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Win 10 Double Tickets to the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Fair 2025

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If you love your space, the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Fair is the ultimate destination to kick-start your home’s transformation journey. From 28 February to 2 March 2025, the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre will host three days of inspiration, expertise, and creativity to bring your home dreams to life.

I have 10 double tickets to give away to 10 lucky Mzansi Life & Style readers.

Simply send your full name, email address and cell phone number, WITH MZANSI LIFE & STYLE in the subject line, to info@purplepine.co.za to stand a chance to win! Entries close on 14 Feb. 2025. Tickets will be sent via email to the 10 x winners, who must reside in Johannesburg, as no travel is provided.

Michelle Crouwkamp, Head of Events at HOMEMAKERS, shares that after more than 30 years, the team remains deeply committed to the Home Improvement (HIP) industry. “With hundreds of exhibits to explore, the Fair offers a rich blend of inspiration, ideas, and solutions for every area of your home. More than just an exhibition, it’s an opportunity to dream big, explore options, gather comparative quotes, and make confident decisions—all while enjoying a memorable experience for the entire family.”

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Nespresso’s New Unforgettable Mediterranean Summer Collection Launched

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Nespresso launched its Unforgettable Mediterranean Summer collection with refreshing iced coffee drinks — starring new limited-edition flavours, a beautifully crafted Vertuo Pop machine, and exquisitely designed accessories. Complete with sophisticated recipes made to evoke sun-kissed summer days. The collection comes in a mood-boosting colour palette thoughtfully selected in collaboration with Pantone.

Inspired by lavish destinations like the French Riviera, the Greek Islands and the Balkan Peninsula, the colourful summer collection is designed to smell, taste and look like a dream holiday. Nespresso enlisted the colour experts at Pantone Color Institute to create a sensorial palette that echoes iconic Mediterranean seaside towns, starring a hero Mandarin Orange shade, alongside Habanero Gold, Muskmelon, Aquarelle and Blue Iolite. With a Mediterranean-inspired, limited-edition collection designed to be enjoyed over ice, each sip becomes like a voyage and creates a lasting memory, from a refreshing Greek Freddo Cappuccino to the ever-stylish Italian Caffè Shakerato. Every summer has its own unique memories and Nespresso takes the lead in making them unforgettable.

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Meet Emerging Comedians at the Savanna Newcomer Showcase 2025

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The 2025 Savanna Newcomer Showcase is rolling into Sandton, and with Tumi Morake at the helm, you’re guaranteed a laugh-till-your-face-hurts extravaganza.

On Sunday, 26 January 2025, the iconic Maslow Hotel will be transformed into a comedy playground, where 20 emerging comedians from across the country will have just five minutes on stage to showcase their talent and vie for a chance to secure a nomination in the highly coveted Savanna Newcomer Award category at this year’s awards.

If you want to discover the next big thing in comedy, this is the event to be at! Prepare for quick wit, sharp satire, and hilariously relatable digs as these newcomers pull out all the stops to make their mark.

The Savanna Newcomer Showcase – Where Laughter Meets Opportunity!

Why You Can’t Miss This:

  • Tumi Morake is your host. Enough said.
  • 20 newbie comedians are bringing their funniest material to the stage.
  • Tickets are just R150. Tickets are limited, so book now on Quicket.
  • Oh, and there’s a free Savanna on arrival because laughter is thirsty work.
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Experience Soul II Soul and TKZee at Montecasino

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This year’s Intimate Evening Series, a collaboration between Liberty, Griza Enterprises and leading local promoter Showtime Management – designed to usher in each new year with a symphony of hope – features Soul II Soul in Johannesburg for a celebration of reggae, R&B and neo-soul at Montecasino’s Outdoor Events Area on 01 February, before taking the show to Kirstenbosch in Cape Town on 08 February.

The British hitmakers, creators of the classic singles “Keep On Movin’” and the huge hit “Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)” – Number one in both the US and the UK in 1989 – will be supported by South African legends TKZee.

The trio – Tokollo Tshabalala, Kabelo Mabalane and Zwai Bala, who met at school in the early Nineties – became the biggest-selling kwaito band in South African musical history when their 1997 and 1998 singles “Palafala” and “Shibobo” (respectively) both earned sales more than 100,000 copies, making TKZee a household name across the African continent.

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Top Upcoming Concerts at SunBet Arena in 2025

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Living up to its reputation as the premier Gauteng entertainment venue, the SunBet Arena at Time Square will host 11 international artists between January and March 2025.

The world-class venue is a destination of fun, and with myriad restaurant options from fast food to bistro, pub and fine dining, visitors can curate a full evening of fun. There’s even the option to stay over at The Maslow, Time Square to avoid having to travel home.

JANUARY 2025

100% Retro: The Party 2025 – Friday, 10 January 2025

100% RETRO | THE PARTY: Everything You Need To Know

Rid yourself of the back-to-work blues and come jive, groove and throwback at the 100% Retro: The Party, a music concert with an international line-up at Time Square on Friday, 10 January 2025.

Backed by its success in 2024, this concert is for 80s and 90s dance lovers to reminisce on memories from this sublime musical era, with hits by world-famous “‎I’m Too Sexy for My Shirt”, Right Said Fred. 

Performing live on stage will be legends including Right Said Fred, Tina Cousins, 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor, Whigfield, DJ Sammy and DJ SASH.

EVENT DETAILS

DATE:Friday, 10 January 2025
TIME:Show starts at 19h00
COST:Tickets start from R615 per person and can be purchased via iTickets
VENUE:SunBet Arena, Time SquareMenlyn Maine, Aramist Avenue 209, Menlyn, Pretoria

Tyla – Saturday, 18 January 2025

Grammy-winning South African superstar Tyla’s December tour of her home country proved to be the hottest show at Time Square this month, that she grabbed the chance to perform again as soon as Saturday, 18 January 2025.

Tyla was thrilled with the response from fellow South Africans and said: Everything that’s happening has surpassed anything I could have dreamt of. African music is going global, and I’m so blessed to be one of the artists pushing the culture. I’ve been working on my sound for two years now, and I’m so ready for the world to hear it.”

Tyla is best known for her mega-hit ‘Water’, which won her the inaugural Best African Music Performance award at the Grammys, and has lit up charts all around the work, including in the important US market, where it reached #7 on the Billboard US Hot 100, and #1 on the Billboard Afrobeats Chart, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart, Hot R&B Songs Chart and Adult R&B Airplay Charts. Water is the first solo song in history to spend an entire year at #1 on the Billboard US Afrobeats song charts for 52 weeks.

NME calls Tyla, “South Africa’s brightest new star.” Rolling Stone has christened her “The perfect Amapiano ambassador.” Pitchfork’s review of her album states: “The South African singer’s star-making debut is a lithe, contemporary take on pop-R&B that pulses with the log-drum heartbeat of Amapiano.” 

EVENT DETAILS

DATE:Saturday, 18 January 2025
TIME:Show starts at 20h00
COST:Tickets start from R500 per person and can be purchased via Ticketmaster
VENUE:SunBet Arena, Time SquareMenlyn Maine, Aramist Avenue 209, Menlyn, Pretoria
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