Castle Lager Rally Behind The Springboks

As the Springboks take on the world on foreign soil, Castle Lager will be going all out to give our boys ‘Home Ground Advantage’ by rallying support from every corner of the country.

Castle Lager, proud sponsor of the Springboks, will bolster the #HomeGroundAdvantage  campaign by giving fans the opportunity to get their faces on the back of a Springbok’s jersey in the biggest rugby tournament of them all.

The Springboks will need all the support they can muster as they launch their assault in England where they will be looking to become the first nation to raise the world’s greatest prize for a third time.

Castle Lager is giving Superfans and their two mates the opportunity to get their faces on the back of the official Springbok jersey.

Their selfies will form a collage making up the number on the official jersey to be worn on match day. This will not only reassure the players that support is not far away but also show the opposition that the Boks have a whole nation behind them.

The winners will not only be on the Boks back but all three will receive a replica of the player's jersey featuring their own images.

In essence Castle Lager will be giving away 1100 spots and the same amount of unique and personalised jerseys ahead of the big event.  Thanks to Castle Lager you can back the Boks in an extraordinary manner and have the jersey to prove it!

Superfans can give our boys Home Ground Advantage and go into battle with the Boks by visiting www.castlelager.co.za to enter now!  The competition closes on August 10.

All fans need to do is go to the Superfan Zone to register, upload a photo and enter the details of their two mates.  Winners will be announced weekly.

While we all rally behind the Boks, Superfans get to reward their mates for always having their backs.

As a special gift to one of Castle Lager’s long standing friends, we have given Schalk Burger, a man who has always placed a high value on friendships made both on and off the field, the opportunity to choose two mates to have a spot on his number should he be selected to take on the best at rugby’s greatest tournament.  To see what they had to say about the campaign, and to find out who Schalk chose to be on the back of his jersey and why – click here http://youtu.be/bwHcHBIWbqI

It all comes together with a CASTLE!

Pursue Excellence

There is a huuuuge difference between success and excellence! For the most part success is based on comparison. One person is successful because they have done more than others.





Excellence, on the other hand, is based on how you express the gifting God has deposited into your life to the fullness of their capacity. This is according to the capacity anointing available by God’s grace.


To maintain success you have to keep looking back at those coming behind and try to outdo them at all cost. Excellence is maintained by focusing on your calling, developing your gift, and expressing it by faith.


That is why scriptures say Abel gave a more excellent gift to God, not a more successful gift. And it continues to say God had respect for his gift. God respects excellence, not just success (Hebrews  11:4, Genesis 4:4). Pursue excellence.



Evangelist Kagiso Malepe

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Life Changing Ministries, Dipompong

Big Brother Winners Ace And Ntombi To Grace TV Screens

Fans of Big Brother Mzansi 2015’s favourite couple Ace and Ntombi, Mandla and Lexi from the Mzansi Magic reality show; and Ayeye actor, Mpho Popps, will have a glimpse of them at the  The DStv #LocalMix Mixology Competition  events taking place around the country.





The much-loved couple that stole the hearts of millions in the country  will be joined by popular Mzansi DJ Dimplez  who will also be traveling  extensively across the country to entertain patrons at Mzansi DJ Dimplez on Friday, 12 June and Cappello Hatfield on Saturday 13 June  and Bloemfontein on Saturday, 20 June; Nelspruit on Friday, 26 June; Durban on Friday 3 July; Kuruman on Friday, 17 July and return to Jozi for the grand finale at Cappello Ghandi Square on Saturday, 8 August 2015.



“The launch of this local campaign was a huge success and it is inspiring to witness the love and respect our young people have for South African productions and local culture,” says Simon Camerer, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at MultiChoice.



The competition closes at 12am on Friday, 31 July 2015. Winners will be announced on Facebook and receive their prizes at a glittering event at Cappello, Ghandi Square on Saturday, 08 August 2015.

