I’m a massive fan of Baz Luhrmann’s work, from 1992’s Romeo + Juliet to his adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in 2013. With his latest (much anticipated) project, he’s bringing the King Of Rock to life in a biopic about the life of Elvis Presley. There was an extensive casting process to choose who will play the iconic musician but it’s finally been revealed that 27 year old Austin Butler got the job.
Johnny Clegg succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 on the afternoon of 16 July 2019 at his family home in Johannesburg. His manager, friend and family spokesman Roddy Quin released a statement: “Johnny leaves deep foot prints in the hearts of every person that considers him/herself to be an African. He showed us what it was to assimilate to and embrace other cultures without losing your identity. An anthropologist that used his music to speak to every person. With his unique
8 Out of 8: 16 July 2019
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8 Out Of 8 Questions: 16 July 2019 1.In 1986 which band had a No1 Hit in the UK, with Caravan of Love? 2.According to Ace of Base, what did she want? 3.Who owned the Southfork Ranch? 4.Who played the male lead opposite Rene Russo in 1996’s Tin Cup 5.How many Die Hard movies were there in the 80’s and 90’s? 2,3 or 4? 6.I don’t wanna miss a thing
Eighteen Stellenbosch University (engineers and earth science postgraduate students will leave Cape Town this week aboard the SA Agulhas II. The Sound and Vibration Research Group of the SU Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, under leadership of director Prof Annie Bekker, has been involved in research about the SA Agulhas II itself since its first ice cruise in 2012. During the current cruise, four SU engineering students will study how the ship’s steel structure
The Honest Truth: The top 11 African Tech startups receive a ticket to Startupbootcamp AfriTech 2019 – to build a bigger, better and bolder future for the African continent.
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Nsovo Nkatinge, Programme Director for Startupbootcamp AfriTech, joined Benito Vergotine in conversation on Monday 15 July to tell us more about the top 11 teams picked from over 1,900 applicants that will attend a three-month accelerator in Cape Town. They will be linked to some of the fastest-moving corporates on the continent in order to learn how to scale their solutions for the global market. The chosen league will enter a three-month accelerator programme with
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