THE Rhumbelow Theatre in Pietermaritzburg – based at the Allan Wilson Shellhole, 5 Alan Paton Avenue (Durban Road) – will be hosting Celebration Time with Platform Jazz at 2 pm and 6.30 pm on Monday, May 2. Continue reading
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Midlands diva, Cat Simoni, set to rock the Rhumbelow
DURBAN’S Rhumbelow Theatre at 42 Cunningham Road, off Bartle Road, Umbilo, will be hosting Midlands diva, Cat Simoni, in Cat Rocks at 8 pm on Friday, April 29 and Satrurday, April 30 and at 2 pm on Sunday, May 1. There will also be shows at 8 pm on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 and 6.30 pm on Sunday, May 8. Continue reading
Body Worlds Vital introduces “After Dark” – an exclusive evening to remember

BODY Worlds Vital – the international exhibition celebrating the wonder, resilience and fragility of the human body now showing at the Sci Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown – is extending its opening hours for an exclusive evening on April 28 from 6 pm to 9 pm. Continue reading
Entries wanted for 9th Talents Durban
TALENTS Durban is looking for African writers and directors with fiction, documentary and hybrid projects in development for the 9th Talents Durban. Continue reading
loveLife throws its support behind Rhodes University gender violence protests

THE recent anti-rape protests at Rhodes University, in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, by students and staff members highlight an important and disturbing issue in South African society, where it is estimated that one in five women are victims of rape and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) each year. Continue reading
Art, fashion, weight issues and literature feature on BBC World News
Must-see shows on BBC channels

The cast of Call the Midwide (from left) Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt), Sister Winifred (Victoria Yeates), Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett, Patsy (Emerald Fennell), Sister Mary Cynthia (Bryony Hannah), Barbara (Charlotte Ritchie), and Trixie (Helen George). Photo: BBC
Whether you love drama or reality shows there is something on offer on BBC Worldwide Channels on DStv. Continue reading
Ardmore founder to speak at Midlands Forum

Fee Halsted. Photo: Ardmore
FEE Halsted, the founder of Ardmore Ceramic Art in Caversham in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, will be giving a talk to the Midlands Forum at the Howick High School hall at 9.30 am for 10 am on Tuesday, May 3. Continue reading
Kasi Stories: Stories not Often Told at the Hexagon
KASI Stories: Stories not Often Told is at the Hexagon Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus at 6 pm on Thursday, April 28. Tickets R60 at the door. Continue reading
Jailhouse Rock inside Westville Prison

Trevor Smith.
REGGAE’S most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley, once said – “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain”. This rings true for many prisoners in South Africa who have been moved by the Poetso Music Project. Continue reading