• The Fertility Show Africa (FSA) coming to Gauteng
Africa’s first dedicated fertility show takes place in Johannesburg to help the estimated one in six couples battling infertility issues. Fertility Show Africa (FSA) offers visitors a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with leading fertility, adoption and surrogacy specialists, and find as alternative fertility solutions and products in one place, at one time and in a discreet and supportive environment, making the show an invaluable resource for those looking to start or expand their family. FSA takes place on Friday, 6 March and Saturday, 7 March 2020 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. For more details, visit https://www.fertilityshowafrica.co.za.
• NAG brings gaming’s best to the 2020 Rand Show
The new-look Rand Show just got bigger and better for gamers and geeks. The show’s Play Zone 2 is being transformed into every escapist’s dream as the Festival of Gaming explodes onto the scene from 8 to 13 April 2020. The team at NAG has partnered with the Rand Show to turn Hall 8 into an epic geek destination. The Festival of Gaming will play host to a variety of video games, gadgets, tech, e-sports and cosplay, plus a feast of other pop culture delights. Digital battles, booming bandwidth, all the gaming and tech gadgets you need and loads of cool toys, collectibles and must-have gear, along with tournaments and other digital attractions, will be on hand to tempt seasoned geeks and newcomers alike. Another exciting addition to the Festival of Gaming will be the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) South African Championship. Tickets to the Rand Show went on sale on Black Friday, 29 November 2019 on the Rand Show website at https://randshow.co.za/.
• Marvel sets its sights on the 2020 Rand Show
The Rand Show is excited to announce that just like a real superhero, the Marvel Find Your Power Junior Super Hero Training Academy will be swooping in to thrill families at the 2020 show. This experience is not only a brand-new addition to one of SA’s most iconic events, but it is also a unique offering that families will not be able to experience just anywhere. In line with a host of new offerings and the pledge from organisers that there will be a new world to #discover, the unique training academy is a Marvel-themed event for children up to 12 years old, and will see them learning the moves of some of Marvel’s most well-known superhero characters in specially curated sessions. Visit https://www.randshow.co.za for more info.
• Right2Unite Festival for the People
It’s said that among all the cultural, social or political tools available to humankind to marshal thought and commitment into cohesive and purposeful action, music remains the singularly most powerful. Who could forget Live Aid across the world, The Nelson Mandela Festival in London and our own Concert in the Park in 1985 which brought together 150 000 South Africans of all hues and persuasions to celebrate, through music, the oneness of the people in the face of apartheid. Right2Unite, a progressive social movement that is dedicated to the advancement of equality, tolerance, engagement, unity and cohesion, based around the core value of human rights, is proud to announce the first three artists to grace the stage at its upcoming Right2Unite Festival for the People at the Cradle Boutique Hotel in Kromdraai on 21 March 2020. With more amazing and exciting artists to be announced over the coming weeks, The Right2Unite Festival for the People promises to be the ultimate feel-good unifying music, dance, art and cultural event of 2020. Some of the artists include the Ndlovu Youth Choir, Apple Gule and Easy Freak. For more information on Right2Unite and the Festival, please go to https://www.right2unite.co.za #right2unite.
• WWE LIVE™ returns to South Africa
WWE LIVE will return to South Africa in 2020 with events on Wednesday, 29 April at the Grand Arena at GrandWest in Cape Town; Thursday, 30 April at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban; and Friday, 1 and Saturday, 2 May at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. Fans attending WWE LIVE will see their favourite superstars including Seth Rollins™, Becky Lynch™, Charlotte Flair™, Bobby Lashley™, The O.C.™, Ricochet™, Aleister Black™ and more. *Talent line-up subject to change.
• National big-screen release of SA feature film, Bhai’s Cafe
Bhai’s Café is set to make its national big-screen release on Valentine’s Day 2020. The 100-minute film is filled with drama, romance and good humour. It is produced by Razia Rawoot and Maynard Kraak, the latter also being the director. Bhai’s Cafe focuses on “family, urban gentrification and romance with a Bollywood touch” and was filmed entirely on location in Cape Town. For more info about Bhai’s Café and the entire film festival, visit https://www.joburgfilmfestival.co.za/.
• West Rand Careers Exhibition
The Rotary Club of Krugersdorp is once again coordinating the West Rand Careers Exhibition for the 30th consecutive year. It will take place from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 April 2020 in the Greenhills Hall, Greenhills Stadium, Randfontein, corner of Homestead Avenue and on Northway Road, Greenhills, Randfontein. Learners wishing to visit the exhibition can do so on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9am until 1pm. The exhibition closes daily at 1pm. For further information, contact Dehlia/ Claudette on 011 953 3727.
