REUBEN'S AND NOBU HONOURED AT ONE&ONLY

ONE&ONLY CAPE TOWN is proud to announce that both of the luxury resort’s restaurants, Reuben’s at One&Only Cape Town and Nobu at One&Only Cape Town have been recognized and included in the prestigious American Express Platinum fine dining awards and programme for 2012.

DAILY SUN FOUNDER DIES

Deon du Plessis, flamboyant founder and publisher of the biggest newspaper in the country, Daily Sun, has passed away. The 59 year old du Plessis had been suffering from acute bronchitis when he succumbed. He leaves his wife Vanessa, daughter and two grandchildren.

SILVER MEDALIST CASTER SEMENYA LOOKS FOR NEXT WIN

Athlete Caster Semenya may have not successfully defended her 800m crown in South Korea, but she really did the nation proud by snatching second place in the final and running away with the silver medal. And that she took it so casually and looked very happy at her achievement just goes to show what an amazing young woman she is.

PRO LEAVES TS RECORDS

Pro, who used to be known as Pro Kid, has left DJ Sbu and TK Nciza’s record company TS Records. The Soweto-born rapper who recently became the face of brandy brand Flight of the Fish Eagle, was signed by TS a few years ago after he left Gallo Records.

LINDELANI MKHIZE TAKES TOP POST AT UNIVERSAL

Universal Music South Africa has welcomed Lindelani Mkhize into its fold as the executive director: A&R. He will be responsible for identifying and nurturing new talent both in South Africa as well as sub-Saharan Africa. Mkhize is a well-known industry figure who has had a very long career in music.

DVD REVIEW: THE OTHER MAN

THE OTHER MAN

CAST: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas

DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre

In a three-way relationship, one of players isn’t fully aware of the third player. It’s only the other two who are wise to the situation, whichever orientation they are, whether it’s the man or the woman cheating. In this case, as the title suggests, it is the female (Linney) who’s having a little extra mayonnaise on the side, without her doting husband’s (Neeson) knowledge.

BLACKBERRY BOLD 9900 NOW IN MZANSI

Research In Motion (RIM) and Vodacom today launched the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in South Africa.

MOTSEPE TOPS MZANSI'S RICH LIST

Over the weekend, the Sunday Times newspaper released its annual Rich List. At the top of it was Patrice Motsepe, who, according to the paper, is Mzansi’s richest man and worth about R22 billion rand. That’s billion with a B people! The list is based on known public assets, and does not include private onewhich the rich people ofs ten can hide very well. Collectively the top 20 wealthiest South Africans are said to be worth R112 billion.

TOPGEAR MAGAZINE COMING TO MZANSI

TopGear magazine is coming to Mzansi! For a few months it was said to be firmly in the hands of Sunday Times and Sunday World publisher AVUSA. But now it has been confirmed to be NASPERS, the publisher of such magazines at TopCar, You and Drum. The deal comes after only a few weeks of negotiations between the two parties, following the disintegration of talks between BBC Magazines and AVUSA.