This News and Events section will keep you alerted to what's going on around the country, including major sporting events, conventions, exhibitions, agricultural shows, festivals and breaking travel related news.

Delheim - a Journey Worth Taking
Cape Town - Exhibition

10 - 24 December 10
Delheim Wines, Stellenbosch

Delheim invites you to join them at what promises to be a memorable opening of Joshua Miles forthcoming exhibition Delheim - a Journey Worth Taking.

Delheim Wines will host the exhibition beginning on 25 May 2010, and has commissioned Joshua to produce twelve unique woodprints of views of the estate. The exhibition will run until December 2010 and nine original, unframed prints of each woodcut will be for sale at the Delheim shop. Joshua captures various scenes at the beautiful Delheim wine estate in his impressionistic and delicate woodblocks, combining masterful cutting with Japanese-style simplicity and sharpness

Delheim Wines, Stellenbosch

Nederburg Concert Series 2010
Cape Town
10 - 30 November 10
Nederburg Manor House, Nederburg wine estate
A highlight of the Western Cape's classical music calendar, the Nederburg Concert Series features leading musicians from South Africa and abroad who perform monthly recitals at the Nederburg Manor House.
MONTHLY
The recitals start at 17h00.
The ticket price includes a welcoming drink plus a delicious light supper served with fine Nederburg wines after the concert.
Cost: R150




Ghoema & Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town
Cape Town - Exhibition
05 September 10 - 31 January 11
Iziko Good Hope Gallery

Iziko Social History Collections department presents Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town.

This exhibition opens at the Iziko Good Hope Gallery at the Castle of Good Hope, on 5 June 2010 and showcases a unique part of Cape Town and South Africa's history and culture - content that has never before been the subject of a museum exhibition.

The legacy of Cape Town's New Year Carnival is rooted in the history of slavery and the development of early working class communities in the City. It was later influenced, inter alia, by the visits of blackface minstrel entertainment groups from the USA. The Carnival's formal beginnings as a competition date back over a hundred years (1907).

'Tweede Nuwe Jaar' Carnival is a significant aspect of the social history of Cape Town and continues today to form part of the City's cultural landscape. Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town reveals how Carnival participation has been passed on from generation to generation, while at the same tracing the changes to the Carnival over time. The exhibition details the histories and performances of the Nagtroepe (Malay Choirs); Christmas Bands and Klopse, who together make up what we understand as the 'Tweede Nuwe Jaar' celebrations.
The significance of Carnival as celebration, as well as the context of changing expressions of history and identity, is represented. A striking study of the conflation of social life, race and politics, identity, ritual, popular culture and negotiating the everyday in South Africa's past can all be found in the Carnival. The exhibition draws on Iziko Social History's new oral history and Carnival collections, which are included in the exhibition in the AV stations, texts and images, as well as displays of artifacts. Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town provides a rare opportunity to showcase the creativity of a range of photographers, artists and film makers who have been inspired by the Carnival and made it a subject of their work
The narratives and memories of Carnival participants provide a major part of the content of the exhibition and this that must also be acknowledged as the exhibition's inspiration.
The exhibition can be seen daily from 09h30 - 16h00.
Cost: R5 - R25



Theatresports
Cape Town - Comedy
14 September 10 - 14 June 11
The Intimate Theatre, 37 Orange Street. Cape Town

For those who have never witnessed the mayhem and magic of Cape Town's longest running institution, TheatreSports is a totally improvised show.

Everything gets made up on the spot by two teams of actors competing in a series of improvised games, judged by members of the audience. Result: hilarious, original, audience-friendly theatre.
Starts 8:30pm.
Cost: R40 per person

Compendium / Suncoast Multisport Series
Durban
29 August 10 - 05 November 10
Suncoast Casino
Fun and exciting Multisport series for the whole family. Swim / Cycle/ Run and Run/Cycle/Run
Cost: R80 & R120




The Big Five
Durban - Performance
31 August 10 - 10 October 10
The Barnyard Theatre, Gateway
The Barnyard Theatres present the tribute of all tributes, as they celebrate the music of the five greatest pop icons of all time in one show, The Big 5. This tribute to Elton John, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Bryan Adams will be running at The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway from 31 August to 10 October.
Imagine Elton, Michael, Tina, Bryan and Madonna all on one stage in one show singing number one hits from the last six decades of pop music. These solo artists have dominated the charts to such a degree in the last 40 years that it was essential to stage a special tribute!
The show features a 10-piece cast, with two grand pianos flanking the stage, and they will blow your mind with a dazzling show that rocks like no other. The Big 5 is about the showmanship, charisma, aura and, let us not forget, the music that have made these stars icons in the annals of rock 'n roll.
Get ready for lift off as The Big 5 hits the Barnyard Stage and rocks you to another universe!
Cost: Tickets are R120 per person from Wednesday to Saturday, with discounted specials of R85 per person every Tuesday night and Sunday matinee show. For bookings and enquiries, phone The Barnyard Theatre.

