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Tsogo Sun celebrates World Champagne Day Delighting in a glass, or two, of champagne on the 23 rd October 2015, is compulsory! World Champagne Day is the perfect ‘excuse’ for indulging in an evening of romance or celebration. The best news of all is you don’t have to rent a limousine en route to a fine French restaurant to impress your loved one – you can find all the ingredients of an evening to remember at the Southern Sun Hyde Park Sandton, who is joining the rest of the globe in the World Champagne Day celebrations. There is no other drink that captures the romance and joy of a single moment as when the seal of a bottle of authentic champagne is broken. The cork pops, the bubbles fizz and the wine bursts out of the bottle with passion. The importance of the bubbles which has romanced many champagne lovers for centuries should not be underestimated – in fact scientists proved that there are millions of bubbles per flute of bubbly and these delightful pockets of ai...

TEAM RAZER’S BRAVADO GAMING SWEEP THE FLOOR CLEAN AT r A ge Team Razer’s Bravado Gaming, South Africa’s premier multi-gaming organisation and home to some of the best local and international competitive gamers, walked away with three solid victories at the 2015 Really Awesome Gaming (r A ge) expo. Sponsored by Razer, the squads Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Defence of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2) and Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), took to the expo like the pro-gaming experts that they are. The CS:GO squad not only competed in the Do Gaming Championships but they also emerged the winner during some tough competition at the 13 th annual r A ge expo. While they were knocked down to the losers bracket after losing 2-1 in the bracket final, they came back strong and secured a spot in the Sunday grand finals against Energy E-Sports. The team went on to beat Energy E-Sports 2-0 , celebrating a solid victory. DOTA 2 team members competed against some of South Africa...

CREATE REAL MOMENTS WITH DROSTDY-HOF AT GUGS WINE FESTIVAL Drostdy-Hof will be showcasing some of its favourite natural light and other very popular blends at the three-day Gugulethu Wine and Lifestyle Festival of glamorous fun in November. Visitors are invited to meet the team, taste the wines and share some real wine moments. Drostdy-Hof is also hosting a photo-booth so they can record some of those special moments. The festival,  at the Gugulethu Sports Stadium, runs from 6 to 8 November.  For the first two days the event will be open from 15:00 to 21:00.  On the last day, a Sunday, hours are from 15:00 to 19:00. Apart from over 100 wine producers that will exhibit at the show, there will be many food, fashion and beauty stalls. Tickets must be bought ahead of the festival via Computicket ( www.online.computicket.com ) at R120 per person.  Every visitor will receive a glass and booklet with vouchers for ten tastings.  There will be no add...

Cheers to V&A Waterfront’s Oktoberfest! Monthly ‘Good Night Market’ at the V&A Waterfront Date:     Wednesday, 28 October 2015 Time:     Live entertainment from 4 to 9pm *The Watershed opens for trade from 10am; food trucks will begin trading from 4pm Venue: The Watershed, 17 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront Even if you can’t tell your blonde ale from your malted lager or a bitter from a stout, there will still be plenty to celebrate at the Oktoberfest Good Night Market in the V&A Waterfront’s Watershed on Wednesday, 28 October. Originally intended as a celebration of life and happiness, Oktoberfest is now the largest, and one of the oldest folk festivals in the world. In 2015 approximately 5.9-million people will have visited the Munich festival, consuming 7.7-million litres of beer. In keeping with the traditional German theme, the Watershed Good Night Market spread will include craft beer tasting, a beer garden,...

LIONEL RICHIE ALL THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR 2016 Big Concerts is proud to announce that the iconic Lionel Richie will be coming to South Africa in 2016 performing ALL THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 21 st October at 9am from www.bigconcerts.co.za and Computicket. Presented by KFM, CapeTalk, 947, 702, Algoa FM, East Coast Radio and M-Net. October 19 th 2015 – Multi-platinum selling artist, four-time Grammy winner and music icon, Lionel Richie , announced the extension of his worldwide "All The Hits All Night Long” tour today, traveling through South Africa this March for 5 shows in 4 cities, ALL THE HITS has sold out across the globe in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, United States and the Middle East. Richie will take his hit-filled show, featuring songs from the Commodores to 4 South African cities: Sunday 13th March:                 ...