| September 06, 2008 |
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Same old, same old, sigh sigh, switch off I‘M confused. I admit it’s early days yet but the fact remains: I’m confused. A few weeks back, in response to a reader’s letter complaining that they kept on showing the same old tired programmes, Multichoice responded by saying they were launching four brand new channels in September. These channels would, it seemed, breathe new life into the dreary package offer by the BBC....
Starry night to help actor study Arts Correspondent A BENEFIT concert to assist one of Nelson Mandela Bay‘s rising stars who is taking up an overseas scholarship is being staged today and tomorrow with a stellar line-up of his co-performers.... Irritating M-Net can‘t stick to TV schedules Telefunk, with Helen Crooks
S0, unusually for a Tuesday you have a crap day at the office, get home late, kick the dog and forget to feed the goldfish. But there‘s a consolation, there‘s your favourite shows on TV. In a row, or almost. Say sorry to the dog, give the goldfish some food and settle down for two, maybe three hours of uninterrupted viewing. BUT. Oh yes with Multichoice there‘s always a big but.... Courtroom drama staged THE adage “it‘s a man‘s world” rides high in the local production A Few Good Men set to open on September 15 at the Little Theatre in Belmont Terrace, with 18 men and one woman taking the stage. Possibly better known as a movie, A Few Good Men was written by Aaron Sorkin as a play, inspired by a telephone conversation with his sister Deborah, who graduated from Boston University Law School and signed up for a three-year stint with the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps....
Wild ride ahead on latest ‘Big Brother‘ Clayton Morar
AFTER hitting the big time on TV as a Channel O host video jock, Kabelo (or KB as he is affectionately known to his fans) Ngakane became a household reality TV name when he hosted the second season of Big Brother Africa last year which saw Tanzanian Richard Bezuidenhout winning the show.... |
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Immigrants and their role in PE AS THE political borders of states across the world are taken down, as countries reorganise into powerful economic blocs, as specialised new markets emerge and millions of people migrate in search of better lives, so the role of cities everywhere is changing. This is the age of the world city. We’d like to think Nelson Mandela Bay aspires to be such a city. It is surely no coincidence that the cities that are attracting economic investment, that are vibrant and cosmopolitan, that are looking for creative solutions to the challenges of urban life, that are hosting major events and boldly pushing their way into the 21st century, are also the ones that are most open to the influences of the rest of the world and to the diversity that brings.... 
Schoolboy slain for cellphone Gareth Wilson HERALD REPORTER wilsong@avusa.co.za THE senseless murder of a 13- year-old schoolboy in Port Elizabeth‘s picturesque Settlers Park while on his way to school with four schoolmates yesterday morning has sent shock-waves through the community.... 
Artistic Zambians reach out to kids Luyolo Mkentane SKILLED Zambian “brothers” who call Central their second home, are conducting art workshops at a Port Elizabeth childcare centre as a way of ploughing back into the community. The four “brothers” who call themselves “Ever High Dreadz” are Mutale Kaluya aka Louie X, Allan Kayange aka Ankubwike, Caezar Ngulube aka Rankin C and Kennedy Mutambo aka Number 6.... 
Bafana need to fly high against the Super Eagles Billy Cooper SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT BAFANA Bafana head coach Joel Santana appeared to show his hand at training ahead of today‘s win-at-all-costs 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria to be played at the EPRU Stadium.... 
Manuel named to chair IMF reform committee Business Correspondent in CAPE TOWN FINANCE Minister Trevor Manuel has been named to chair a committee looking at organisational reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... |