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19 May 2016 [Contact us] [Submit news] [Advertise on biz] [List your company] [Home] [My account] [Bizcommunity.com] [Lifestyle & Entertainment] [Lifestyle], [Art], [Events], [Fashion], [Food & Wine], [Movies], [Music], [Sport], [Theatre], [Travel], [Trends], [Wellness], [Win] Afreaka This month, Bizcommunity is all about celebrating Africa and it's diverse people, we dive in with interviews with musician [Umlilo] and comedian [Loyiso Madinga]. In other top story news, Charles Siboto reports on [Goldfish's last performance] of the season at Shimmies, Rachel Briant explores the [sleep pod and capsule hotel trend], and Anna-Bet is back with the [Weekly Wine Wrap]. Our new competition gives you the chance to win two tickets to [Liefde By Die Dam], featuring Die Heuwels Fantasties! Happy weekend all! Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager ([@Biz_Lounge]) Go mobile with [apps] and [m.bizcommunity.com]. Engage with us on [Twitter], [Facebook], [LinkedIn] and [Google+]. Subscribe to [YouTube] and via [RSS]. Send all your lifestyle news and event invitations to [lifestylenews@bizcommunity.com], exclusive opinion pieces to [contributors-lifestyle@bizcommunity.com] and international news to [internationalnews@bizcommunity.com]. Read ["How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news"]. Weekly top stories [#AfricaMonth: Umlilo the post-kwaito pop prince(ss)] [[Ruth Cooper]] Musician and artist Umlilo is awe-ing local and international markets with his unique post-kwaito electronica, socially conscious lyrics and gender-bending avant garde style. [read] [Travel Trend: Sleep Pods & Capsule Hotels] [Rachel Briant] Remember that scene in Fifth Element, when they travel to the Paradise Planet and sleep in pod-like beds? Well I got to experience the sci-fi backpacker dream at 91 Loop recently, and, I must say, it was pretty darned cool. [Read] [Goldfish cruise through at Shimmy] [Charles Siboto] I am a Joburg kid and I love those streets, but I must say that, aside from the wine farms and the Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts, Goldfish's annual Submerged Sundays residency (which usually runs for about ten weeks) at Shimmy Beach Club is a staple of mine since moving to Cape Town. [Read] [#WeeklyWineWrap: Smaller SA harvest to result in intensely flavoured 2016 vintages] [Anna-Bet Stemmet] Good day fellow wine lovers. We've promised to keep you informed of the most interesting happenings in the local and international wine industry each week, and we've kept true to our word. [Read] [Africa Month] [#AfricaMonth: A new wave of safari travel] [Paul Steyn] African safaris have always been notoriously exclusive and complicated to plan and book, and often the only people losing out are travellers themselves. [read] [#AfricaMonth: Q&A with Loyiso Madinga] [Ruth Cooper] 2014 Savanna Newcomer Award winner Loyiso Madinga, who is also performing at the forthcoming 2016 awards, answers a few quick Q&As with us for Bizcommunity's #AfricaMonth. [read] [Read more] [Art] [Raise your hat as important Stern comes home] Issued by [Strauss & Co] Strauss & Co's upcoming auction will be headlined by a striking portrait, returning from Australia, of one of Irma Stern's closest friends. It will go on auction on Monday 23 May at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg... [read] [Hats off to Strauss & Co] Issued by [Strauss & Co] High-quality artworks by top South African and international artists will feature at Strauss & Co's auction on 23 May at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg... [read] [Lifestyle] [City rooftops: Not only for birds] [Sasha Forbes] When living in the concrete jungle we are often blissfully unaware of anything happening that is above eye level, but these days city rooftops are being used for a variety of purposes other than 15-minute breaks and a place birds spend their time. [read] [Fashion] [Autumn/winter showcase at Soweto Fashion Week] The Soweto Fashion Week is looking forward to an exciting autumn/winter season showcase. From 25 to 28 May, 2016. Soweto Fashion Week will present the AW17 collections from existing and up-and-coming young talented designers. [read] [Music] [Chris Brown returns to SA for a night] On