On 23 November, Cape Town’s chic hotspot Zenith Sky Bar was the host to the  021 edition of the Playbook Hub Play Session.

The mother city’s iconic Table Mountain was the perfect backdrop for the celebration of beautiful people, food, drink, and networking.

Popular Radio 2000 host, Kia Johnson, and Good Hope FM’s Khanya Siyengo were among the invited guests who got their first peek into the online procurement platform, set to take the nation by storm.

Playbook is a web-based booking platform that allows for creatives of all disciplines to showcase their specialized offerings at no cost to them. The platform allows users to contact them, their managers or agents for bookings, performances or the commissioning of work.

Each aspect of the platform has been developed to allow businesses, corporates, event companies or private individuals a simplified way to source, select, communicate and secure creatives.

“The Play Session is an opportunity for networking from all players because, in the end, we all need each other to make projects a success. I always tell people, the platform was developed from sheer frustration when it came to booking artists and all the admin that surrounded it. Today, we can give a creative the ease of mind of not having to write another invoice or a corporate worry about losing a talent in the eleventh hour. With Playbook Hub, everyone plays by the book,” commented Playbook Hub founder Rudi Pienaar.

The Play Sessions will be held every month between Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. For more information on the platform go to www.playbookhub.com and follow Playbook Hub on Instagram @playbookhub or Facebook @joinplaybook.

Heineken®, the world’s leading international premium beer is continuing their call for the brave and encourage people to get out of their comfort zone. This weekend Heineken ® hosted an exclusive invite-only event as part of their #OpenYourCity campaign. 

The event was held on Saturday, 18 November at the picturesque Views at 25 located in Morningside.

Guests in attendance were treated to a lovely afternoon that led to night consisting of good music, scrumptious food, good company and of course a cold premium beer in hand.  

This was one event nobody could afford to miss out on. Great Job Heineken on the #OpenYourCity Campaign, you made us discover our city even better. 

When guests choose to wine and dine at The Caledon, they can be assured of the utmost quality and sufficient quantity, thanks to Darren Morgan, the newly appointed Food & Beverage Manager.

Seeing the position as a new opportunity to grow, Darren snapped up the chance to help The Caledon deliver gastronomic satisfaction for the whole family at its three restaurants - be it casual dining at daVinci Restaurant,  à la carte eating at the Black Sheep Diner or  breakfasts and buffet dinners at the Blue Crane Restaurant.  Asked which celebrity he’d invite for dinner at one of The Caledon’s eateries, he sweetly said, his wife.

As Food & Beverage Manager, he enjoys that no two days are ever the same and being able to make a difference to the way his team learns and performs by bringing fun into the workplace.

When not at work, Darren enjoys cooking and braaing with friends and family. He is also currently learning to play musical instruments - maybe one day he will show off his skills on-stage in one of The Caledon’s live entertainment venues. 

Be inspired this summer with the creamy texture of NOLA Mayonnaise, taking any dish from bland to creamy deliciousness without overpowering any of its ingredients. By adding a fresh and unique twist to the meals you love, South Africa’s much-loved mayonnaise brand will help you #CreateAStir by enhancing the flavour of your culinary creations with its creamy texture and delicious versatility.

A Braai with a Twist

No braai is complete without a Chicken Sosati and even this South African staple can be transformed with a dollop of NOLA Mayonnaise. Simply mix it with a tablespoon of curry powder and a handful of finely chopped apricots, and you will be sure to #CreateAStir as your guests make use of it as a dip for their perfectly cooked kebabs.

Creamy but Healthy

Be inspired to add a unique twist to the next salad you make by placing parboiled cauliflower, broccoli and cubed cheese blocks into a bowl. Blend a cup of creamy NOLA Mayonnaise with a quarter cup of Sweet Chili Sauce, salt, pepper and finely chopped chillies and you have a creamy yet healthy dressing for your salad that will #CreateAStir.

Decadent Dips

No summer gathering is complete without a decadent dip, so why not mix together finely chopped Peppadews, red pepper, fresh lime juice and coriander with one-and-a-half cups of NOLA Mayonnaise for a party starter that is sure to get everyone’s taste buds going. Add pita bread triangles and some fresh veggies and you’ll create a little extra stir for your hungry guests.

This summer, make sure you call on NOLA Mayonnaise to #CreateAStir. Its creamy texture and delicious versatility inspires new ways with food that will leave your friends and family wanting more. 

The Spiral bottle is now available nationwide.

The best part about the new spiral bottle is that the idea originally came from teens - the Creative Director of DrinkWorks in London invited a bunch of teens to get creative and the result was the beginnings of a funky new spiral bottle.

“South Africa will be the first country on the African continent to have this new bottle on shelves, and therefore, we have customised all aspects of the campaign to fit local insights, culture, humour and Fanta‘s heritage in our market,” says Mukundi Munzhelele, Senior Brand Manager at Coca-Cola Africa.

“Keep an eye out for Fanta’s new bottle this holiday season and make every moment special and memorable. We are excited that finally the new visual identity will be on shelves soon and delighted to be launching this new exciting look for this fun-filled brand”, concludes Munzhelele.

Fanta’s new bottle innovation is an example of how the brand is energising the portfolio of leading brands and speaking directly to the teen market. The new bottle will feature across the 440ml and 300ml offerings. It will later be rolled out to other formats.

To find out more about Fanta’s new spiral bottle or to get in on the action at Fanta HQ visit https://web.facebook.com/Fanta-South-Africa and http://www.fanta.co.za/en/home/

Just in time to make it into Christmas stockings around SA, the MONOPOLY Durban Edition has hit local shelves! Having announced the game in May, Winning Moves, UK have worked around the clock on the board design and production to ensure that eager players can get their hands on the biggest and most loved property game in SA before the summer holidays hit!

As always, the locations chosen to make it onto the final board design are iconic hotspots any visitor to Durban will know. These include uShaka Marine World, Kingsmead, Kings Park, The Pavilion centre and many more.

“It brings us such joy to launch the regional games for MONOPOLY,” says Robert Osborne, Sales Manager for Winning Moves UK.  “To see the pride in people’s faces when they recognise the landmarks that they grew up with is always heart-warming and makes us love what we do even more.”

The launch event will take place on Thursday 9^th November at The Pavilion and be attended by none other than Mr MONOPOLY himself, to create excitement and get the public ready to roll those dice and challenge some family and friends to prove whom the real property mogul is!

Regional versions of the MONOPOLY game have been produced for the last 20 years, and to date, the game is licensed in 103 countries, with South Africa currently on this illustrious list for the National South African Board, as well as the Cape Town regional feature.

MONOPOLY first hit shop shelves in 1935 – and since then has been played by more than 500 million people. Today it is played in 111 countries and enjoyed in 43 different languages.

The board is available at the following retailers:

Cna

Toy kingdom

Musica

Typo

Exclusive books

Takealot

Loot.com

Toy zone

MONOPOLY © 1935, 2017 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Welkom - Catch the "kief" and cool Jonathan of Radio Raps for his latest show, at Goldfields Casino on 4 November. In his one man show, "Dingetjies en Goetijies", Johnathan hilariously covers all the crazy things that happen in life.

For more information, visit: www.goldfieldscasino.com