Over the past 10 years you have visited, eaten, shopped or simply been part of an experience at either our roots at moyo Melrose Arch our family space at moyo Zoo Lake our African crossroads amongst the tree tops at moyo Stellenbosch or moyo uShaka Pier an exhilarating ocean location in Durban.
We received a comment card from you on which you furnished us with an email address so we could stay in touch with you. You can review your status by updating your profile here. Update your profile now and stand a chance of winning a voucher to any of our outlets every month! |
it's a big haystack. let's find that needle
The past few months can be compared to a large haystack littered with needles. In this edition we attempt to find those needles so as to reveal the wealth of fabulous events across the arts, cultural and entertainment fields which have been and gone or are still to come. Help us find the needles in the coming months click here to send us news or info about a design, art, musical, taste or cultural event idea or happening.
moyo participated in some very pioneering, exiting, tantalizing and taste driven experiences, showing off the best of ‘Afrochic’ and taking it to the world. moyo continues its endeavours to replace the ‘begging bowl’ and ‘undeveloped dark Africa’ perceptions with world-class African images, innovations and brands.
Click here if you have an African innovative story, idea, talent or news item to reveal.
The name moyo – which is a loose translation of the Swahili word for soul – is place where we offer a truly unique African experience drawing local and foreign tourists. Tell me your story here
indaba
INDABA is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. moyo worked its magic and received the Platimum Award for the best sponsored stand.
See more pics
good food & wine show
Southern Africa’s premier food, wine and lifestyle show, The Good Food & Wine Show(R) has come and gone. There was a spectacular line up of international BBC celebrity chefs, global trends and gourmet tastes, the best local wines, specialty beers and hands on workshops by the world’s leading talents.Moyo African restaurant which served up brand new dishes designed by top chef Andre Moya in association with White Star Maize.
moyo’s tastes of china
moyo joined a large South African initiative led by SAT and the Department of Trade and Industry on a 10-day trip to China. moyo joined others in a key objective to brand South Africa, to define and enhance its image in the minds of the massive Chinese
consumer market. moyo magic brought the image of South Africa as a modern, advanced and vibrant African country.
Tell me about how you are branding South Africa and Africa to the rest of the world.The moyo crew was made up of amongst others:
Muchanyara Kanengoni – know as Oscar – moyo Mbira player
Xolisile Zulu – known as Eleanor – been with moyo from the start
John Karikaga - a Streetwire (craft) artist
Download Brand South Africa story here
beyond90minutes with moyo
moyo Restaurant’s well-loved dancers are turning into film stars! Featuring in Cape Town Routes Unlimited’s 2010-focused tourism marketing campaign Beyond the 90 Minutes’ YouTube clips, the dancers are doing the moves of South African Tourism’s Diski Dance. Oozing 2010 FIFA World Cup™ energy on the restaurant stage every night, they’re also helping to kick up a fuss about Beyond the 90 Minutes, a campaign promoting the endless and exotic mix of tourism experiences that Cape Town and the Western Cape has to offer beyond the 90 minutes of the soccer match!
Luyanda Butana has been performing at moyo Stellenbosch since it opened
Check it out at www.tourismcapetown.co.za
– ‘kick’ on Beyond the 90 Minutes.
happy birthday madiba
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in association with 46664 launched Mandela Day on July, 18, 2009, Nelson Mandela’s birthday.
Read More ...
celebrate your africa at moyo
Hot on the heals of moyo’s successful Nigerian & Mozambique cultural showcase’s comes a celebration of all things Ethiopian.Coffee Ceremonies, Spices, The intricate art of eating. Injera, Music & Dance. The aroma and taste of Ethiopian communal food served on platters is an experience not to be missed!