For more information visit www.dstv.com/homegrown

South African CEO's Brave Cold To Raise Money For Charity

Around 240 CEOs braved a night on the streets of Sandton on Thursday to raise awareness for people living in poverty. The 702 International CEO Sleep Out initiative is said to have raised over R23million for the charity organisation Girls & Boys Town.

One must stay warm, even if it means a group huddle #CEOSleepOutZA pic.twitter.com/TdEyBsJGNv

— Vodacom (@Vodacom) June 18, 2015

It was the first time South Africa took part in the challenge and the CEO of Lonmin Ben Magara said urged the country’s corporate sector to play its part in eradicating poverty.

“It’s such a good cause and I felt it’s an opportunity for people who have had the fortunes like we have to have a chance to give back,” he was quoted as saying.

#CEOSleepOutZA will raise almost R25m for the homeless. We salute all the CEO's. They @lead_sa pic.twitter.com/4rUwlqJrBU

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) June 19, 2015

Congratulations to all the CEO's who participated in the #CEOSleepOutZA – You've made a difference. You #LeadSA pic.twitter.com/ii4WTU96Oy

— Lead SA (@lead_sa) June 19, 2015

All the sleeping bags are now going to the homeless. #CEOSleepOutZA @Virgin @Radio702 @MillionThrills pic.twitter.com/4STq75XPPd

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) June 19, 2015

NickFest Proves An Huge Hit In SA

Nickelodeon’s first NickFest this weekend was a huge success after thousands of happy kids and families attended the sold-out family-friendly festival at The Globe at Silverstar (13-14 June).

Mums, dads, kids, grandparents, aunts and uncles alike turned out to participate in fun, activities for kids 4-14, and to  watch Mi Casa, Cassper Nyovest, The Buzz, The Tsogo Sun Arts Academy All Stars and Morgan Beatbox perform alongside Nickelodeon heroes Dora the Explorer, Diego, SpongeBob SquarePants and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.



Among the familiar faces enjoying the atmosphere were Khanyi Mbau, Thapelo Mokoena ,Lulo Café, Riky Rick, Reason, Lean Manas, Penny Lebyane and many more celebrities ,while funnyman and ‘comedy doctor” Riaad Moosa was hilariously on cue as MC and hype man.



A huge draw was the NickFest Celebrity Slime Challenge, which saw celebrity volunteers such as Sizwe Dhlomo, Darren “Whackhead” Simpson, Proverb, Kagiso Lediga, Pearl Thusi, Boity Thulo, Trevor Gumbi, Ms Cosmo, David Kibuuka, Altovise Lawrence and Maps Maponyane  doused in sticky green slime to help raise funds to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust.  The money raised will help towards the ongoing construction of the state of the art pediatric hospital currently being built in Parktown, Johannesburg.  Ten percent of proceeds from ticket sales is going to the same worthy cause.



Commented Tasania Parsadh, Senior Channel Manager, Nickelodeon, Africa, “NickFest has captured the imaginations of kids and families who loved the happy mash-up of live music, character appearances, family friendly activities and - of course: slime! Everyone enjoyed an awesome weekend, with thousands of kids and families leaving The Globe at Silverstar  wreathed in smiles.  We’d like to thank everyone who came and partied with us this weekend, and can say without a doubt: NickFest will be back soon!”

NickFest is the South African edition of Nickelodeon’s international family friendly music festival (known internationally as SlimeFest), which has previously been staged in Australia and Spain.



For more information on NickFest please go to www.nickelodeonafrica.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, or follow us on Twitter @NickAfrica and on Instagram @Nickelodeon_Africa. To join the conversation about NickFest, please use the hashtag #NickFest.

SAA Vows To Develop Black Business

South African Airways (SAA) has pledged to nurture and develop black business, entrepreneurs and industrialists as well as women and youth.

Speaking at an entrepreneurs gathering in Midrand on Friday, SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni said the initiative marks – for the first time in the history of South African aviation – a concerted effort to seek out, nurture and develop black business, entrepreneurs and industrialists.

