Father’s Day Celebration with Knorr and J.Something
Two of South Africa’s most loved brands – Knorr’s What’s For Dinner in partnership with Pick n Pay, are teaming up to make life easier for moms and dads all over South Africa. What’s For Dinner, which has South Africa’s biggest brand page on Facebook – with a whopping 9,595,000 likes, over 700,000 from South Africa alone, and with over 1.5million views on the www.whatsfordinner.co.za – visiting these sites has become a daily routine for millions of people across the country. With simple, nutritious and inspiring recipes, What’s For Dinner is no longer a difficult question to answer – especially with the chance to enjoy an interactive cooking class with Knorr Brand Ambassador J’Something. Knorr believes that cooking delicious and nutritious meals should be within everyone’s reach, therefore, we have partnered with someone who is not a professional chef but rather a devotee of simple home-cooking like J’Something. J’s love for simple, home-cooked meals has always been an important part of his life and he is excited to share his insights with busy moms and dads across Gauteng at one of the few of these events on 25th June 2015 at the Sp8ce- Unite 8, Straight centre-The Straight Rd, Pineslops. At each event J’Something will demonstrate an array of Knorr What’s For Dinner recipes, but with his own “twist”. Recipes will be simple, seasonal and delicious – perfect for busy moms and dads that don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. Knorr What’s For Dinner recipes are based on the premise that you don’t have to be a chef to love to cook delicious and nutritious food, and the classes will take a light-hearted and entertaining approach to a range of seasonal, simple and mouth-watering recipes. As J’Something explains, “The class will be a lot of fun and no doubt really insightful to the busy mom and dads. I invite you to join me and let’s answer that age-old question of “what’s for dinner” for a special Father’s day cooking class along side Bob Mabena. Tickets will cost R200 per person and each guest will receive a Knorr goodie bag. Space is limited and bookings can be made through the SA Culinary Club info@saculinaryclub.co.za....
An extraordinary musical experience brought to you by Nakhane Toure, Moonchild and Johnny Cradle
Over the years, the Eastern Cape has given us a number of great musicians. And now out of that comes the new breed; a bunch of musicians who are informed by their tradition, but who are not afraid to look outside. On the 26th of June, Monchhichi, on 23 Fox Street in Downtown Johannesburg, will be hosting three of these musicians: Nakhane Toure, Moonchild Sannelly and Johnny Cradle. SAMA winner for Best Alternative album, Nakhane Toure was born in Alice and raised predominately in Port Elizabeth. His debut album, Brave Confusion owes as much to traditional African music as it does to recent Alternative music, ‘60s soul and ‘70s jazz. He may have taken the name Touré in homage to his idol Ali Farka Touré, but he is as likely to cite Morrissey, Nina Simone, Black Flag or Radiohead as influences. And he’ll as often pluck the strings of an acoustic guitar as play electric rock riffs or slinky, Prince-style funk. Nakhane will also be performing a few songs from his upcoming second album. Moonchild Sannelly, the “Future-ghetto-funk”, blue headed girl was born in Port Elizabeth. Having being raised by a mother whose independence was ahead of her time, she possessed an unstoppable will with whatever she put her mind on. She studied fashion in Durban before turning her talents to music. Performing at myriad festivals in Kwa-Zulu Natal, she decided to relocate to Johannesburg where she started collaborating with the likes of Tshepang Ramoba (who eventually produced her debut album Rabulapha), Thandiswa Mazwai and Toya DeLazy. She has gone on to score chart hits with her singles ‘Rabubi’ and ‘Cut the Cake’. Johnny Cradle (known to his friends as Sakie) has been making waves with a genre he has dubbed Roots Electro. His bio stipulates his disdain for convention. In this otherworldly music he summons elements from a myriad of musical styles. Born and bred in the Eastern Cape, his minimalist style has brought him to the attention of established media like Okay Africa where he said that his music is “the journey of the DIY artist person of this day. I couldn’t afford tertiary education but have made a career in illustration with work for all the top banks and companies in the country. The I do it from my own pocket and knowledge write your music, play it, record it, shoot it, edit it and deliver it f#ck ‘em all do it attitude.” EVENT DETAILS Date: 26th June 2015 Venue: Monchhichi Address: 23 Fox Street, Downtown JHB (opposite Magistrate’s Court) Time: Doors open at 20:00. First performance at 21:00 Entrance Fee: R100 (pre-sale tickets & before 22:00), R120...