Ethiopian food is best known for its richly flavored meat and vegetable stews and for injera, a crepe like sourdough flatbread that acts as both an edible "plate" and an alternative to forks and knives. Diners scoop up their food with pieces of folded injera,
sampling from dishes made fragrant with cinnamon, clove, cumin, ginger, and turmeric. It's a fun way to share a communal meal.For more info contact Renee at moyo Melrose Arch
Tel: +27 11 684 1477
Email: renee@moyo.co.za
jozi
moyo melrose arch
moyo melrose arch
A Weekend in Ethiopia @ moyo Melrose Arch
Thurs 30 July – Sun 2 Aug 2009
Analogue Nites Thurs 30 July 2009
Our last Analogue Nites in June featured 340ml and was a blazing success!
View our Analogue Nites line up here
View our July line up here
cape town
moyo Stellenbosch
moyo Stellenbosch
chef Andre Moya has introduced a new a la carte menu… an innovative change to the buffet known by many! Check out our coffee and cake special. Click here
durbs
Mandela Day on July, 18, 2009, will be a day to honour Mr Mandela's leadership and humanitarian legacy. The hope is that this day will grow a community service ethic in South Africa. This will be a day for people to assess the need within their community and then respond accordingly or alternatively chose a cause that is close to their heart and then support that. moyo uShaka Durban encouraged all our guests to bring toys and blankets as of the 18th July for the Umthombo street children. Our a la carte menu items came from the book a Hunger for Freedom ; the story of food in the life of Nelson Mandela by Anna Trapido (jacana media in association with Nelson Mandela Foundation) 20% of the sales of these menu items will go to the Umthombo street children.
do you have an opinion?
Got something interesting you want to share with us? Send your ideas, or suggested points.
Feel free to mail us here, and tell us what you want us to know
mandela day
Celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an imprint.
New York took world centre-stage on 18 July, Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday, when the city hosted the inaugural "Mandela Day".
Centered on a massive musical concert, the event was designed as a call for people everywhere to honour Mandela's inspiration by observing the day, not as a holiday, but as a day to opt in. The free webcast was available at www.livestream.com/mandeladaytv, while users who visit www.mandeladay.com were able to watch the concert in high resolution full-screen through a pay per view option (US$4.99) and gain access to multiple camera feeds and interactive content.
All the net proceeds from the pay-per-view experience will benefit 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
amazing
Organisers of the 35th National Arts Festival held in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, say a record number of tickets were sold during the 10-day event from 2 to 11 July.The festival, labelled 10 days of Amazing, saw over 400 theatre, dance and music productions, photography and art exhibitions, crafts, poetry readings and book launches culminating in a feast for art lovers. Related articles
G'town arts take to the streets
Spotlight on words at arts fest
XA! nini African Wildlife Safaris
XA! nini African Wildlife Safaris is a small safari company offering some of the best tailor-made tours in central and southern Africa. I offer a selection of destinations, but my passion lies in the magnificent Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
XA! nini is the Xhosa meaning for “when are we going”, Pronounced with a click of the tongue, the sound is as intriguing as my
safaris!
Send us stories on the origins and meanings of your African inspired chosen names
Tell us your tales, sell us your wares, and promote your African inspired art or music.
We will reward you if your story is judged as a winning tale. If you work in the arts, culture, writing, fashion, music, food, or
theatre or events industries, you’ve no doubt have an interesting story to tell.
You can be yourself or remain anonymous- this is your chance to have your say.
artSPACE
artSPACE is an initiative in Durban, South Africa that opened its doors in 2003.
artSPACE durban is located in a warehouse in a light industrial area of Durban, South Africa. artSPACE durban is a SPACE for artists of all disciplines to interact within. There are three galleries to exhibit in and on the floor above are artists studio spaces to rent.
artSPACE has a second gallery in Berlin, Germany, to provide artists with a platform on which to exhibit their work and reach a wider audience in Europe.
artSPACE current exhibitions
Read More ...
Spier winter warmer
A Winter Warmer12 Bottle Red wine mixed Case Offer
Keep warm this winter with a mixed case selection of Spier Signature and Savanha red wines. You only pay for 10 bottles and get 2 bottles of red wine free!