The meeting took place following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between SAA and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Following the signing, SAA invited small and medium enterprises that are 50% or more Black Owned, Black Women Owned, Disabled and Youth Owned businesses to its series of suppliers’ engagement summits.

“Your presence is testament to our belief that there are a multitude of talented, skilled and successful black owned businesses in South Africa – a collective with whom we can engage and together work toward realising our country’s true potential,” Myeni said.

“Traditionally and by legacy, aviation represents what has been symptomatic of perhaps many aspects of our economy – there has always been a lot of talk-shopping and not enough doing. Now is the time for inclusive participation.

“Now is the time for organic development and support for business. And SAA is putting its money where our promises are, SAA is open for business,” Myeni said.

She continued to say that the future of South Africa is largely dependent on state-owned enterprises nurturing small and medium enterprises.

“Small business drives our economy and represents the vast majority of the formal and informal sector; it employs the majority of South Africans. Insights from the 2013 study by Oxford Economics show that the SAA Group contributes R9.2 billion to the South African GDP (0.3%) of which R1.6 billion is contributed through spending by employees and the company’s supply chain. The study also notes that 16 400 jobs are created directly through SAA’s supply chain.”

Similar engagements like this one will also be held in other major areas in the country, such as Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.

- SAnews.gov.za

Details Released Of First NBA Game In Africa

South African is once again making sporting history by becoming the first African country to host an NBA game.

Organisers of the event announced on Monday morning that tickets will go on sale from June 18.

The game is set to take place on August 1 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg.

The teams that will be taking each other on will comprise of “Team Africa” which will be made up of players from Africa and second-generation African players such as Luol Deng from South Sudan who will captain the team as as Serge Ibaka from Congo-Brazaville and Gorgui Dieng from Senegal.

The other team is referred to as “Team World” will be made of Chris Paul, Bradley Beal and Kenneth Faried.

The game will be played in support of Boys and Girls Clubs of South Africa, SOS Children’s Villages Asssociation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Supersport will broadcast the game while tickets to the event can be purchased on Computicket.

MTV Africa Music Video Awards Nominees

Best Male
• AKA (South Africa)
• Davido (Nigeria)
• Diamond (Tanzania)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Female
• Bucie (South Africa)
• Busiswa (South Africa)
• Seyi Shay (Nigeria)
• Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
• Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best Group
• B4 (Angola)
• Beatenberg (South Africa)
• Black Motion (South Africa)
• P-Square (Nigeria)
• Sauti Sol (Kenya)

Best New Act Transformed by Absolut
• Anna Joyce (Angola)
• Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
• Duncan (South Africa)
• Patoranking (Nigeria)
• Stonebwoy (Ghana)

Best Hip Hop
• Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
• K.O. (South Africa)
• Phyno (Nigeria)
• Olamide (Nigeria)
• Youssoupha (DRC)

Best Collaboration
• AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES & JR: “All Eyes On Me” (SA/Nigeria)
• Davido featuring Uhuru & DJ Buckz: “The Sound” (Nigeria/SA)
• Diamond & Iyanya: “Bum Bum” (Kenya/Nigeria)
• Toofan & DJ Arafat: “Apero Remix” (Togo/Ivory Coast)
• Stanley Enow & Sarkodie: “Njama Njama Cow Remix” (Cameroon/Ghana)
Song of the Year
• Cassper Nyovest: “Doc Shebeleza” (South Africa)
• Euphonik featuring Mpumi: “Busa” (South Africa)
• DJ Fisherman & NaakMusiQ featuring DJ Tira, Danger & Dream Team: “Call Out” (South Africa)
• K.O featuring Kid X: “Caracara” (South Africa)
• Lil Kesh Featuring Olamide & Davido: “Shoki Remix” (Nigeria)
• Mavins: “Dorobucci” (Nigeria)
• Sauti Sol: “Sura Yako” (Kenya)
• Toofan: “Gweta” (Togo)
• Wizkid: “Show You The Money” (Nigeria)
• Yemi Alade: “Johnny” (Nigeria)

