05 September- Arts, Culture and Environment
In today’s show we were joined by Ed Scott- Co-director of Aviva, a volunteering company based in Cape Town and is said to be one of the leading volunteer organisations in South Africa. Aviva aims to provide volunteers with the most affordable packages so that they can 
experience a wide range of carefully researched projects, providing our own unique tours throughout the country. Aviva strives to be the company of choice for international volunteers traveling to our beautiful country. For more information you can call AVIVA on (021) 557 4312, or visit their website http://www.aviva-sa.com/
We also spoke to Sarah Struys - Events & Centre Manager at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. We were talking about the Chelsea Spring Festival that is happening at Kirstenbosch from today till the 14th of September. This is an opportunity for the whole family to spend a relaxed day at the glorious Botanical Garden to see floral art, botanical art, gardening talks as well as special offers to get you and your garden in trim. The Garden is open from 08:00am till 19:00pm. The entrance fee is R32 for adults and R20 for South African students with student ID cards. Fees for school children between 6- 17 years old are R10. Children under 6 years old and Botanical Society members have free entry. All events taking place inside the garden are Free. For further information on the Chelsea Spring Festival call the Kirstenbosch information Desk: 021 799 8783 or visit Kirstenbosch what’s On page http://www.sanbi.org/.
Nigel Vermaas was also in today for the Arts update in and around the city. He spoke about the up and coming Zimfest, South Africa’s first Fundraising music festival for Zimbabwe, which will now be held in the main arena of the indoor Good Hope Centre tomorrow. It will feature performances from Freshlyground, The Rudimentals, The Dirty Skirts and seventeen other live acts. Including CODA, IKE MORITZ, HOT WATER, COLD HAND(!) Starts at 1130 in the morning, ends over 12 hours later!The one-day mega-festival will feature a 4500-sq. metre quadruple-domed indoor arena, raised indoor seating and a spacious VIP area. Also expect a seven kilometer-long bar, ample catering, band merchandise, plenty of parking, security and traffic control, and of course, loads of live local music! The venue has a capacity of 5500 in total, plus an outdoor area for ‘chilling and milling.’ Zimfest 08 in Cape Town will donate the proceeds from ticket sales to primary beneficiary PASSOP (People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty: a community based NGO that advocates for refugee and immigrant rights http://mailinglist.overtone.co.za/sendlink.asp?HitID=1220348873215&StID=3826&SID=14&EmID=2889411&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5wYXNzb3AuY28uemEv. TICKETS http://www.zimfest.co.za/; http://mailinglist.overtone.co.za/sendlink.asp?HitID=1220348873215&StID=3826&SID=14&EmID=2889411&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21wdXRpY2tldC5jb20v; via EFT (Kindly remember to include your name under proof of payment). Banking details on zimfest.co.za
experience a wide range of carefully researched projects, providing our own unique tours throughout the country. Aviva strives to be the company of choice for international volunteers traveling to our beautiful country. For more information you can call AVIVA on (021) 557 4312, or visit their website http://www.aviva-sa.com/We also spoke to Sarah Struys - Events & Centre Manager at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. We were talking about the Chelsea Spring Festival that is happening at Kirstenbosch from today till the 14th of September. This is an opportunity for the whole family to spend a relaxed day at the glorious Botanical Garden to see floral art, botanical art, gardening talks as well as special offers to get you and your garden in trim. The Garden is open from 08:00am till 19:00pm. The entrance fee is R32 for adults and R20 for South African students with student ID cards. Fees for school children between 6- 17 years old are R10. Children under 6 years old and Botanical Society members have free entry. All events taking place inside the garden are Free. For further information on the Chelsea Spring Festival call the Kirstenbosch information Desk: 021 799 8783 or visit Kirstenbosch what’s On page http://www.sanbi.org/.
Nigel Vermaas was also in today for the Arts update in and around the city. He spoke about the up and coming Zimfest, South Africa’s first Fundraising music festival for Zimbabwe, which will now be held in the main arena of the indoor Good Hope Centre tomorrow. It will feature performances from Freshlyground, The Rudimentals, The Dirty Skirts and seventeen other live acts. Including CODA, IKE MORITZ, HOT WATER, COLD HAND(!) Starts at 1130 in the morning, ends over 12 hours later!The one-day mega-festival will feature a 4500-sq. metre quadruple-domed indoor arena, raised indoor seating and a spacious VIP area. Also expect a seven kilometer-long bar, ample catering, band merchandise, plenty of parking, security and traffic control, and of course, loads of live local music! The venue has a capacity of 5500 in total, plus an outdoor area for ‘chilling and milling.’ Zimfest 08 in Cape Town will donate the proceeds from ticket sales to primary beneficiary PASSOP (People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty: a community based NGO that advocates for refugee and immigrant rights http://mailinglist.overtone.co.za/sendlink.asp?HitID=1220348873215&StID=3826&SID=14&EmID=2889411&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5wYXNzb3AuY28uemEv. TICKETS http://www.zimfest.co.za/; http://mailinglist.overtone.co.za/sendlink.asp?HitID=1220348873215&StID=3826&SID=14&EmID=2889411&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21wdXRpY2tldC5jb20v; via EFT (Kindly remember to include your name under proof of payment). Banking details on zimfest.co.za
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