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ESPN Africa Sports Fest

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Last week, my family and I attended the ESPN Africa Sports Fest, where we got to see first-hand what’s in store for sports fans across the continent and participated in themed sporting activities.

ESPN Africa is set to warm up the mid-year Winter viewing with a thrilling line-up of non-stop action from American leagues and brand new sports documentaries this season.

Guests at the ESPN Sports Fest included media, influencers, affiliates, clients and families, who enjoyed an NBA Basketball activation, together with photo opportunities with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, an American football shoot the hoop activation, cricket fun, a Koodoo gaming station and soccer ball tricks with a local player. Former professional soccer player Janine Van Wyk, who played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, that ESPN broadcast, appeared at the event and shared her excitement that the league is now available for local audiences.

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Museum of Illusions now open in Johannesburg

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The city of gold has added another diamond to its stellar constellation of unmissable attractions. The Museum of Illusions just opened its doors in the vibrant Rosebank node, becoming the 53rd Museum of Illusions in the world, joining the likes of Dubai, Chicago, New York, Paris, Istanbul, Milan, Shanghai, Cairo, Kuala Lumpur and Dallas who are all home to the remarkable experience. The Museum of Illusions Johannesburg is located just above Hamleys, across the bridge from Spur, and next door to EGG.

 

The concept first launched in Zagreb, Croatia in 2015 and soon became a global phenomenon with over 12 million people having visited the museums to date, and it is easy to see why. No two museums are the same, with each facility taking visitors on a memorable sensory journey through mind bending installations that leverage art, science, maths and psychology in a unique way. 

 

Watch a video with a sneak peek of what to expect at the Johannesburg Museum of Illusions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9JH3reI8CQ

 

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The Ultimate Reality TV Lineup Coming To E! This Winter

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CELEBRITY PRANK WARS — Pictured: “Celebrity Prank Wars” Key Art — (Photo by: E! Entertainment)

Get ready for a season of unbeatable entertainment as E! launches the E!-Lympics this July. Coinciding with the global athletic spectacle, E! will deliver its own celebrity-packed lineup, guaranteed to keep you glued to your screens.


Viewers can dive into quadruple bills of their favourite reality TV shows, featuring the best in pranking, plotting, plumping, and more. The shows will air on E! (DStv 124) every weekday afternoon from 1 July until 9 August, at 15:25 (CAT).

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Introducing Smooches: South Africa’s New Online Dating Platform

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Are you looking for Mr Right (not Mr Right-now)? In search of the missus of your dreams that to date has seemed elusive? Tired of the same-old same-old swiping right mechanism that may yield instant gratification but nothing real?

In a digital age dominated by casual dating apps and fleeting connections, Smooches, a new online platform has emerged to transform the way South Africans approach finding love. Developed by South Africans, for South Africans, Smooches is tailored to those who are serious about building meaningful and lasting relationships – not just casual dating or hook-ups.

It’s about substance, not superficiality… Smooches was created by two professionals with extensive experience in relationships and online dating. The platform is the innovative vision of a former ‘serial searcher for the perfect partner’ and businessman, Ruahan Naudé, and his wife, Dr. Lize Naudé, who is a psychologist renowned for her expertise in relationship dynamics, with private practices in Gauteng.

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Food for Thought: Food Indaba 2024 Sparks Fresh Dialogues

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Good or bad, delicious or bitter, the kitchen table is where food, economics and politics often meet – and for the past ten years, Food Dialogues has been exploring this in our complex food system in unconventional, educational and fun ways. This year, with a new name reflective of its roots and group dynamic, Food Indaba 2024 is taking place from Monday 22 July to Sunday 04 August with various events at venues across Cape Town, including the V&A Waterfront precinct, Mowbray, Langa, Philippi, Lynedoch and Stellenbosch.

Food Indaba features a range of events, both ticketed and free. Many are open to the public, while some, which are geared more toward academic and industry audiences, are by invitation only. One of the informative free events for all to attend is the Pan African Webinar hosted by Afrifoodlinks. The online webinar titled Power and Hunger is a significant discussion about the weaponising of hunger. The annual in person conference with the same title, for the first time this year, will be a full day affair and will see the D-School (UCT’s design school) creating a Design-Dash, which is a design thinking problem solving toolkit around the solutions to food issues.

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