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Music festivals in South Africa
Submitted by Lana on Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:15Oppikoppi, Rocking the Daisies, Splashy Fen, Up the Creek, Fu-Cha, RAMfest and several other outdoor music festivals have gained loyal followership and attract both local and international performers. And, given their popularity, it shouldn't be long before a DVD box set featuring the latter festivals becomes available. ... more
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Authentic South African Jewellery
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/02/2013 - 15:17Authentic South African Jewellery
Fine art auctioneers, Strauss & Co. will be doing what they do best in 2013, after a very successful 2012 year of auctions. Their 2013 run of auctions begins with a South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts auction on Monday 4 February. We’d like to highlight the jewellery auction, although it in no way means we’d be able to separate it from the art category, especially with the jewellery lots that will be available in February. ... more
Tagging vs blocking…and other graffiti styles
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2013 - 11:02Tagging vs blocking…and other graffiti styles
Graffiti artists used to be loosely termed as delinquents and vandals, scrawling their identities on any and every blank surface in the urban environment – much to the dismay of residential dwellers, business owners, and railway bosses. Their craft simply consisted of writing their “tag” in an illegible doodle using a can of spray paint lifted from Daddy’s garage. ... more
South African Soap Operas
Submitted by Lana on Thu, 01/11/2012 - 12:26There is no doubt that soap operas are by far the most popular genre on South African TV. The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) survey, conducted between 1st January and 31st August 2012, shows that soap operas rule the small screen in the country, holding captive an average of 1.8 million viewers each and every 
day across all channels (free-to-air and pay-TV). ... more
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