Saturday, 2 July, multi-platinum-selling artist, Chris Brown, will headline the MOTHER OF ALL PARTIES at the Kings Park Stadium during the Durban July Weekend. [read] [Hip hop stage added to Rocking The Daisies] Rocking the Daisies has announced the addition of a 10th stage, a hip hop stage, which will introduce a new flavour to the festival's line-up. [read] [Tshwane Music Festival announces line-up] The inaugural Tshwane Music Festival is to take place in Pretoria from 23 to 25 May, 2016. [read] [Food & Wine] [Finalists for Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships 2016 revealed] The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships is again hunting down South Africa's greatest steakhouse to find the national champion for 2016! [read] [Know your foods: Best fat-burning foods to eat on diet] [Boris Dzhingarov], Issued by [Monetary Library] If you really want to lose weight, you need to learn how different foods work in your body. Here are some great low-calorie, natural, fat-burning foods... [read] [Travel] [Where to go on family-friendly short breaks] You can easily take a mini-holiday over the weekend. Here are the top picks for short breaks near Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban... [read] [From dragon's breath to beautiful phoenix] [Brian Berkman] The Hout Bay Sentinel floats above the Atlantic like one of Daenerys Targaryen's great fire-breathing dragons with its eye focussed firmly on Tintswalo Atlantic... [read] [21 reasons why you should go on a balloon safari in the Masai Mara] [Jarred Manasse] According to Kenya Information Guide, the Masai Mara National Reserve one of the best places where you can spot wildlife in Africa. [read] [Airbnb suits SA's personal hospitality style] [Cari Van Wyk] Airbnb is growing in popularity in SA with thousands of homes listed across the country. We spoke to Nicola D'Elia to find out more about the South African Airbnb market... [read] Multimedia [Die Antwoord ft. Dita Von Teese, The Black Goat + God - GUCCI COOCHIE] [Die Antwoord ft. Dita Von Teese, The Black Goat + God - GUCCI COOCHIE] Die Antwoord release track GUCCI COOCHIE ft. Dita Von Teese, The Black Goat + God, from their new mixtape, Suck on This. - [View/Rate] [GoodLuck - Thinking About You] [GoodLuck - Thinking About You] GoodLuck release the official music video for Thinking About You. The music video was filmed and produced by 2plus3 productions and directed and edited by Stephen Du Plessis. - [View/Rate] [PHFAT - The Whip] [PHFAT - The Whip] PHFAT has released a brand new single entitled "The Whip" featuring jazz musician, Mikhaela Faye. - [View/Rate] New appointments - Joburg City Theatres makes three new appointments - [more info] [More people] [Submit a Person] Jobs offered - [Cafe Manager] - Cape Town [More jobs] [Submit a job] [Customise jobs] New events to diarise [Back to School Party 2016] - 23 Jun 2016, Durban Join Adopt-a-School for its first Back-to-School Party fundraising dinner hosted by Cyril Ramaphosa. All funds raised go directly to supporting disadvantaged schools across South Africa. [Read more >>] [Saturday Showcase On Junction with Solace] 14 May 2016, Johannesburg [Dream mapping workshop] Coral Bell Dream Mapping - 15 May 2016, Johannesburg [Tim Leatherman visits South Africa] Cape Union Mart - 15 May 2016, Johannesburg | 28 May 2016, Johannesburg | 28 May 2016, Cape Town [Train your body and your mind] The Office Coach - 17 May 2016, Port Elizabeth [Enerchi Dance Studio presents exclusive Burn the Floor experience] Enerchi Dance Studio - 22 May 2016, Claremont [Exclusive Diaries] Exclusive Diaries - 27 May 2016, Pretoria [Solidariteit Kragdag 2016] KragDag - 16 Jun 2016 to 18 Jun 2016, Pretoria [Unleashed] SAPW - 18 Jun 2016, Johannesburg [Beer on tap this Father's Day] SAB World of Beer - 19 Jun 2016, Johannesburg [The Red Carpet Fashion Show 2016] Red Carpet Concepts - 17 Sep 2016, Cape Town Upcoming events [SA Bridal Fairs Exclusive Bridal Fair at Hilton Durban] SA Bridal Fairs - 22 May 2016, Durban [EID Shopping festival] EID Shopping Festival - 26 May 2016 to 29 May 2016, Johannesburg | 2 Jun 2016, Cape Town [More Events] [Submit an event] [Customise events] [Print] Print any item in this newsletter. 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