Southern Cross festival in the Zulu Valley this weekend
The Southern Cross festival takes place in one of the most gorgeous Zululand valley’s known as the Hidden Valley, it’s so worth the drive, it’s a true chilled out music and people festival where you can swim in the river and climb the mountain and listen to some laid-back hippy tunes…. It’s this weekend – don’t forget to TAKE SHADE WITH YOU!!! Adults R150, Under 16’s R75 @ Shop…rite Adults R180, Under 16’s R90 @ the gate Under 12’s go free. This year, a return to roots, Southern Cross promises a much more laid-back experience for festival goers. The performances will take place on the River Stage alongside the Mooi River, with an emphasis on blues, folk, jazz, light rock and ambience. The line-up encompasses Southern Cross favorites and newer bands. Blues genius Dan Patlansky, is headlining the festival who fortunately for us, returned to SA after escaping the devastation in New Orleans where he was touring. Richard Walne, Butter, Wendy New, Guy Buttery, Sitter, Undersound, Cynosure, Starplayer, , Nimbus Experience, The New Academics, Josie Field, The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters, Bobby and the Dynamites, R.o.d, RedHouse ,The Bandits, No Name Band, Lance Goldman and more. Free Stage on Sat/Sun – Zephyr, Shamon, Broken Lyrics.. Nestled in the Hidden Valley, stretching alongside the magnificent Mooi River, the Southern Cross Farm has been hailed as the “perfect festival venue” – not only because of it’s beauty and natural amphitheatre, but also due to the fact that the camping facilities offered are second to none! Flushing toilets and hot showers! Bliss! “The Southern Cross setting leaves you feeling like nothing is important – the middle east becomes as vital as winning the next card game, The only Bush you care about is the one giving you shade, and whether or not to have another beer is the toughest decision you have to make… ” Anne T. Lope – Festivals.co.za The September Spring festival will appeal to music lovers across the age and race spectrum who enjoy the river, mountains, and filling the lungs with pure, clean air! Over the past six years it has proved to have been a breeding pond for many innovative and successful musicians who go on to bigger and better things in the music industry. Southern Cross prides itself in being safe, clean and wholesome and an educational musical experience for children of all ages. Buy your tickets online or at the gate. ONLINE TICKETS CLICK HERE. FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER MAIN STAGE 17:00 LANCE GOLDMAN 18:00 BUTTER 19:00 BOBBY & THE DYNAMITES 20:00 RICHARD WALNE 21:00 WILL’S BLUES BAND 22:00 CYNOSURE 23:00 NEW ACADEMICS 24:00 REDHOUSE SATURDAY...
JOZI2MOZI – an affordable way to get to Mozambique
So you really HAVE TO go to Mozambique for some sea sexy fun but you think it’s expensive? Well here’s your chance to do it in a chipile way – check out the guys from JOZI2MOZI – they’ve got several packages available, all you have to do is pay and get in the ‘Green Mamba’ and sit back and relax and you’ll be saying OBRIGADO/A… in no time. Jozi2Mozi specializes in budget packages to Southern Mozambique. The base package amounts to R2100.00 per person for 8 days and 7 nights accommodation AS WELL AS transport to beautiful Ponta Malongane , a quaint village settled on the Indian Ocean coastline. With rustic shabeens, curios curio stores, beach sand roads, no cellphone signal and Portuguese flair it has the makings of a truly subliminal sub tropical get away. Jozi2Mozi collects you and your friend/group from JHB International Airport and delivers you safe and sound in the Green Mamba to the Kozi Bay border and thereafter takes you on an adventurous ride to Ponta Malongane resort. There you settle in for 8 days and get collected and safely delivered to your abode. The packages range from accommodation and transport only to accommodation, transport, ensuite facitlies, meals and dolphin swims included. Should you managed to get a group of 6 or more people, you receive a R500 discount off each package per person. Due to the unbelievable success at Jozi2Mozi and the demand for additional packages and locations, Jozi2Mozi is in the process of developing a major site upgrade that will see Jozi2Mozi move into a central and pivotal role in the booking of accommodation packages throughout Mozambique, appealing to our local South African clientele and to our ever increasing international clientele. Jozi2Mozi has found it itself in the favorable position as being the “Easiest Way” to travel to Mozambique. No more hidden costs or misleading “no string attached” promises. YOUTH PACKAGE R2100 per person sharing: You have 7 days to kill, a stubborn budget with a mind of its own but you know you NEED to get away! This package buys you 8 days and 7 nights accommodation at Ponta Malongane resort, Mozambique, return transport, ablution facilities (hot water), fridge facilities, bar, dstv etc. Dont think twice! 20 SUNTHING PACKAGE – R2600 per person sharing Indulge yourself in comfort surrounded by tropical paradise. This package buys you 8 days and 7 nights accomodation with return transport to Ponta Malongane, Southern Mozambique… ALL THAT – R3300 per person sharing All that! PACKAGE Its “all that”! No worries, no fuss, just puuuure seduction in the form of sun, play, sleep and food. This package...
