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  • Empress of Song graces the DRUMBEAT stage

    Legendary songstress Sibongile Khumalo will perform at this year's DRUMBEAT festival. Known fondly among her fans as the Empress of Song, Sibongile has entertained audiences in South Africa and beyond with her dynamic mixture of jazz and classical and African music for more than 20 years. DRUMBEAT will be staged on 1 and 2 June. Don't miss your chance to see Sibongile performing live on 2 June on the jazz stage at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre. Tickets for Friday (one stage) cost R400 each, which includes snacks and drinks worth R150, and for Saturday (three stages) R250 each for entry only. Book now at Ticketbreak.co.za or call 012 326 0560 or 087 985 2450. Tickets are also available at Computicket. Tickets can be bought at the venue – for more info call 011 897 0000.

  • YOU Exam Help! Accounting available now

    Is balancing ledgers a mystery to your teen? YOU Exam Help! Accounting for Grade 12 is packed with the basic knowledge to help your child learn and fully understand complex accounting concepts and practices.
    The publication has six new question papers compiled by professional teachers, complete with answer sheets, plus handy tips on how to tackle tricky exam papers. YOU Exam Help! Accounting is available now at major supermarkets and bookshops. It's also available in Afrikaans as Huisgenoot Eksamenhulp! Rekeningkunde.
    If you can't find it in stores you can order it. SMS EXAM HELP! ACCOUNTING and your name to 32113 (each SMS costs R1), email you_subs@media24.com, or call 0860 103 687.

  • Kuier celebrates supermoms with a high tea

    On Sunday morning 200 women gathered at the beautiful Domaine Brahms wine estate near Paarl to celebrate Mother's Day with a special High Tea, organised by Kuier. Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters and aunts arrived in their best hats and outfits for a day packed with entertainment, prizes and great company. Tickets to the event sold out within 24 hours. There were loads of prizes, surprises and goodie bags. Mady tugged at the heart strings with her song, Wonderlike Ma, while Karin Kortjé's emotional rendition of The Prayer enthralled everyone. Guest speaker Denise Newman (Daleen of 7de Laan) spoke about motherhood and her special relationship with her daughters, Dominique and Simone. The three of them also appear on the cover of the Mother's Day issue of Kuier.

  • BMF members impress Finweek editor

    Finweek editor Marc Ashton was recently invited by the UCT chapter of the Black Management Forum (BMF) to address its members on long-term growth opportunities in South Africa. The address formed part of the BMF's Dream Chaser series of presentations by industry professionals and provided interesting insights into the views of young South Africans. "The BMF gets a lot of negative publicity and I was initially sceptical about participating in this event but I met some very impressive young South Africans," Marc says. "What struck me was that two of the three speakers were in fact white, which shows a far more collaborative and open approach than the BMF is often given credit for."

  • YOU Exam Help! Physical Science reprinted due to public demand

    YOU Exam Help! Physical Science 2011 has been reprinted due to public demand. It contains question and answer papers compiled by professional teachers, along with handy tips on how to prepare for the matric exam and answer tricky exam questions. YOU Exam Help! Physical Science is available at major supermarkets and bookstores. It’s also available in Afrikaans as Huisgenoot Eksamenhulp! Fisiese Wetenskappe. If you can’t find it in stores you can order it. SMS YOU Exam Help! Physical Science and your name to 32113 (each SMS costs R1), email you_subs@media24.com with YOU Exam Help! Physical Science in the subject line or call 0860 10 3687.

  • New YOU Makeovers available now

    Don't miss the chance to see your favourite South African soap stars – Marisa Drummond, Sonia Sidebe and Ingrid Paulus – transformed from their TV characters into fashion icons. It's all in the latest issue of YOU Makeovers, on sale now. With more than 100 inspirational transformations YOU Makeovers is the beauty buy of the season. It's also available in Afrikaans as Huisgenoot-Mooi. If you can't find it in stores SMS the word MAKEOVER and your name to 32113, call 0860 103 687 or email you_subs@media24.com.

  • Jazzanova a huge drawcard at DRUM music festival

    The Berlin-based collective Jazzanova will be one of the main acts at this year's DRUMBEAT music festival at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Ekurhuleni on 1 and 2 June. The eclectic band, which has been pushing musical boundaries for more than 15 years with its potent mixture of soul, jazz and electronic music, recently embarked on an international tour that included a performance at last year's Cape Town Jazz Festival. They will again visit South Africa for an exclusive, once-off performance on Saturday 2 June on the main stage at this year's DRUMBEAT. To book tickets for the festival go to ticketbreak.co.za. For more info go to Facebook.com/DRUM-beat-Concert.

  • TRUE LOVE refreshes its layout

    TRUE LOVE is celebrating its 40th birthday this month with a new look and revitalised content mix. Although the magazine's masthead remains unchanged, a new approach to the cover lines makes it easier for readers to see what's in store for them. "We have also opened up the layout to create a more relaxed read and included many more visuals than before," says Lerato Tshabalala, editor of the magazine. It's not just the magazine's aesthetics that have been refreshed – a bold new content mix responds to the expectations of South Africa's urban black women in their 20s to 40s. New additions include international celebrity pages; Snapshots, a photo essay that celebrates positive scenes from South African daily life; and Street Style, which shows how real South African women are putting their fashion foot forward. TRUE LOVE's June birthday issue is on sale now.

  • Agriculture issues under the spotlight

    About 60 leading Eastern Cape farmers attended Landbouweekblad's conference on South Africa's land issues at the Anibrandfees in Uitenhage. Among the guest speakers were deputy minister of agriculture, Dr Pieter Mulder, Agri Eastern Cape chairman Ernest Pringle and Theo Venter of North-West University. The conference was opened by Landbou titles editor in chief Chris Burgess. The speakers concluded that land reform was essential for a peaceful South Africa but that it was important that the country's commercial farmers were involved in the negotiation process. The festival was attended by about 8 000 people.

  • Media24 journalists' contribution to Afrikaans rewarded

    Media24 produced several winners at Friday evening's ATKV-Mediaveertjies awards, held at Vodaworld in Midrand. ATKV-Mediaveertjies, the most authoritative Afrikaans media awards, are presented annually for exceptional contributions in Afrikaans. The category winners each won a trophy and R3 500 cash. The Media24 winners are:

    PRINT/ELECTRONIC MEDIA AWARDS

    NEWSPAPERS

    • Best regional newspaper: Vista edited by Marti Will
    • In-depth/Investigative journalism: Jackie Pienaar-Brink for Kaapstad se Somalië in By
    • Best personality profile: Willemien Brümmer for Die vrou wat al lánkal leef in By
    • Arts journalism: Willemien Brümmer for Jans en sy technicolour droomjas in By
    • Best lifestyle story: Ilza Roggeband for Beter as 'n Marie-beskuitjie in By
    • Essayist, columnist or blogger of the year: Dana Snyman for Die verhaal van Rooikappie in SMS-taal in Beeld and Die Burger

    MAGAZINES

    • Best personality profile: Dana Snyman for Koebaai, Franz Kemp in Huisgenoot
    • Arts journalism: Pieter van Zyl for Op soek na Ingrid in Huisgenoot Tempo
    • Essayist, columnist or blogger of the year: Sophia van Taak for Boney M en die langpad . . . in WegSleep.

    Thys Odendaal of Beeld received a special award for his contribution as arts journalist.