• Bridal Expo in Krugersdorp
Get ready for two days of all things wedding at the Bridal Expo at Oakfield Farm from 9.30am on 25 and 26 January. There will be more than 180 wedding vendors, a free fashion show, great food, live entertainment and great prize giveaways. Costs per person is R100 and tickets are available at Computicket.
• Boeredans in Witpoortjie
Die Wes-Randtak van die TBK bied sy eerste byeenkoms aan met ‘n lekker dans in die Witpoortjie Ontspanningsentrum op die hoek van Suid- en Vermootenweg, Princess, Roodepoort op 25 Januarie. Die orkeste van Ferdie van Zyl, Robbie Holm, Frik Smit en Roelf Faber gaan optree. Verrigtinge begin om 5nm en die deure open om 4.30nm. Toegang vir volwassenes is R60 en vir kinders is dit gratis. Bring eie mandjie met eet- en drinkgoed saam. Kontak vir Flip of Dalene by 011 955 3615 of 082 624 5308.
• Cook up a storm and win big at Rand Show 2020
It’s time to brave the heat and get into the kitchen for the Jacaranda Clash of Kitchens at the Rand Show 2020. If you have a passion for food, this one’s for you. The Jacaranda Clash of Kitchens is a reality cooking competition with R150 000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, going to South Africa’s brightest culinary champions with a flair for fabulous flavours. 125 teams of two people each will compete in live cooking elimination rounds over six intense days in the Show’s new Foodie Zone. To ensure that the competition is fair, every team will have to create dishes using ingredients from mystery baskets. Easylife Kitchens will be sponsoring all the workstations for the Jacaranda Clash of Kitchens, so contestants will be fully equipped to do their best. And when Rand Show 2020 wraps up, workstations will be donated to a charity. Teams will be judged on creativity, taste and presentation. And mentor judges will be on hand to provide guidance and feedback, at least up until the final 32 teams are revealed. After that, the teams are on their own. Celebrity judges and chefs chosen by the SA Chefs Association and Vicky Crease Catering will ultimately decide who walks away with the Jacaranda Clash of Kitchens title and the grand prize. Visit https://www.randshow.co.za now to enter. If you’d just like to watch Joburg’s finest cooks creating delicious tastes and aromas, buy your tickets for #MyRandShowtoday by visiting www.randshow.co.za and click on Buy Tickets Now.
• Are you Joburg’s next great talent?
Entries are now open for Joburg’s Talent – the Rand Show’s own epic talent search, which is giving gifted South African performers their unique place in the spotlight. Joburg’s Talent 2020 is bigger than ever before. So, if you think you have what it takes to wow the crowds and take your performing career to the next level, now is your time to shine. There are cash prizes totalling R125 000 up for grabs for Joburg’s most impressive and talented contestants, plus Golden Tickets to the final auditions for Born to Perform at the Teatro at Montecasino in 2021. It doesn’t stop there. There will also be vouchers for the Stageworx School of Performing Arts to be won. Vouchers can be put towards classes, show reels, professional photographs, music videos or song production. Finalists will also be given links to their performances, to use on their show reels or to share on social media. Are you Joburg’s next great talent? Visit www.randshow.co.za to enter, or if you’d just like to watch Joburg’s newest talent in action, buy your tickets for Joburg’s best day out at the Rand Show today.
• Dis amper tyd vir die Randfontein Skou!
Marcelle Mans, skoukoördineerder het aangekondig dat daar geen verhoging in toegangsgelde vir die 2020 Skou is nie omdat hulle graag Randfonteiners die kans wil gun om meer as een keer die Skou te besoek. Die 2020 Skou gaan ‘n paar verrassings en nuwe inisiatiewe oplewer o.a. die ‘Afskop Jol’ op Donderdag, 5 Maart om 7nm met Dirk van der Westhuizen, Kurt Darren, Die Campbells, Sgoob Kwela Pantsula dansers, Petro de Villiers (The Voice) en Vincent Gorden. Groot pryse kan gewen word in die vele gelukstrekkings. Die Skou-markiestent trek ook ‘n nuwe baadjie aan met ‘n groot kuierarea binne die tent waar skoubesoekers kan terugsit met ietsie koud vir die keel en iets te ete terwyl hulle al die vertonings op die Standard Bank-verhoog geniet. Die opwindende Pom-pomkompetisie skuif na Vrydagaand, 6 Maart vanaf 6nm om deelnemers ook die kans te gee om na die kompetisie die Skou verder te geniet. Daar is weer ‘n verskeidenheid vermaak vir klein en groot op die Skou-spyskaart. Een van die groot gunstelinge, Demi Lee Moore, tree vir die eerste keer by die Skou op. Spoegwolf, Robbie Wessels, Theuns Jordaan, Early B, Juan Boucher, Nicholis Louw, Arno Jordaan, Willem Botha, Deon Groot en Fatman is ‘n paar van die manne wat by die Skou gaan optree. Saterdag, 7 Maart is daar hondevertonings, ‘n lugskou, rofstoei, ‘n sterkmanuitdaging, tromspeler, tradisionele dansers, hip-hopvertoning, sokkerspeletjies, akrobate, mimiekkunstenaars en vele meer te sien. Sondag, 8 Maart bied die Skou ‘n Droogtehulp Fondsinsamelings Projek vanaf 8.30vm in die Skou Markiestent aan met Burre Burger as die spreker. Die klassiekekar-klub bring ook van hulle spogmotors om uit te stal. Persone wat op 29 Februarie verjaar, kry die kans om die skou gratis te besoek. Navrae: Skoukantoor by 011 412 2878/1562 of epos na joy@randfonteininfo.co.za.
