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Summer sun, summer fun at the V&A Waterfront Jam-packed outdoor entertainment and activities schedule for summer Cape Town, 17 December 2015 — With summer well upon us, outdoors in the Cape Town sunshine is the place to be. V&A Waterfront visitors can take full advantage of the glorious weather harbour-side these summer months, with a jam-packed line-up of outdoor entertainment and activities for everyone to enjoy. From Zip Zap Circus performances and mini parades from the Cape Town Carnival, to musical entertainment, marathons and cyclathons, there will be something for every sun-loving visitor to the V&A Waterfront. DECEMBER 2015 The ever-delightful Zip Zap Circus also comes to the V&A Waterfront this December, with a series of performances planned at the Amphitheatre daily at 4pm from Monday, 14 December to Sunday, 20 December. Founded in 1992 and operating as a ‘social circus’, Zip Zap is well-known around town, and will enchant audiences w...

HEAD UP THE WEST COAST TO THE GROOTE POST DECEMBER COUNTRY MARKET Country hospitality on your doorstep on the last Sunday of every month between 10h00 and 15h00 Take a break, after the hectic festive rush, round up the family and head out to the country to join the Pentz family in the gardens at Groote Post for their December Market on Sunday 27 th December. The terrace alongside the Cellar will again be a hive of activity, brimming with delicious and beautiful country offerings. Guests can expect artisan foods, arts and crafts, home-ware and décor, and of course, Groote Post’s well-loved wines. All Groote Post’s wines will be available for tasting and purchase by the glass, bottle or case, including the Groote Post Rosé which is made exclusively for the monthly markets. Local is lekker with locals presenting a divine selection of Darling gourmet produce including organic mushrooms, Weskus Worswa, divine breads, Udderly Delicious cheese, charcuterie, olive oi...

Garden Court South Beach boasts a modern look following a R22 million refurbishment Garden Court South Beach, one of Durban’s landmark beachfront hotels, has undergone a multi-million rand refurbishment- an investment which has revived the 42-year-old property.  The R22 million investment has made way for the remodel of the hotel’s public areas including upgrades to elevators, public bathrooms and the reception area as well as a R12 million soft refurbishment of its 414 guest rooms.  “When planning this refurbishment, we focussed on breathing new life into the property through modernisation and a fresh look while still building on the comfort and attention to detail that guests have come to value at the hotel ,” said Garden Court South Beach GM Wayne Smith. As part of the project, the hotel acquired new furniture, artwork, soft furnishings and the addition of further cubicles in the downstairs public bathrooms. In addition, the revamped rooms now boast 40” ...

NEDERBURG SHOWS FIVE DECADES OF ITS RED STAR, CABERNET SAUVIGNON Nederburg recently showcased a line-up of venerable Cabernet Sauvignon wines to selected guests in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Razvan Macici, cellar-master at Nederburg for 15 years, presented some of the cellar's prized vintages, beginning with a 1966. He closed with the Nederburg II Centuries Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, awarded a double gold medal at the 2015 Veritas Awards, and featured a Cabernet from every decade in between. While most of the wines were made by the legendary Günter Brӧzel, who was Nederburg's cellar-master for 33 years, from 1956 to 1989, Macici's wines were clear evidence that he had picked up the baton from the man he still considers one of his mentors. (Brӧzel still pops into the cellar from time to time for a catch-up with the team). The older wines were testimony to the longevity of Nederburg Cabernets and the younger wines were an expression of the same pedigree of fin...

On 12 December 2015, concerned citizens of South Africa and environmental groups will gather at various Builders Warehouse location points, across the country to demand that the household herbicide “Roundup” be removed from their outlets nationally. The campaign will also use this gathering to create awareness around the dangers of Roundup, highlighting the negative effects of its use on both the health of citizens and the extensive damage it causes to the environment. The group will also call for the Department of Agriculture to look into the matter, and to acknowledge these demands. Statement from the African Centre for Biodversity: “We are demanding that government put a stop to blindly supporting the business interests of agrochemical companies, such as Monsanto, and defending ecologically unsustainable and socially unjust chemical-laden agriculture systems.” Campaign Leader, Rushka Johnson, has been liaising with Builders Warehouse / Walmart management on behalf o...

Intercare Sends Holiday Health Woes Packing Holidays are all about sun, sea and sand but sometimes unexpected health niggles can creep in and try and spoil the fun. Fortunately Intercare Medical & Dental Centres are on standby this festive season should you and your family need them. Giving you access to highly experienced doctors and dentists under one roof, Intercare will offer a whole host of health disciplines, conveniently situated just around the corner. Best of all, Intercare offers extended operating hours and will be open on all public holidays during December (except Christmas and New Year’s Day). The classic 'holiday image' of dad in a Santa suit dangling gregariously by his foot from the chimney might be a bit farfetched but in truth, household accidents do increase quite a lot around the holidays. Research reveals every year around this time numbers peak of those injured in cooking-related accidents, slips and falls (often in the bathroom), falls ...

COINS COMMEMORATE THE CREATION OF THE  COUNTRY’S FIRST COINAGE 02, December 2015 - The South African Mint (SA Mint), a wholly owned subsidiary of The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched a new range of coins to commemorate 200 hundred years of the Griqua Town coin. The coin was originally created as currency for the people of Griqua Town in 1815 - the first local currency of a South African people. The numismatic coin range follows the announcement of the upcoming R5 commemorative currency coin which will be issued by t he South African Reserve Bank (SARB) i n 2016. The new Griqua Town R5 will be a regular legal tender coin, holding the same value and equal to the existing R5 coins that are currently in circulation throughout the country. The new R5 coin will therefore not hold any special or superior value to existing R5 coins. For the coin collector, the numismatic coin range, available immediately from the South African Mint, comprises of a proof qual...