09 November – Arts, Culture and Environment

Today on Sakhisizwe we spoke to Teboho Maidza from The Rudimentals who will be performing at the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the SS Mendi Tragedy to be held at the Grand Parade. On the 21st of February 1917, six hundred and seventeen South Africans who were members of the 50th Battalion of the South African Native Labour Corps, lost their lives when the ship they boarded in Cape Town, the SS Mendi, collided with the SS Daro in the English Channel. The South Africans lost their lives on their way to France to be part of the Allied Forces during the First World War. Over the weekend the soldiers who lost their lives will be commemorated. Also as part of the commemoration the SAS Mendi will be open for public viewing at the Waterfront. For more information go to the Department of Arts and Culture’s website on www.dac.gov.za

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On Sunday at Ignite in Camps Bay three of Cape Town’s best bands will be holding a charity performance in support of African Trails - which is a volunteer initiative that works to improve the lives of street dogs in disadvantaged areas – Janna Joseph founding member of African Tails as well as Cokey Falkow who is a comedian and also MC at the event spoke to us about the event. If you enjoy music by Flat Stanley, the Rudimentals and Blue African Skies you can catch their performances. For more information email your enquiries to contact@africantrails.co.za or call Janna on 021 408 3503.

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Nigel Vermaas joined us with his weekly Arts update in and around the City of Cape Town. Nigel told listeners about the Sanlam Studio which is staging the collaboration between writer-director Geraldine Naidoo and actor Matthew Ribnick, The Chilli Boy, the comic story of an old Indian woman reincarnated as Troy, a white gangster from Boksburg. At the age of 30, the gangster starts suffering flashbacks from his previous life as an Indian woman.
Much to his fellow gangsters’ disgust, he loses his appetite for violence, as he discovers his maternal side. The show is written & directed by Naidoo with her partner Ribnick creating a whole cast ranging from quick caricatures to boldly but beautifully drawn characters with a minimum of props & headgear. Go and see this. It’s quite special. It’s on till the end of the month at the Sanlam Studio. Book through the Baxter Sales Team on 021 680 3962, 021 680 3991 or 021 680 3998 during office hours.
We then closed our Friday edition of Sakhisizwe with Wendy Burmeifter – Marketing Manager for Cinema Nouveau. Wendy spoke about the Festival of Festivals. For two weeks this month Cape Town will be turned into Venice when some of the worlds most acclaimed new films will be screened. Some of the films: the US VS John Lennon, the Assassination of Jesse James, Darjeeling Limited and much more. The festival started on the 2nd and will be running until the 18th of this month. For bookings go to www.sterkinekor.com or call Ticketline on 082 16789.

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