the international football bonanza, Brazil.... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – JOHANNESBURG – International journalists covering the biggest sport spectacle, FIFA 2010 World Cup, are now able to do their business in posh surroundings in the capital city following the opening of international media centres in Sandton and Braamfontein. The media centres are equipped with a media hot desk big television screens Courtesy of the Gauteng Gateway 2010 project team, through the Provincial Executive Council, the centres were launched on Thursday, 17 June at the Craft and Design Centre on Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton Central. “The opportunity was realised a bit late, but we will use... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba The Goethe-Institut South Africa and the German Embassy in Pretoria present Raumwohnung and Dellé in a joint concert on June 21. This event at the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg is part of “Football meets Culture”, a series of cultural events organised for the Football World Cup. Both bands were founded in Berlin and have already gathered much experience on international stages. 2raumwohnung is known for their melodic rhythms and catchy sing-along-songs which easily get stuck in the head of any listener. Their first album “In wirklich” (“in real”) was launched in 2002 and since then four more... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – SOUTH AFRICA – South African President Jacob Zuma says he has learnt with sadness of the passing of music icon Busi Mhlongo. Mama Mhlongo last night succumbed to her brave battle with cancer. Born in 1947, like many South African artists of her time, she travelled overseas in order to pursue her love for music. Better known as the “Queen of Maskanda” her musical style drew on her rural KwaZulu-Natal roots. It incorporated South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskanda, marabi and traditional Zulu fused with contemporary elements. She transformed the Maskanda guitar music of migrant... Continue Reading