The Dolphin Mile Surf Swim Series
Durban - Water Sports
12 September 10
uShaka Pier
The swim is one mile long (1.6kms) and starts on the south side of uShaka pier, the swimmers swim out to sea for about 200m then go around a buoy and head off north for 700m where they go around another 2 buoys and then head south again around the pier and back onto the beach.
The event is open to all swimmers from 10years upwards. The categories are 10-12, 13-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 & 61+.
Registration is at 7am and the swim 8am.
Cost: R50 per event

Golden Hours Family Market
Durban
12 September 10
Golden Hours School
The market is a fundraiser for the Golden Hours School for Special Needs Children.
The market is situated under huge mango trees and boasts a variety of traders (craft and commercial), a huge adventure playground for children, clean ablutions and lots of safe off-road parking.
Food stalls include those which provide breakfasts and roast lunches and North Durban Lions make fresh popcorn & candy floss.
The school also runs a large second hand book stall.
Other kids entertainment include tractor and train rides, quad bikes, a mini wheel and occasionally ponies.

Opening hours: every Sunday from 10am to 3:30pm

TVG 5 -A-Side Soccer
Johannesburg - Soccer
03 August 10 - 07 October 10
Birchwood Hotel & O R Tambo Conferences
Exciting 5 -a-side corporate and social soccer league that takes place weekdays tues-thursday at the Birchwood hotel in boksburg.
On it's 3rd season, league runs for 10 weeks including semi's and final.
Cost: R3000


Liewe Heksie
Johannesburg - Performance
23 September 10 - 03 October 10
Emperors Palace
Emperors Palace in association with Lefra Productions brings a children's classic, Liewe Heksie to life.

Liewe Heksie, the brainchild of Verna Vels, became a household name in 1963, with Vels reading the stories on the then Afrikaans radio service of the SABC. Today Liewe Heksie has become part of South Africa's national heritage with thousands of South Africans sharing in the memories of the country's favourite witch! Besides the radio broadcasts and books, the Liewe Heksie stories were published in various other forms including records, CDs, puppets and two television series.
Frans Swart of Lefra Productions directed the Liewe Heksie stage production and says; 'To me, this is a wonderful honour. I was a camera man on the Liewe Heksie show years ago, and that is why it is such a challenge for me to direct Heksie. I was privileged to work with Verna Vels and Louise Smit in those days, to produce Liewe Heksie for TV. Verna gave us wonderful characters, stories and dialogue to work with ... I am really looking forward to directing the stage version!'

Ticket prices start from R60 per person and can be booked through the Emperors Palace Box Office on 011 928 1297 or Computicket on 083 915 8000 or www.computicket.com. For group bookings please contact 011 815 3000 or info@lefra.com. Special rates for nursery and primary schools.
64 @ The Palace, Emperors Palace
Please contact the venue for show times
Cost: From R60 pp | www.computicket.com


Caspernades
Johannesburg - Comedy
10 October 10 - 15 October 10
Emperors Palace
Die improvasie-komedie vertoning CasperNades volg op die sukses van Bloemers & Roemers, wat landwyd vol sale getrek het en staande toegejuig is.
Hierdie vertoning is tradisionele improv met 'n deeglike skeut byderwetse stand-up humor uit die boonste rakke. Casper de Vries is ongetwyfeld Suid-Afrika se gewildste komediant en hy skitter as gasheer met mede-komediante die sterre Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Marion Holm, Karen Wessels, Louw Venter en Hannes Muller, alombekend vir hul komiese aanslag en talent.
Met Casper wat die sweep klap as ringmeester en met die gehoor se insette beloof hierdie kunstenaars om hul flinkdinkvermoeëns deeglik op die proef te stel in verskeie scenarios/sketse, met skreeusnaakse gevolge...
Hierdie 90 minute lang vertoning het geen pouse, en 'n aanbevole ouderdomsbeperking as volg: Geen persone onder 16 jaar toegelaat.
Cost: From R120 pp | www.computicket.com