2015 Fête De La Musique official line up revealed.
The Fête de la Musique in Johannesburg is back with another bang. Established itself as one of the fastest growing festival brands in South Africa, the festival drew 5 000 people in 2012, 8 000 people in 2013 and 10 000 people in 2014. This year the event promises to be bigger and better as it moves to its new home at Newtown Junction in the heart of downtown Jo’burg. Various stakeholders from the greater Newtown Cultural Precinct area will be involved in multiple live performances and programming activities spread throughout the day, and all come together at the exciting Newtown Junction precinct. The Bassline, The Market Theatre, Artist Proof Studios, The Dance Corner, The Photo Lab, Sci Bono Centre and others organisations will participate in this annual and uniquely FREE celebration of music and culture. The 4th edition of Fête de La Musique promotes musical diversity and showcases a broad mix of music ranging from pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, traditional and even to brass band music. Some of the international musical line-up, festival goers can expect on the day include: Jaojoby (Madagascar) is commonly recognised as the most popular singer in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands. Widely referred to as the “King of Salegy”, the grooviest and most popular music genre of the island. Benjamin Piat (France) presents his very personal Chanson Française, mixing up touching lyrics, captivating melodies and lively beats. Benjamin Piat is proud to present his brand new record “Boîte à Musique” with his debut South African show. Grèn Sémé (France/Reunion Island) succeeds in bringing their ‘Maloya’ sounds far beyond Reunion Island’s borders. Their music, deeply rooted in tradition, explores new horizons and new sounds. Fete de la Musique is thrilled to announce the following South African acts will be performing alongside the three amazing international artists already confirmed by festival organisers. Fete de la Musique favourites BCUC and Bongeziwe Mabandla will headline this year, alongside a slew of relative newcomers including Coal Train Band, Bambani Brass Band, Go Barefoot, Miss Bubu and The Meerkat Mob. The full programme will shortly be made available on http://www.fetedelamusiquejhb.co.za/ and www.facebook.com/fetedelamusiquejhb Quick Facts: Saturday 27 June 2015 Newtown Junction Precinct 10:00 am to 7:00 pm International and local artists Performances spread over 4 stages Safe parking with more than 2000 bays Speciality Food and Coffee trucks A Heineken Beer garden A Custom Skate park Custom arts & crafts, and photo exhibitions ...
What Makes SoulProviders an Employer of Choice?
So what it is that makes working for SoulProviders so cool? Besides, of course, the fact that cool people work here … In the next few articles, we’ll be introducing you to a few employee benefits at our Content Marketing & Digital agency SoulProviders that make us really feel like coming to work. Even on a Monday. One of the many benefits enjoyed by SoulProviders employees is the popular annual Winter Hours programme. #WinterHours were introduced three years ago for staff who have an extra long commute or who use public transport. It was initially put in place for team members who were having to leave at ridiculously icy early-morning hours or who were often walking the last part of their commute home in the pitch dark in Winter. “Whenever I think about our business strategy, which I do a lot of, I always imagine myself in my 20s and remember the things I wished I could have at work or how I wished I could work. Not much has changed: I’ve always liked to feel a bit of control over my work hours and to be able to work flexibly when needed. We’re aiming to have a truly flexi set up for many of our long-service team in 2016. Long service being around 3 years in our industry of course 😉 I have also been lucky to live in a few cities with different approaches to worklife and I read up a lot on global best practice in workplace benefits and I try to experiment and do things differently from the ‘norm’.” says Sarah-Jane Boden, the founder of the couture agency, SoulProviders. “Winter hours just made such sense and it’s amazing what such a small shift in working hours has done for some of our team over the years – now many of our team mates look forward to Winter :). We’re still dealing with such economic and spatial inequalities in where people live or how they commute, I want to find ways of making it easier for everyone on our youthful team, wherever possible.” It’s a solid step in making SoulProviders an employer of choice for millennials and the Winter Hours programme has also evolved into an incentive for long-service employees who may not struggle with the same commuting challenges. For the lucky #WinterHours beneficiaries, the programme lasts through June and July and everyone that benefits is responsible for making up the work and time out of office. Some of the Winter Hours “beneficiaries” shared how they are benefitting from the programme: Lindelwa – Junior Content Manager I get more sleep time and comfortable travelling because the...
Office Space with creative minded people
Are you looking at renting office space for your small business? Want to work in a fun and creative environment? The conversation, the ideas, the potential! SoulProviders, a leading Joburg content-creation and marketing agency, has office space available for lease! We are renting out two sections of a semi divided area – the first section is 25m2 and the second is 18m2 in size. We would like to share our space with small businesses and hot-deskers. We’re looking for creative, PR, marketing, internet, mobile, video, design and digital businesses to join our chilled-out and fun environment at the Colony Centre on Jan Smuts Avenue in Craighall Park. The Colony offers a relaxed environment with great restaurant options for lunch or dinner – perfect for business and pleasure or when you need to put in a few extra hours for at winning proposal. It’s centrally located near Sandton CBD, Hyde Park and Rosebank. There is a yoga studio should want to get some exercise during your lunch break, a book store and clothing stores and many more! The office packages can be tailored to suite your specific requirements. Please contact Apinda should you be interested in viewing the office space info@soulproviders.co.za or call us on 011 325 5816. And please share the love – you never know who might be looking to start-up their own game-changing...
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