Aug 2019 - Lowveld

If you have a date for our diary, email the info at least a month in advance to jess@lowvelder.co.za
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Get those running shoes
on because the Skukuza
Castle Lager Half Marathon has
your name on it. Held in the iconic
Kruger National Park, the Kruger
Park Marathon Club invites you to this
one-of-a-kind experience. The race
begins at 8:30am, starting from the
Skukuza Rugby Field. For more info,
contact Martie Oosthuizen on
076-737-9732.
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Moving Mountains for
Cancer Patients hosts an
event on cervical cancer that will not
only educate, but entertain guests.
Enjoy a luxury bus ride Mbombela to
KMI Airport, where gynaecologists
will speak about the disease. Upon
arrival at the airport, Pieter Koen will
perform. Tickets cost R200pp for the
luxury bus package or R120 for the
show only. Proceeds will be donated
to local cancer patient, Sean Adlem.
Enquiries: Izelle on 082-410-7779 or
Zani on 079-516-6174.
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Join us for the Winter Warmer
Dog Walk at Pro-Life Pet
Rescue outside Mbombela. Starting
at 10am, there’ll be a jumble sale with
loads of awesome goodies and
bric-a-brac, and you can buy delicious
soup with a roll to warm the cockles
of your heart while you spoil the
furry friends. You’re in for a
pawesome time!
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Ladies, it’s time to celebrate
the queens that we are.
Doek on Fleek hosts a Women’s
Month Picnic at Chafzar Lifestyle,
KaNyamazane. From 11am to 7pm,
tickets can be bought at Computicket
at R150. The event’s theme is blue
jeans, Doek on Fleek T-shirt and a
doek. For more info, contact Cleo on
079-327-7638.
A hot date!
Pencil these events into your August diary right now!
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Get into the swing of things
with the Epilepsy Golf Day
at Highland Gate Golf Estate outside
Dullstroom. The event’s format is a
scramble and the theme is all white
with a funny hat. Cost is R3 200.
It is a whole-day affair. For more
info, contact Sonto Maseko on
074-927-1379 or epilepsympu@
mweb.co.za.
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What better way to forget
all your problems than an
evening of comedy with Jonathan
of Radio Raps. Make sure you catch
this funny man at Emnotweni in
Mbombela. Tickets cost R150 at
Computicket. Doors open at 7pm,
the show begins at 8pm.
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Are you ready to
rock your heart out?
Olof Bergh and Belgravia present
Woodcrock 13.1 at the legendary
Blue Moon outside Mbombela. This
two-day music fest brings the best of
South African music to your doorstep.
Featuring bands such as The Black Cat
Bones and Crimson House, and local
acts like Soul Taxi, you don’t want to
miss out. Tickets cost R200 at Quicket
and R250 at the gate. Food and drinks
are sold at the venue. Camping is
limited - email jessica@tobc.co.za to
book your spot. Enquiries: 079-153-
5295 or bluerocktot@gmail.com.
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Do you have what it takes to
conquer the Toyota Warrior
Race? Held at Mbombela
Stadium, with registration
beginning at 6:30am, this
event is geared for your wild
side. Obstacles to look forward
to include Tower of Rage and
Mud Monster. Little adventurers
are especially welcome to join
in on the fun! A specifically
designed obstacle course will
be available for youngsters, as
well as a Warrior Kids Zone under
the supervision of childminders.
Those who are interested in some
extra high-speed action have the
option of entering the popular
Sprint Race too. Tickets can be
purchased at www.warrior.co.za.
Book club
Curl up with a terrific read this August
pencil us in
Oh. A new Catherine Alliott novel.
Yay! Just the thing for a chilly weekend
curled up on the sofa with a box of biscuits.
In A Cornish Summer, Flora’s been in love
with her husband, Hugo, for two decades.
Just a small problem... for 15 of those years
he’s been married to someone else. Now
she’s been invited to paint her ex-fatherin-law
at the family home in Cornwall. It
promises to be a blissful summer... except
for her awful ex-mother-in-law, and... oops... it
appears her ex-husband and his (admittedly
lovely) second wife are going to be there
too. Not so blissful after all. A few lovely
twists, great characters, many laugh-out-loud
passages and you’ve a brilliant chick-lit read.
LOVED it! Penguin, R290.
Sheila O’Flanagan’s novels are always
fabulous options for those who love a little
chick lit (don’t we all?). In Her Husband’s
Mistake, perfect couple Roxy and Dave
McMenamin first kissed when Roxy was 16,
and they’ve been in love ever since. They have
a great marriage and wonderfully happy life.
Until the morning after Roxy’s father’s funeral,
when she walks in on Dave in bed with their
next door neighbour. Time, it seems, for Roxy
to make some big, life-changing decisions.
Lovely, warm, funny... a wonderful book for a
weekend read. Headline UK, R325.
Also look out for the best Jack Ryan thriller yet!
Tom Clancy’s Oath of Office, written by Marc Cameron, is a roller coaster of
heart-stopping action... a thriller that will get your adrenalin going from the
first chapter to the last. When US President Jack Ryan asks his new Secretary of
Homeland Security what frightens him, Mark Dehart answers, “Three things”.
Which three? “Any three. If they all happen at the same time.” From a quiet beach
in Portugal where a beautiful woman kills a French arms dealer, to protests
against the oppressive regime in Iran, to the Russian troops and ships massing
on the borders of the Ukraine, across the world a conspiracy is brewing... one so
darkly brilliant that no one has joined the dots. There’s a madman with a plan...
a plan more devastating than President Ryan can imagine. This is the latest (and
may well be the best) in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series. Penguin, R275.
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