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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Quick Jucy Jobs: Celebs hired, leaving, and drama

Garnier has been looking for a new brand ambassador. I have heard on good authority that Zimbabwean model, Michelle Wallace, has the job. Michelle who lives and works in South Africa is also a painter. You may know Michelle from Deal or no Deal or as one of the contestants from the Revlon Supermodel TV show. She is currently also promoting a Revlon brand of make up. Get em girl!




Cosmos soccer player Larry Cohen and Brand Ambassadors have parted ways. Brand Ambassadors is PR and marketing company that works with South African and international brands. They have a talent and celebrity division. Some of the celebs they represent are the hotness that is Ryan Botha and Top Billing presenter Kelly Parkhurst



And Isidingo actor Tsepho Maseko is allegedly very unhappy with the way Isidingo is treating him. According to the Sowetan , he interrupted an SABC3 press viewing to find out why his contract was being changed, meaning he would be called less and his salary would be slashed. No one seemed to be giving him the right answers, as the SABC 3 said they had not instructed the production company to change Tshepo's contract and seemed unsure why this had been done.

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Haiti Benefit Party in Johannesburg



Following the recent natural disaster in Haiti earlier this month, with an urgent plight from the Haitian people for basic survival support, Joburgers are asked to ‘stand up’ and make a difference now. Haiti SOS was created for that purpose.

Premium hosts 2 dance-floors, with house and hiphop beats, DJ’s donate their time and skill. With additional support from various urban brands, the initiative hopes to raise over R100 000 in money and goods.

All proceeds made on the night, will be donated to the Gift of the Givers Foundation based here in South Africa, who conduct direct weekly deliveries to Haiti.

‘So many Africans want to assist and just don’t know how. With support from the Gift of the Givers Foundation, we know that the right people will get our donations,’ says Raphael Benza, Managing Director of the Vth Season.


Be at Premium Nightclub, Rivonia on Saturday, 30th January 2010. The DJ's will be Vigi-lante, Voodoo, Naves , Zinhle, Biz, Master M, Paul, Switch and Franky.
Door cost starts at R50 but feel free to donate more. Please bring non-perishable canned foods and clothing with you.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

David Tlale's pre show prep!



Audi Fashion week took place in Johannesburg last week Thursday. One of the most highly anticipated shows was fashion darling David Tlale's show. Invite only, cloaked in secrecy, security and a mood of anticipation the show promised to be one of his best yet. We went to David's studio before fashion week to get a sneak peek of what the designer had in store.

The garments were beautifully constructed, they looked like art pieces:

Here is a peep from the men's range:



Hey Dennis :



Matthew Booth's wife, Sonia, popped in. Not sure if she was a model or showing support to her girls:




Some of his sketches:



and the final work:


Nice right?

Th models chilling out on their downtime:







The man at work:


For pictures of the show go to the Sowetan site.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Naeto C to perform at Harvard


Naeto C is the Headline Performer for the annual Africa Business Conference
Nigerian record label Storm had announced that Naeto C will be the headline performer at the 2010 Annual Harvard Business School Africa Conference. A press release about the performance says "We are proud to see Naeto on this platform and are able to confirm that he will be a speaker on the entertainment panel at the Main Conference and will speak on the importance of education and will also for the first time publicly announce his CSR platform which he will be promoting. This platform is all about getting young Africans especially males back into school, for literacy, for vocational training and to better prepare themselves for the various
challenges that life has to offer." Naeto C is completing his Master's Degree in Energy Economics and is constantly focused on self-improvement. *Tshisa Naeto*
For those of you who didn't know, Naeto C was born in Houston he holds dual nationality, and having being raised and schooled in Nigeria, the UK and the USA. He is a "global citizen, as such he represents the most positive aspects
and aspirations of the modern young African." For more info go to the Storm website.

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Must go to concert!

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