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Tex Urban Adventure winner

Tex Urban Adventure kicked off in Johannesburg on the 24th of May and spent a week in each of the three major cities: Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Texs Big City Kicks yellow Jeep convoy of gorgeous girls handed out yummy Tex Bars and stirred up some excitement. The yellow Tex Caravan had a Tex gaming booth set up and had contestants taking part in a 3D game and won themselves some instant prizes. Contestants stood a chance to win the grand prize: a Big City Kick for themselves and 3 of their friends. READ MORE

Lucky number seven for Durbans best Casino

Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, Durban’s largest casino and leading entertainment destination, has for the seventh consecutive year won the Best Casino category in the 2010 Daily News Your Choice Awards. Voted for by readers of Kwa-Zulu Natal’s popular daily title, the awards saw SUNCOAST unanimously clinch the title ahead of local casinos Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Durban and Golden Horse Casino in Pietermaritzburg, which earned second and third place respectively this year. READ MORE

10 seconds of fame with BlackBerry and Slikour

Three lucky students are set to feature on Slikour’s Ventilation Mixtape series after they won a competition sponsored by BlackBerry® smartphones run through the Student Village website. READ MORE

Toy Story Coming to East Rand Mall in Johannesburg

Disney-Pixar’s’ “Toy Story 3” is hitting the big screen nationwide on Disney Digital 3D™ from 18 June, and to celebrate the Oval Court at East Rand Mall in Johannesburg will be transformed this holiday with 5 days of themed entertainment for kids and families. READ MORE

Tex Urban Adventure

Tex Urban Adventure which kicked off in Johannesburg on 24th May is proving to be a success. With the promoters at various intersections handing out product samples and flyers, patrons were more interested in the promoters’ outfits. Who wouldn’t be if they were spotted wearing overalls that had slogans like “Find your thrill”, “Adventure’s my middle name” and “Thrill Seeker”. READ MORE

Tex Big City Kick

If you thought World Cup Soccer fever was stirring up a storm, wait till you get a load of this. Nestle Tex will be hitting SA’s 3 major cities with their “Big City Kick of a Lifetime” campaign. And staying true to the Tex brand, there’s going to be nothing small about this. Adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers alike get your BPM ready for some action because Tex will be giving away some rip-roaring, spine-tingling, mind-blowing “Big City Kicks” – or urban adventures if you prefer – to some lucky contestants and three of their gutsy friends. READ MORE

Italian Style in the Streets of Rosebank

Strada Peroni was definitely the place to see and be seen this Saturday and Sunday, with top local celebrities strutting their stylish stuff on the piazza at the Firs Shopping Centre in Rosebank. Celebrities and locals alike were treated to a stylish street-dining spectacular inspired by Italy, complete with roaming musicians, Italian cuisine, cars, motorcycles, design and fashion. READ MORE

Enver clinches Footsteps to Fortune dance title

An enthusiastic, capacity crowd enjoyed an entertainment-packed evening culminating in the victory of 22 year old Enver Moolla of Wentworth in Durban, at the Footsteps to Fortune dance competition finals held at Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World on Wednesday, 16 December. the popular competition attracted more than 400 dance hopefuls in 2008 and 2009, and included two months of intense preparation in the build-up to this week’s final event. READ MORE

Fashion TV presents the ultimate extravaganza with Piper Heidsieck

Piper Heidsieck Champagne, a lively, vivacious and exuberant character, accompanies Elana Afrika and Fashion TV to bring you the ultimate night of glitz and glam. The exquisite Elana Afrika will host Piper Heidsieck at Fashion TV’s across the country in October and November. READ MORE

Fifty facts about a remarkable South Africa

Economy1.The rand was the best performing currency against the US Dollar between 2002 and 2005 (Bloomberg Currency Scoreboard) 2.South Africa has 55,000 high net-wealth individuals holding at least US$1million in financial assets (World Wealth Report 2008) 3.South Africa has the 27th biggest economy in the world, with a Gross Domestic Product of US$254 billion (World Bank) READ MORE

Montecasino is making millionaires – What would you do with million Rand in cash?

If you’re a high-flyer at heart with a bank balance that doesn’t match the dream, come test your odds of becoming one of five guaranteed millionaires in Montecasino’s MILLIONAIRE MAKER gaming promotion. That’s right; Montecasino is giving away CASH to spend on whatever your heart desires! 5 MONTHS. 5 MILLIONAIRES - you really can’t afford to miss out! READ MORE

Leader of the 1976 Soweto Uprising – Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini

Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini, the leader of the 1976 Soweto student uprising, was a prefect and head of the debating team at Morris Isaacson High School. He was also president of the Methodist Youth Guild and a freelance writer for the Rand Daily Mail Extra. His love for literature prompted a classmate to call him "Shakespeare’s friend in Africa". READ MORE

SoccerLife Magazine visits the Orphans

On May 12 2009,SoccerLife Magazine once again put a smile on some of South Africa’s orphans at Child Line. SoccerLife arranged plenty of donations for the children who come from child-headed households affected by AIDS. READ MORE

Gordon Butler from Johannesburg wins Johannesburg FIFA Interactive World Cup qualifier event

Gordon Butler has won an all expenses paid trip to join a total of 32 of the world’s best virtual footballers at the Grand Final where they will compete for the title of FIFA Interactive World Player 2009 and take home US$20,000 and an all new KIA ‘Soul’. The winner of the Grand Final will also receive a money can’t buy opportunity to attend the FIFA World Player Gala in 2010 where he will have the chance to meet some of the world’s elite male and female footballers. READ MORE

Phuthi Khomo organises relief for families affected by storms in Soweto

Not so long ago, our newspapers were streaming news of the devastating Soweto floods that affected Mofolo, Dobsonville, Dube, Orlando and Meadowlands. In some cases, families were left homeless, some had most of their furniture and electrical appliances damaged, and some even lost their loved ones. READ MORE

Behind the life of an Auditor

After four years of sleepless nights, heaps of stress and not forgetting the countless gruelling examinations, it’s saddening to find myself asking the question’ why, why did I put myself through all of this?’ READ MORE