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Spa in the Sky – We Wish You Were There

06 September 2013 | News

A ride up to the top of the Moses Mabhida arch gives stadium guests breathtaking 360º views of Durban. Pair that with a massage while taking in the scenery? Sounds like a little piece of heaven, doesn’t it? On Sunday the 1st of September, Mangwanani Spa teamed up with Moses Mabhida to treat a few lucky people to a free 10 minute massage at the top of the arch. Surrounded by unrivalled views and a spa-like setting, they forgot all their cares and soaked up the serenity. The aptly named Spa in...

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Management and leadership – the ‘Liverpool way’

03 September 2013 | News

Global leaders Liverpool Football Club (LFC) and London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) are delighted to announce the arrival of the innovative E.L.I.T.E.S Management and Leadership programme to South Africa. Following the success of highly-acclaimed programmes at Liverpool Football Club Academy and Aalborg in Denmark, the first in the series of programmes will kick off in Johannesburg on 7th October, followed by Durban, Cape Town and Tshwane. Delivered by London School of Busine...

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Moses Mabhida’s very own boxing champ

27 August 2013 | News

The Moses Mabhida Stadium is very proud and honoured to have its very own boxing champ, George Mdluli. After months of struggling to find an opponent, George Mdluli’s promoter finally managed to get someone that was willing to fight him and it had been some time since his last boxing match. The brave opponent that welcomed the challenge was Johannes Sallie from Cape Town. Unfortunately, when it came to the day of the boxing match, George proved that he didn’t travel all the way to Cape T...

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Soccerex announce new venue & partnerships for African Forum

25 July 2013 | News

Today saw Soccerex, the global leader for the business of football, hold a press conference in Durban to announce a new venue and partnerships for the Soccerex African Forum. This year’s Soccerex African Forum, being held 1-2 October, will be moving to the internationally renowned Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban to accommodate a larger exhibition space and a second studio for the expanding conference programme. The stadium was one of the iconic venues of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in South ...

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‘Taste of Durban’ is back – bigger and better!

22 July 2013 | News

The Pick n Pay Taste of Durban in association with Orbit Sugarfree Chewing Gum is back from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 July at Suncoast. For the occasion, chefs from nine of Durban’s best restaurants will create special menus of starter-sized dishes, including their signature dishes, designed to reflect their individual philosophies, whilst showcasing seasonal and premium ingredients. Following its enormous success in 2012, Taste of Durban promises to be the most exciting ‘foodie’ event of the...

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Top Gear’s Clarkson on Durban – It’s a love affair

03 July 2013 | News, Top Gear Festival

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson clearly has a thing for Durban. “God, I love being in Durban,” he tweeted to his 1.9 million followers on the weekend during the Top Gear Festival. This tweet wasn’t a once off either, after arriving at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Thursday night, Clarkson tweeted again, “The greatest stadium in the world, and our home for the next five days.” By 4pm on Monday, his tweet had been re-tweeted 924 times. Ethekwini speaker Logie Naidoo was very del...

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Man City tickets on sale

25 June 2013 | News

Tickets for the eagerly-awaited Football Invitational in support of Mandela Day, featuring Manchester City’s pre-season tour of South Africa, are now on sale. The former English champions will face SuperSport United on July 14 at Loftus Versfeld, before tackling AmaZulu at the Moses Mabhida Stadium four days later.Tickets for the two matches will include three categories for each match: Category 1 @ R350, Category 2 @ R250, and Category 3 @ R150. Tickets are available through Computicket...

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Introducing: the Red Bull athletes

04 June 2013 | News, Top Gear Festival

This year Top Gear and Red Bull really have a treat for you! The Red Bull team are coming to Top Gear Festival and they're bringing the crème-del-crème of their Red Bull athletes! But it gets better: they're bringing not one, not two but FOUR of their most craziest athletes to join the already incredible line-up, all for your viewing pleasure. Introducing: Brian Capper This TEN time Supermoto champion is ranked as a legend in the motocross world, and death defying stunts are part of hi...

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Meeting Durban creative couple, the Esterhuysens

30 May 2013 | My Durban, News

It’s not that often that you have the pleasure of coming across a creative team as talented as Kathy and Roy Esterhuysen-who just happen to be married! Sharing a love of photography, we caught up with the duo to find out more about the man behind FirstHouse Photography and the lady brains behind the blog, Cherish. MMS: Tell us a bit about who you are as photographers and the style of photography you’d say epitomises what you’re about? RE: I would say my style of photography is fairly st...

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Manchester City come to Durban to celebrate Mandela Day

13 May 2013 | Events, News

Manchester City Fans, we have some amazing news headed your way! English Premier League Football Club, Manchester City, will be visiting South Africa in their upcoming pre-season programme, ‘City on Tour’! Two games will be played against top PSL Clubs, the second taking place on Mandela Day, 18th July at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.  To recognise Mandela Day,the organisers, Matchworld, have collaborated with Africa Rising and Manchester City to get the world to understand the ...

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