Read More...
another mamma africa
In response to an email sent to us by Dr Stephen M.Marcus introducing us to another mamma Africa, we were inspired to meet Patricia Matolengwe to reveal her work and passion for the South African Homeless People’s Federation. Patricia, formerly homeless has tirelessly dedicated herself as a volunteer to this social movement of the poorest of the poor who live in the squatter areas, backyards, hostels and streets of the city of Cape Town.
The Clintons lay bricks at women's housing project. See report here
Read More ...
video: animating 'Electric Juju'
Rob van Vuuren's acclaimed one-man play "Electric Juju", a tale of redemption set in a magical landscape of gods, monsters and heroes, is set to become a 2D animated feature-length film. Cape Town-based Clockwork Zoo will be putting it together in collaboration with animators from around the world.Visit Site
prolific adventures of young women in southern africa
Inspired by their own study abroad journey’s of different cultures, people, politics, etc.,
Nichols and Shivers provide an eclectic voyage of stories of their time in Southern Africa as students. The stories focus on eleven young women who leave America to find adventure. Seeking magic, purpose, and friendship they settle with ‘host’ families in the villages and urban centers of South Africa and Mozambique. A momentous book, Maddening Behaviors (www.myspace.com/maddeningbehaviors) is a joyous look into the challenges and learning experiences of studying abroad.
Maddening Behaviors: Some I Hear, A lot I See Stories
Read More ...
feedback and fast forward
Festivals, festivals, festivals ... South Africa has a celebration for every event, place, art form, food, drink and agricultural
commodity. Here's a comprehensive month-by-month guide to some of South Africa's best excuses for a party. You can browse the whole list, browse by province from the page list at right, or click on the links to jump to a specific month: more
what’s a happening in slaapstad
Click here to send your event
3 Tons of Fun3 Tons of Fun have emerged over
the last 5 years as one of Cape
Town's most loved all-female
groups. They are in great demand on the corporate circuit and have performed at some of South Africa's top venues. They were invited to perform at SABC3's 3Talk Conference early in 2006 and at the Woman of the Year function in July of that year. Their first international engagement was in Thailand in September 2006 and since then have travelled to Swaziland, Switzerland, Togo, Zambia, Botswana, Nigeria and Namibia.
On Broadway, 88 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town. 1 Jul to 8 Aug. Price: R75. ¾ Dinner is served from 18h30, show begins at 20h30 (+27 21 424 1194)
what’s a happening in jozi
Click here to send your event
Dr Victor & The Rasta Rebels
A Blues Room favourite, Dr Victor provides the party vibe with his reggae pop versions of all your favourite songs, they have established their sound and live performance magic firmly across the nation in the early nineties. With their extensive experience and their hard work ethic, you have a truly professional line up led by the charismatic Dr. Victor who still remains SA Number 1 artist. Starts at 19h30.24 July 09Blues Room, Village Walk Centre, Cnr Maude & Rivonia Str, Sandton
R80 cover charge.t 011 784 5527 w www.bluesroom.co.za
UNSUBSCRIBE from our mailings. |
The mixed case special contains the following wines:
Tahra Nichols is an anthropologist, writer, and graduate of Spelman College. Ms. Nichols also is author of the chapter movements found in Go Girl!: The Black Women’s Book on Travel and Adventure. This is her first collection of short stories.
Nicole Shivers grew up in Las Vegas. She is currently an Education Specialist focusing on the Performing Arts with the Smithsonian National African Art Museum. Nicole holds a BA in History from Tennessee State University and a MA in Africana Women’s Studies from Clark Atlanta University.
Gold Reef City Theme Park is proud to once again bring the thrills and spills of Jozi's Winter Circus from Thursday, 25th of June to Sunday, 19th of July, 2009. Entrance to this amazing show, full of spectacular stunts and hilarious antics, is included FREE in the admission price for the 
.jpg){kind=link}
