HEALTH MINISTER TO BAN ALCOHOL ADVERTISING

Alcohol advertising may soon follow the way of cigarette advertising by falling into the throes of history and theses studies. That’s if Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has his way. Motsoaledi told delegates at COSATU’s conference that alcohol was one of society’s ills that has to be gotten rid of. And one of the ways proposed is to ban advertisements promoting alcohol and its use.

DVD REVIEW: FROZEN

DIRECTOR: Adam Green

CAST: Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers

Three teenagers are on snow-shelled mountain side on a snowboarding trip. Unfortunately they don’t seem to have enough money to buy tickets for the cable car that takes people up the slopes, who thereafter snowboard down on their own. 

OBE CHAMP KADER ASMAL HAS PASSED AWAY

ANC stalwart and former Minister in the Education as well as the Water Affairs Departments, Professor Kader Asmal has passed away. He was 76. Asmal died of a heart attack just two weeks after the passing away of another ANC icon Albertina Sisulu.

LUVO NTEZO APPOINTED ONE&ONLY HEAD SOMMELIER

FOR Luvo Ntezo, there’s always room to grow and his recent appointment as head sommelier at One&Only Cape Town has come at just the right time for this likeable wine aficionado.

Despite the slew of awards that have come his way over the past few years, Luvo Ntezo is a humble man, clearly excited by the scope of the wine world that he so comfortably inhabits.

STANDARD BANK JOY OF JAZZ: HERE'S THE LINEUP

There will be a global mélange of sound at The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz when top international artists join the legendary Wynton Marsalis at the country’s premier jazz-travaganza!

Running from August 25 to 27, the 2011 line-up features artists from America, Brazil, Croatia and Belgium who will share billing with performers from South Africa and the African Diaspora.

BECOME A SOWETO DERBY COACH FOR THE DAY

On 1 June 2011, Carling Black Label launched the Carling Black Label Cup––a unique campaign that gives passionate and knowledgeable soccer fans around South Africa the opportunity to “BE THE COACH”. This campaign culminates in a clash between two soccer giants –– Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs –– on 30 July 2011 at Soccer City.

MZANSI LASS TERRY PHETO TO JOIN BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL SOAPIE

Actress Terry Pheto is joining the cast of one of Mzansi’s favourite international soapies The Bold and the Beautiful. Pheto shot to fame after playing the role of Miriam in the film Tsotsi. The movie subsequently won an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language movie in 2006, and grossed over US$2 million from just 6 screenings in the US. It was directed by Gavin Hood who later directed X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

MOVIE REVIEW: X-MEN FIRST CLASS

CAST: James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt

DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn

SHOWING: 03 June 2011

The X-Men franchise ended with X-Men: The Last Stand (X3) in 2006. Or did it? Because later we saw X-Men origins: Wolverine, which was directed by Mzansi-born Gavin Hood. Wolverine was a prequel to the movie series, a before-X-Men movie. The new one is also one of these, and we expect a new series that focuses on certain characters, such as Wolverine.

NEW LG CINEMA 3D TV UNVEILED

LG Electronics (LG) South Africa unveiled its new CINEMA 3D TV, which boasts the first third-party endorsed “flicker free” 3D images, along with more comfortable glasses, a brighter picture and a wider viewing angle. Together, these features make it more comfortable than ever for viewers to enjoy 3D content at home and in the company of family and friends.