• First Ngwenya Country Market of the year
Don’t miss the first Ngwenya Country Market of the year from 9am to 4pm on Sunday, 2 February. Enjoy some music provided by Lemon ‘N Limelight, meet new vendors, Luke of Earth & Roots; and George of Fine Artisan Cheese Flavourex (with his handmade cheeses) or chat to Ronel of My Birds who produces creative bird-seed ornaments which attract birds into your garden and more. Bring the family and your pets for a day of fun in the sun. Details: Contact Viv on 082 497 6054 or Tina 082 887 4263.
• Johannesburg International Mozart Festival
The 2020 Johannesburg International Mozart Festival (JIMF) to take place between 25 January and 2 February is gearing up for a number of performances that are perfect for a family day out! No matter the generation, indulging in and learning more about classical music is a special experience for everyone and this year’s festival has a number of events that are crafted for family fun. Having translated some of Mozart’s inspiring characteristics into the 21st Century, this year the festival shapes itself around celebrating the birth of Beethoven – who was intrinsically inspired by Mozart – 250 years ago. As such, the theme for the festival this year is based on Beethoven’s quote “Alle Menschen werden Brüder” which translated, means “all people become brothers”. This theme of unity has a special resonance for South African families who will be able to participate in a diverse programme of concerts and cultural events over 10 days.
• Never a dull moment at Silverstar this February
Your weekends are sorted for entertainment in February as Silverstar has shows for everyone to enjoy. The jam-packed line-up is as follows … Saturday 1 and Sunday, 2 February: R&B and Soul Sessions Weekend @ Outdoor event area; from Friday, 17 January to Sunday, 9 February: 101 Hits @ Barnyard; Saturday, 25 January: Franja du Plessis and Ruan Josh @ Barnyard; Thursday, 30 January: Kurt Darren @ Barnyard; Saturday, 8 February: Manie Jackson @ Barnyard; Wednesday, 12 February to Sunday, 8 March: Full Moon Fever @ Barnyard; Saturday, 15 February: Die Campbells @ Barnyard; Saturday, 22 February: Straatligkinders @ Barnyard; Thursday, 27 February: Jan Blohm @ Barnyard; from Friday, 28 February to Saturday, 29 February: The Soil @ The Ballroom; from Saturday, 29 February: Refentse @ Barnyard; and Friday, 6 March: Lebo Sekgobela – Hymns & Worship Experience Tour @ Silverstar Centre Ballroom.
• Daredevil Run 2020: Are you man enough?/ Daredevil 2020-wedloop: Is jy mans genoeg?
Imagine it – thousands of South African men of every shape and colour, clad in purple speedos, running for a common goal. On Friday, 13 March at Zoo Lake in Johannesburg, they will participate in the 10th Hollard Daredevil Run, a phenomenon that has morphed into a brotherhood over the years. This year, the run is emphasising the role men play in each other’s lives and the lives of their loved ones, and the influence they have to inspire positive outcomes. The Hollard Daredevil Run is all about creating awareness of male cancers, and saving lives through encouraging and enabling preventative screening. The Daredevil Run is only open to men, can only be run in a specially provided speedo (and running shoes!) and takes place during peak-hour Johannesburg traffic. For the 10th run, they are looking for guys to not only be brave and do the Daredevil Run, but also to dare their mates, bros, majitas and colleagues to join them in putting on a purple speedo and taking to the streets. To book your spot for the 10th Daredevil Run, visit https://www.daredevilrun.com/enter-now-details.
