Living Heritage Jazz Festival

On the show today we spoke to Fitzroy Ngcukana from Ngcukana Brother’s Band. We spoke about their up coming event Living Heritage Jazz Festival and we’ve heard that for the first time the Living Heritage Jazz Festival is to be held at Artscape Theatre Centre and will be presented annually during the Easter weekend. Introducing a new concept with magic components to inspire and entertain audiences, the festival this year will be staged over three days from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 March 2008 in the Artscape Theatre. For more information contact Fitzroy Ngcukana 082 720 1665.

Joshua Galvin

We then spoke to Joshua Galvin – renowned hairstylist from London.
Galvin has been a central figure in shaping the hairdressing industry worldwide, in an illustrious career that has lasted over 50 years. He is known throughout the industry as the ‘Godfather of Hairdressing’. From the invention of rollers in the 1950s to the rise of the 1960s Afro, and the first geometric haircuts, when it comes to hairdressing, this honouree has seen it all.

Cape Flats schools get new sport facilities

We also talk to Mzonke Jacobs MEC for sport and cultural affairs in the Western Cape. We have heard that three Cape Flats schools will become proud owners of brand new sport facilities when MEC Jacobs officially hands them over in separate functions before the closing of 1st term of school on Thursday, 20 March 2008.

Zisukhanyo High and Luzuko Primary in Samora and Gugulethu respectively have rugby and soccer fields recently upgraded by the department from the funding allocation of the current financial year, while Manenberg High school boasts the acquisition of a multi-purpose court recently constructed.

The provision of school facilities is part of the annual allocation of the Sport School component of the department to sustain the development of sport in schools and to give practical effect to Wednesday School sport programme launched by Mr. Jacobs in January 2006. For more information you can call Mandla Yeki on 021 483 9804.



Silent Voices

We concluded our show with Pieter Ngwenya and Phumzile Gwala from Soweto Youth Drama Society in Johannesburg. We spoke about their production called Silent Voices which will be staged at the Baxter Theatre on Wednesday. This is a story about most vulnerable men who are at the end of untold sufferings, abuse and torture from their loved ones.
For more details you can call Fahiem Stellenberg on 021 680 3980

Pics top right:Fitzroy Ngcukana from Ngcukana Brothers Band
Middle right: Phumeza Gwala from Soweto Youth Drama Society
Bottom right: Pieter Ngwenya from Soweto Youth Drama Society