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Nelson Mandela Memorial – a farewell to the father of our nation

11 December 2013 | Events

Mourners and well-wishers across KwaZulu-Natal are invited to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela which will be held at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, 13 December. The stadium gates will be open to the public at 6am, with the ceremony taking place from 9am to 4pm. The People’s Park is also open to the public and the day's proceedings will be shown on the big screens in the park. A sombre crowd of around 80,000 is expected to fill up the stadium and People’s Park to pay thei...

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Your December holidays start here!

03 December 2013 | Events, News

When it comes to keeping the whole family entertained in Durban, there’s nowhere more happening than the Moses Mabhida Stadium. From the People’s Park playground for the tiny ones, all the way to the thrilling Big Rush Big Swing for the adventurous ones, it’s all right here! SkyCar The popular SkyCar’s 2-minute ride will take you to the very top of the arch where you step out onto the platform and take in the magnificent 360-degree views of the Indian Ocean, Durban and beyond. ...

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Rock New Year’s Eve with Fact Durban Rocks

22 November 2013 | Events

Here’s your chance to bring in 2014 at the most rocking celebration in Durban: Fact Durban Rocks. With 25,000 meters-squared of straight up partying space, this is definitely one bash that lives up to it’s name… it ROCKS! The 12 hours of celebrations will feature a massive line-up of S.A.’s hottest acts performing live on stage, a midnight stadium firework display and a ‘Come Duze’ live broadcast leading up to the countdown. Your favourite Metro FM and SABC celebs will also be the...

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Liverpool v Chiefs: The Legends turn back the clock in Durban

19 November 2013 | Events

They might be out of the spotlight, but on the field the Legends definitely still have game! From local favourites like Lucas Radebe and Doctor Khumalo, to international greats like Robbie Fowler and Bruce Grobbelaar, it was a star-studded lineup that definitely did not disappoint. The highly-anticipated showdown between the Liverpool Legends and the Kaizer Chiefs Legends became an entertaining goal-after-goal display for the 30,000 fans. The two sides definitely didn’t leave the crowds wanti...

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The Mr Price Sport BlogOlympics – a massively successful inaugural event!

18 November 2013 | Events

Mr Price Sport celebrated a successful day on Wednesday 13th November at the inaugural Mr Price Sport BlogOlympics, held at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. The winning team was Team Cape Town (#TeamCPT), with Team Johannesburg (#TeamJozi) in second place and Team Durban (#TeamDBN) in third. Team Cape Town’s Tyrone Woods (MyCityByNight.co.za) took the first place individual honours. He walked away with a 16GB Apple iPad 4, a Moses Mabhida Attractions Package and a R1000 Mr Price Sport v...

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The inaugural Mr Price Sport BlogOlympics is coming to Durban!

11 November 2013 | Events

In an exciting move to celebrate the passion of South Africa’s most popular sports and lifestyle bloggers, Mr Price Sport is proud to be hosting the inaugural Mr Price Sport BlogOlympics at Moses Mabhida Stadium, on Wednesday 13 November 2013 from 10am. Twenty four sports & lifestyle bloggers will compete against each other in a series of fun events, designed to make use of the fantastic ProMaster range currently available in Mr Price Sport stores. These include the Afrisak, the Waboba Ba...

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A day to celebrate and remember

08 November 2013 | Events

The World Day of Remembrance is an international initiative that takes place on the third Sunday of November. It is the day on which all those killed and injured in road crashes around the world are remembered. Their families, the emergency services and all others affected by traffic accidents gather to unite, pay tribute and celebrate life.  You can find out more about this worldwide initiative here. This year, in collaboration with East Coast Radio, Spiga Italian Restaurant, I Heart Ma...

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Durbs Thursdays – Feeling festive with I Heart

07 November 2013 | Events

At this time of the year, there’s no avoiding all the fairy lights, baubles and tinsel that festoons every supermarket aisle. Yep, the silly season’s here and that means one thing: time to get the gift shopping going. With exactly seven weekends to go before Christmas day, there’s still bags of time. So use those weekends to skip the malls, and hit Durban’s I Heart Market instead. Here, the finds are one-of-a-kind, the shopping experience is a leisurely pleasure, and you’ll definitel...

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Durban, get ready for a gospel spectacular

04 November 2013 | Events

He is a multiple Grammy Award winner, he’s reached number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has collaborated with the likes of Boys II Men, Mary Mary and Jill Scott. His name is Kirk Franklin, and he is heading to Moses Mabhida Stadium. On the 7th of December 2013, the very first International Gospel BLESTIVAL takes to the Durban stage. The highly-anticipated concert, organised by World Gospel PowerHouse, promises to give Christians a very moving show. Deemed a “mega gospel f...

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Sports Events & Tourism Exchange 2013

30 October 2013 | Events

The Moses Mabhida Stadium was privileged to be a part of the third annual Sports Events & Tourism Exchange that took place at the Durban ICC from 22nd - 24th October 2013. The objective of the conference was to outline the implementation of the Sport Tourism strategy that was adopted in the 2012 conference. The SETE 2013 event welcomed pre-selected high caliber International Hosted Buyers, a larger scope of services and products specifically related to tourism and sport and also exposed A...

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