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Do you have what it takes to win the 2012 Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award?

18 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Entries for the First Round of The Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award 2012 are now open. (entries close May 31st, 2012). Similar to lat years event, the winner of the 2012 Competition will be announced at The Swartland Revolution in November 2012 and will win a trip to France including a trip to the prestigious House of Champagne Bollinger. This annual Competition, which is aimed at enhancing and recognising the calibre of local sommeliers and wine service staff, was launched in 201. As Neil Grant,

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Museum

Free entry to museums on International Museum Day

16 May, 2012 By Wassup Leave a Comment

When was the last time you went to one of Cape Town's museums? Sadly, museums are suffering a bit in the digital age as they try to compete with the internet and Discovery Channel, which is why International Museum Day was launched in order to raise awareness about the role of museums in our society, and how people can rediscover museums. Cape Town is blessed with some fine museums, and on Friday 18 May, all the Iziko Museums (except the Castle) will be open free of charge, so there's no excuse not to pay them a visit and broaden

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Competitions

This man needs a holiday – and he could win one, with your help!

14 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Oli Wright is an over worked student who has decided he needs a holiday, and he's doing something about it! Having entered the See The World With Spar competition, Oli stands the chance to win a four month, all expenses paid trip around the globe, visiting twelve countries on four continents and documenting his adventures online as a Spar Reporter. In order to win he needs all the help he can get, so here's what you can do to help him: First, watch his video on Youtube, then comment on it, like it

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Charity

Bold cover of latest BIG ISSUE supports emerging SA film

14 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The Big Issue makes the bold move of featuring up-and-coming actor Jafta Mamabolo on the cover of the latest edition. A stunning image of a semi-submerged Mamabolo is accompanied by the tag line, “The emerging face of SA film”. “Jafta stars in Otelo Burning, which hit the big screens around the country on May 11, the same day the magazine comes out,” explains Melany Bendix, editor. “We decided to feature him on the cover as we have a well-founded hunch that Otelo Burning may be as big as

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Networking Events

AAA School of Advertising joins forces with DMMA to offer a Digital Bootcamp

14 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

As a partner to South Africa’s marketing and advertising sector, the AAA School of Advertising offers world-class education and training to students wanting to enter the marketing, communications and business profession. AAA School of Advertising has partnered with digital guru Andrea Mitchell to bring to market a Digital Bootcamp. Taking place in May this year, the Digital Bootcamp is presented by Andrea and aims to provide an up-to-date understanding of the digital environment and to equip delegates with hands-on

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Lifestyle

Treating your mom on Mother’s Day

11 May, 2012 By Wassup Leave a Comment

It's that time of the year when we're able to treat those special ladies that gave us life and so very much more. So if you're lucky to be near your mother next Sunday, have you thought of what to do for her? Breakfast in bed or special pampering may be in order, as may a well-chosen gift or something else to show her your appreciation for making you what you are today. How about a massage of spa voucher, or a shopping spree? If she's daring, then why not splash out on a boat trip or even helicopter flip? If

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Festivals

Calitzdorp Port & Wine Festival, 18-20 May 2012

11 May, 2012 By Wassup Leave a Comment

It's time once again for one of the most popular wine and lifestyle festivals in the Klein Karoo. Over the weekend of 18 to 20 May 2012, people from all over the country are going to be flocking to the port capital of South Africa for the annual Absa Calitzdorp Port & Wine Festival. Now in its third year, the festival offers a celebration of the region's diversity of wines, local produce, fauna, flora and natural beauty. The organisers promise that this year it will be bigger and better, helped by a three-year headline

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Movie

The X FEST Extreme Film Festival Chapter V

9 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The most outrageous film festival on South African soil claws its way to the half decade mark, defying cinematic convention! Set to rip the screen to shreds for the 5th time (at the X Fest's resident home The Labia Theatre - Orange Str., Cape Town), this year the big screen extremities pushing the boundaries of the expected norm in feature films, documentaries and short films expand even more to cover ground like freestyle moto-cross, zombies, martial arts legends, forest demons, Viking religious exploration,

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Festivals

Grande Provence Celebrates the Franschhoek Literary Festival

9 May, 2012 By wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek, will present two exhibitions during the Franschhoek Literary Festival on Saturday, 12 May 2012. At 11h00 on 12 May 2012, Riette Hugo will present “Double Vision: Reading poems and reading paintings” in The Gallery. Practical applications with contemporary artworks will provide an educational and entertaining hour. Guests will receive a complimentary glass of wine. In the evening at 19h00, the poet Jennifer Lean will present a poetry

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Out of Town

Franschhoek Wine Tram to launch this spring

9 May, 2012 By Wassup Leave a Comment

Franschhoek certainly can't be accused of resting on its laurels and being complacent. As if the town isn't already blessed with breathtaking scenery combined with some of the best wine farms and restaurants in the country, it is now striving to make a visit to the valley even more rewarding. Exciting things await Franschhoek this spring: visitors will be able to take a leisurely tram journey through the valley, taking the concept of a food and wine experience to a whole new level. In fact, the town wants the new tram to

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