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Hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha, the adults-only documentary series Sex and pleasure will take a broader view of what South Africans get up to behind closed doors, and, well, everywhere else too.

When Operation Healing Hands reached out to Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels for assistance, it was a no-brainer for them to come on board and assist in saving the lives of Wanga and four other children needing the surgery.

The charming village of Franschhoek will again be transformed into a literary hub from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st May 2023, when the Franschhoek Literary Festival celebrates its 16th year since inception.

"It’s a multi-sensory experience!"

Once a year the residents of Rhodes Village open their doors and give an inside perspective to life in this remote village. The festival includes open stoeps, presentations about aspects of the village, a photography competition and live music.

Ring in 2023 at The Baxter and join the New Year’s Eve party, which will be different from previous years.

"To bake a chocolate cake without sugar, you can use a sugar substitute such as stevia or xylitol in place of sugar. You can also use natural sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup to sweeten the cake."

Fun for all the family, The nutcracker is produced by ballet doyenne Veronica Paeper and will be presented for a limited season from 7 to 23 December at Artscape in the opera house.  

The Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa (PATHSA) will hold its first symposium on 12 November, 8:00–13:00. Anyone is welcome to attend.

"Yet, even though the characters are wrapped in an Irish woollen blanket, they are still universal. Change the names, the sayings, and it could be set in Putsonderwater and still ring true."

LitNet has received the programme of Madibaland@Bookbedonnerd from festival director Darryl David.

In this video Amos Nteta talks about the work of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli, who jointly became known as the Cradock Four.

The limited season of four performances only, runs from 22 to 24 September 2022.

The inaugural Mandela Bay Arts Festival kicks off this month (23 September – 2 October) in a ten-day celebration of local and regional talent happening live in the Nelson Mandela Bay area. The Festival has released its programme and tickets are now on sale through the Festival’s online booking platform.

"Thus while Die gelofte is not the innocuous romance it claims to be, as a reactionary manifesto it also fails. The script is too reluctant to stare into the void of its ideological roots. It retains only the aesthetics of old-time nationalism and a vague but passionately asserted sense of victimhood."

Climate Story Lab ZA invites Southern African creatives to submit innovative and imaginative projects for an opportunity to participate in a four-day residential lab near Cape Town in January 2023. The first Climate Story Lab ZA is an incubator aimed at shifting the narrative and amplifying communication around climate change in order to make positive impacts against the global crisis.

These performers have all achieved high distinction results for their ABRSM advanced performance exams, placing them amongst some of the top students in South Africa. We wish to encourage them in their pursuit of musical excellence as they further their musical careers by creating opportunities to perform.

Marianne de Jager tribute concert with organists Stephen Crookes and David Orr: They will play music of the German Baroque and English 20th Century. Admission is free, but donations in support of the Hilton College two-organ project will be appreciated.

A collage of African and Western opera music compositions: Qinisela Sibisi, Kwanele Jona, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Giuseppe Verdi, performed by the crème de la crème of South Africa’s opera singers.

At The Baxter from 3 to 20 August 2022. Here is more information.