Jozi Street Food Dished Up With Style in Braamies
AfricanDiva’s got the munchies and she knows just where to go to fill the home-cooked yearning – Check out the new restaurant ON ROUTE in Braamfontein There’s a new-style eatery in Braamfontein that’s uplifting the status and dignity of Jozi’s street food – and the people who enjoy it. It is frequented by South Africans proud of their roots and unwilling to sell out to so-called… “aspirational” American and European inspired menus. There’s a daily queue for vetkoek and cappuccino breakfasts (0ver 900 vetkoek sold per day) and loyal customers sit down in the self-service eatery that’s sophisticated yet warm and are offered REAL South African staples like samp, pap. roti’s, dumpling (pot bread) or rice to complement any of the traditional meat dishes on offer. New Customers are surprised to find old favourites like chakalaka, chicken curry and mogodu (tripe) on the eatery’s menu – food that has traditionally been served by caravans parked on the side of the road and corner cafes marred by security bars, degrading service and dirt and grime to boot. Every LSM group can afford something to eat and appreciate the quality of the ingredients and care in preparation – oh ja! and the taste is ngca! Take my word for it, I am an addict!! To quote the owner Jacqueline: “People ask me if it’s safe here. How much safer can you get than fresh food served from an open kitchen in all the ways you like it? Oh yes, the neighbourhood has great security!” ON ROUTE 46 Biccard St, cnr Stiemens Braamfontein (011) 403...
KULULA is leaving the country!
Well kind of. You’ll remember us asking KULULA, one of our fabulous low-cost chipile airlines, to please take us to other African countries too? Well they’ve heard our pleas, they’ve taken heed and they’re kicking off flights to the first two of LOTS of new African destinations to come. MARVELLOUS! The first two destinations are WIN…DHOEK in Namibia and HARARE in Zim – both are magic places – completely exotic to SA and well worth a visit. We recommend a holiday to Namibia especially – fly into WIndhoek, hire a car and head north for the desert… it’s mind-blowing. Here’s the PR” From Monday we’ll be offering flights to Africa. The days of sky-high fares on African routes are now officially over and you’ll be able to fly between Jo’burg and Harare and between Jo’burg and Windhoek, at the kind of fares that you expect from us. Fares from just R499 one way (excluding international departure taxes.) We’ve got our sights set on a few other spots in Africa as well, including Lusaka in Zambia, and will be working hard to get over the constraining regulatory hurdles to bring you lots more of Africa in the future. So, you can relax and breath again – we are leaving the country, but not without you! Nkosi Sikelel’...
1time and Kulula sales are on!!!
If you haven’t spent the morning pressing F5 on your keyboard trying to get into the 1time or Kulula site and you have nothing better to do – the no-frills airlines both kicked off their sales today – (funny that – reckon there must be an informer that lets the other airline know?). We have spent the last two hours on behalf of a friend trying to confirm her booking on 1time wh…ich got as far as the payment stage – once we put the credit card details in and pressed CONFIRM or PAY or whatever the final button was, it just crashed. Very disappointing. Real waste of our time. Anyway – both are offering around R239 – R259 one-way and to Harare and WIndhoek on Kulula are R329 or something riduiculous! Good luck – let us know if you have any success. KULULA 1TIME...
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