A five hour coffee session at the Woodmill Market is happening on the 8th of June. R30 gets you a nice mug and tastings.

The Woodmill Market happens at Vredenburg Road, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa, contact 082 828 3944

This Friday night music market in an arena with a contemporary street feel is open every Friday night from 17:30pm to 22:00pm.  It has proven to be a winning formula for an enjoyable evening for families, friends and visitors to the Stellenbosch area.  Currently it hosts approximately 30 diverse stalls, including but not limited to boutique wines, craft beers and home-made goodies to eat.  We believe we are exemplary in what we have to offer and believe that the Woodmill is a place where you can enjoy the finer things in life.

Rocking the Daisies 2012 has a date. On the weekend of the 4th to the 7th of October 2012 we will once again see Rocking the Daisies in Darling.

The build-up to the 7th Rocking the Daisies starts now! Get out your calendars and make the date with the best music festival South Africa has to offer. Thursday 04 – Sunday 07 October 2012- BOOM!

Each year there are changes, new additions and farewells, but one thing is for sure… it only gets better! The most notable change is that Rocking the Daisies will be opening the camping area on Thursday evening for all those keen party animals looking to set up before the weekend, plus there will be campsite entertainment to boot. Festival stage times have also changed with an earlier start on Friday and an earlier close on Sunday.

Ticket Prices

·      Full weekend: Thursday 04 – Sunday 07 Oct: Online R520 / Gate R600

·      Full weekend: Friday 05 – Sunday 07 Oct: Online R520 / Gate R600

·      Saturday & Sunday: Online R480 / Gate R550

·      Sunday: Online R70 / Gate R70

·      Early Bird: R400 online only, limited number available. ON SALE NOW!

·      Cycling the Daisies:  Friday 05 Oct: R350

·      Campervans, caravans & mobile homes: R100 excluding your festival ticket.

Our shiny new website www.rockingthedaisies.com has just launched and is full of everything you need to know! Keep going back for regular updates.

For updates and regular interactions:

Like us on FB: /rockingthedaisiesfestival

Follow us on Twitter: @rockingthedaisy

And watch us on YouTube: /user/RockingTheDaisiesTV

 Check out some photos from Last year’s Rocking the Daisies photo gallery

Table Mountain will be blue for 3 days because of World Autism day happening on the 2nd of April (tomorrow). Tomorrow is World Autism awareness day around the globe. It started two years ago with the Autism Speaks USA who lit up iconic buildings in blue. In 2011 it spread to 48 countries and this year 2012 we’ll see Table Mountain and Cape Town join the Autism awareness day.

Everyone wanted photos with these girls,

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According to the City of Cape Town there were a few complaints because of the taste recently of drinking water. A strange odour and a odd smell is making people think that the water is not safe for consumption. The City of Cape Town said that the cause of the smell and taste is “Geosmin”.
“The water, however, is perfectly safe and fit for human consumption. Continuous water quality monitoring by our South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accredited laboratory has revealed elevated Geosmin concentrations, greater than 10 nanograms per litre (ng/l). In general, the human perception threshold is about 15 and 20 ng/l for Geosmin odour and taste respectively and people with a heightened sense of smell and taste would be the first to notice the presence of Geosmin in their water supply. These are extremely low concentrations and it should be noted that a nanogram is a billionth of a gram,” said the Manager of the City’s Bulk Water Branch, Peter Flower.

“The frequently asked questions and the answers in this media release are intended to assist consumers in understanding the origin of the problem, its impact on the water quality and what is being done about it. I trust that the information provided will assure consumers that the City strives to supply the best quality safe drinking water at all times,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee member for Utility Services, Councillor Shehaam Sims.

Geosmin literally means “earth smell” and can also be smelled after heavy rains when the ground gives off that ground scent.

Geosmin is also naturally on carp and catfish and that gives them the scent.

These are some of the greatest shots we got at the 2012 J&B Met

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Monday, February 6, 2012 at 9:00pm until Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 11:00pm

Join Martin Davis as he hosts an awesome line up of comedians including:

Kurt Langeveld
Gary McCool (Comedy Debut)
Tracy Klass
Deep Fried Man
Paul Snodgrass

Bookings are essential (especially for those of you who want to eat and watch comedy or if you would like to have a table or if you just don’t want to sit in the cheap seats) Book with: jen@zulabar.co.za

Comedy starts at 9pm
Food: Pizza’s are availble from Zula’s Cafe
Drinks: Full licensed bar
Smoking: The venue is non-smoking, but there is a designated smoking section in Zula Bar
Entrance: R50 (normal), R40 (members) R30 (students)

Comedy on Long is regular comedy nights every Monday at Zula Bar brought to you by Mumz The Word

Zula Sound Bar, 98 Long Street, Cape Town, 8001