Best Live
• Big Nuz (South Africa)
• Diamond (Tanzania)
• Flavour (Nigeria)
• Mi Casa (South Africa)
• Toofan (Togo)

Video of the Year
• “Crazy” – Seyi Shay Featuring Wizkid; Director: Meji Alabi
• “Doors” – Prime Circle; Director: Ryan Kruger
• “Love You Everyday” – Bebe Cool; Director: Clarence Peters
• “Nafukwa” – Riky Rick; Director: Adriaan Louw
• “The Sound” – Davido Featuring Uhuru & DJ Buckz; Director: Sesan

Personality of the Year
• Basketmouth (Nigeria)
• Bonang Matheba (South Africa)
• OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
• Trevor Noah (South Africa)
• Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)

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The MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal 2015 will take place at the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) on Saturday 18 July 2015.

AU Urges Delegates To Deepen Africa's Economic Integration And Unity

Delegates attending the African Union Summit in South Africa have been urged to use the meeting to deepen the continent’s economic integration and unity at a time when the vision of Agenda 2063 is taking shape.

The summit also takes place at a time the continent grapples with terrorism, political instability and sluggish economic growth.

The summit is being held under the theme “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063″. The focus is on the financial inclusion of women in key industries such as agro processing and mining.

There will also be discussions on the continent’s economic performance. The AU says although overall growth rate is short of the targeted seven percent, Africa has consistently been growing at an unprecedented average rate of four to five percent over the last decade.

This growth has mainly been driven by prudent macroeconomic policies, high commodity prices, investment in infrastructure, diversification of trading partners and increasing domestic demand.

The AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha told delegates on Sunday that if this pattern of growth continues, Africa can reduce widespread poverty in the next two decades.

He said 2015 is a “pivotal year” for sustainable development and poverty reduction on the continent.

“In fact, through the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, the international community is rallying together to respond in a transformative manner to fundamental challenges facing the world today, eradicating poverty, reducing conflicts and insecurity,” Mwencha said.

It’s highly likely that the summit will also discuss the deteriorating political situation in Burundi. Burundian President Pierre Nkuruziza’s decision to run for a third presidential term has sparked violent and deadly protests in the capital Bujumbura. The decision has also led to calls by some African leaders for elections in that country to be postponed.

On Sunday, the summit started with the 30th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) which ends on Monday at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, in Pretoria.

The AU said the PRC would discuss items on the agenda in preparation for the 25th AU Summit to be submitted to the Executive Council for adoption.

Mwencha said African leaders will discuss ways to find a lasting solution to the crisis in Burundi, urging delegates to support that country as it grapples with political instability.

Meanwhile, Brand South Africa, together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and South African Tourism, also hosted media tours ahead of the summit.

Authorities said the objective of the tours was to profile a country with a rich history of diverse cultures, a land of possibility and opportunity, as well as a proud heritage that continues to shape South Africa’s journey to a thriving democracy.

The tours also included a visit to inner city Johannesburg which showcased how a nation’s competitiveness is born from its cities.

– SAnews.gov.za

President Zuma Appoints 6 Judges

Four judges and two advocates have been appointed as judges to high courts around the country, the presidency said on Monday.

President Jacob Zuma, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, appointed Judges Nambitha Dambuza and Rammaka Steven Mathopo as Judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal, Bloemfontein, spokesperson Harold Maloka said in a statement.

Judge Achmat Naaim Jappie was appointed Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg,

Judge Ephraim Mampuru Makgoba was appointed Judge President of the Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane.

Advocate Gerald Hercules Bloem SC was appointed Judge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Grahamstown, and Advocate Selby Mfanelo Mbenenge SC as Judge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Bhisho.

All the appointments would be with effect from July 1.

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