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Calling young female dancers in Durban and surrounds! This year’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience taking place in our city features an exciting new addition – a residency focusing on the development of young women in dance. The seven-day residency runs during the festival which takes place in various venues across Durban from August 27 to September 8. Details: jomba.ukzn.ac.za
If you’re a businesswoman looking for a like-minded group to connect with, don’t miss the next KZN Women in Business meeting. Hot on topic, they’ll be discussing Transforming Challenges into Opportunities, and their guest speaker will be KZN’s first Black African Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Language Pathology, Dr Thandeka Mdlalo. Breakfast will be served from 8am, followed by the meeting starting at 8.30am and they’ll be wrapped up by 10.30am. The cost is R250 for members and R280 for new guests and includes secure off-road free parking, breakfast, a gift, meeting list, networking and a guest speaker panel discussion. The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 5 at the Hellenic Community Centre, 6 High Grove, Umgeni Park. Details: kznwib.co.za
Prepare for an oink-tastic adventure with Peppa, her brother George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and all their friends as they embark on a fantastic journey across the country this month filled with laughter, music and plenty of fun. From space rockets to starfish, exploding bubbles to Bing Bong singalongs, local fans will be dancing, singing, giggling, grinning and of course jumping in muddy puddles … just like Peppa when she hits the stage during the Durban leg of her worldwide theatre show Peppa Pig LIVE. Presented in association with East Coast Radio, the show visits Suncoast from September 13 to 15 with a special pink carpet premiere on the Friday. Details: peppapiglive.co.za.
Fundraising is important to the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) as it provides the income needed to register donors and find matches for those in need of a transplant, among other things. One of its major fundraisers is an annual golf day, which this year, takes place on Friday, September 13 at Mount Edgecombe Country Club. A fourball format will be played at the cost of R3600 a team and includes drinks on arrival, lunch, sponsored holes, a three-course dinner, auction and prize-giving to round off the day. Valuable sports memorabilia, holidays trips, lifestyle vouchers and hampers will be available to bid on. An online auction will launch a week prior to the event in the hope of raising more money for the cause that will go towards providing assistance to vulnerable patients in need, one of whom is four-year-old Shivya Gordhan who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in November last year. Corporates and golfing enthusiasts have until September 12 to secure their spots. Details: Contact Premchand by emailing Kapil.Premchand@sabmr.co.za or calling 072 794 9316.
Up ahead
Show your support for the PinkDrive’s annual High Coffee that will be held early next month. Themed Out of Africa, the event will be MC’d by popular Kandasamy franchise actress Maeshni Naicker and features an inspiring talk by phlebotomy supervisor and survivor Charlene Naicker. A mouth-watering spread of eats will be served, catering for a variety of taste buds and dietary needs, followed by treats from Chateau Gateaux. Entertainment includes a performance by local artist Leesa Gerald, Zulu dancing, raffles and spot prizes. Tickets are R500 a person and funds raised will go towards the PinkDrive’s efforts to raise awareness for breast cancer and provide free health services to those in need. The event takes place on Saturday, October 5, at the Grandeur @ Com, corner of Darlana Road and Wingen Walk, Shallcross. Details: To book visit pinkdrive.org or e-mail me janice@pinkdrive.org
