VERMAAKNUUS - Meer as vyfhonderd bydraes van ongepubliseerde digters is teen die sluitingsdatum, Sondag 28 Februarie, ontvang vir die bundel pandemiegedigte, Maskers en mure, wat binnekort die lig sien. Daarbenewens het sowat tagtig gevestigde digters ook verse gelewer. Die digbundel se bekendstelling word vir die begin van Mei of selfs ietwat vroeër,...

TUINROETE DISTRIK VERMAAKNUUS - Die Mosselbaai Kunstevereniging is verheug om eindelik weer ’n konsert te kan aanbied en met niemand anders as die gewilde en beminde pianis Rocco de Villiers nie. Hy gaan sy gunsteling stukke speel soos, onder andere, Chariots of Fire en Don’t cry for me Argentina. Rocco het geen bekendstelling in hierdie land nodig nie...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - You probably wish you were born into royalty, what with all its perks and benefits. But in reality, coming from royalty is much tougher than you think even for the children. We look at some of the strangest rules that royal children in the English monarchy have to follow. The long and short of it kids can’t wear long pants If...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Britain's Prince Harry, who has blamed press intrusion for contributing to his mother Princess Diana's death in 1997, has told US chat show host Oprah Winfrey he was worried about history repeating itself. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle rocked Britain's monarchy with their shock announcement in January 2020 that they were...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Here are the winners in key categories for the 78th Golden Globe Awards, which were handed out on Sunday. "Nomadland" boosted its Oscars momentum by taking home the prizes for best drama film and best director for Chloe Zhao. On the comedy side, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" was named best musical or comedy film, and Sacha Baron...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - With the stars mainly at home or in hotel rooms for Sunday's Golden Globes due to pandemic restrictions, what is usually one of Hollywood's biggest red carpet nights was certainly deprived of some of its glamor. But the A-listers nevertheless created fashion buzz, donning their designer gowns and suits for their Zoom close-ups -...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Hollywood's A-listers are staying home, but this Sunday's Golden Globes could still offer plenty of reasons to party - from history-making female filmmakers to posthumous glory for a beloved Black film star. Second only to the Oscars, the season-opening Globes - which also honor the best in television - can massively boost or...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A lunch hour concert with Garden Route grown cellists Throy Petersen and Cornèl Engelbrecht will be held on Saturday 27 February at 13:00 at Tuinedal Dutch Reformed Church. Both musicians are pursuing post-graduate musical studies in the USA and are on vacation in South Africa at present. Their joint concert promises to be a feast...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Born in different parts of Africa but all operating under the Made in Italy brand, here are the five designers who opened Milan Fashion Week as part of a collective Wednesday: - Fabiola Manirakiza, 50, was born in Burundi but it was in Zaire, which became the Democratic Republic of Congo, that she learned how to sew, in a school...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Pandemic or not, it's a theatre space that very rarely sees an audience: Marie-Antoinette's personal playhouse in the grounds of Versailles is a fragile historical gem in need of delicate care. The late 18th century was a time of "theatre-mania" in which many wealthy princes and financiers built their own stages on their estates,...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods company, said on Monday it had agreed to buy 50 percent of Armand de Brignac, the champagne brand owned by rapper Jay-Z. The company said the purchase - for an undisclosed sum and made through its Moet Hennessy drinks division - also involved a distribution deal and would kick off a...

VERMAAKNUUS - 'n Nuwe Afrikaanse digbundel, met verse oor die Covid-19-pandemie, sal in Mei vanjaar die lig sien. Dié bundel, Maskers en mure, bied aan alle Afrikaanse digters - gevestig en opkomend - die geleentheid om uitdrukking te gee aan die impak van die pandemie op mense en hul lewe. Die samestellers is die digters Daniel Hugo en Francois de...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A new documentary series on the HBO network, "Allen v. Farrow," paints a damning picture of Oscar-winning director Woody Allen, particularly regarding his alleged sexual abuse of young adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow. Even if the four-part series contains no major revelations, it seems certain to further sully the already battered...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Dozens of people were arrested in Spain following a second night of clashes over the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets, with the violence sparking a political backlash. Angry demonstrations first erupted on Tuesday night after police detained Pablo Hasel, 32, who was holed up in a university in Catalonia to avoid going...