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Building in SA’s creative sector? This is the room to be in 🇿🇦✨ 2 days of real conversations, hands-on sessions & powerful connections. 📍 Kramerville Design District, Johannesburg | 🗓 24–25 March Register: quicket.co.za/events/354932-… ⏳ Ends 23 March
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Feel the rhythm of the valley 🎷✨ Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek | 27–29 March 2026 Featuring Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Bilal, Ezra Collective, Róisín Murphy, Thandiswa Mazwai, DJ Zinhle & more. 2 stages. 40 artists. One unforgettable weekend. 🎟 Ticketmaster #MJFSA
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Building in SA’s creative sector? This is the room to be in 🇿🇦✨ 2 days of real conversations, hands-on sessions & powerful connections. 📍 Kramerville Design District, Johannesburg | 🗓 24–25 March Register: quicket.co.za/events/354932-… ⏳ Ends 23 March
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The group chat is about to get quieter… because you’ll be at Link’d 😉 Tickets are LIVE. Meet cute loading… ⏳ 🎟️ Grab yours now.
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Montreux Meets Africa 🎶✨ For the first time ever, the Montreux Jazz Festival comes to Africa, live in Franschhoek. MJFSA (27–29 March 2026), presented by Nedbank, features Robert Glasper, Bilal, Ezra Collective, Thandiswa Mazwai & more. 🎟️ mjfsa.com/
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We’ve launched 🚀 Follow the Arena Events WhatsApp Channel read our first monthly newsletter for updates on premium events, brand collaborations & cultural moments across SA. In-person | Online | Hybrid 🔗Join here: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbC… #ArenaEvents #EventsSA #BrandCollabs
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It’s not just a personal issue, online gambling can impact productivity, wellbeing, and retirement outcomes in the workplace. Join Alexforbes x Business Day for Episode 3 of the Hot Topics Series and be part of the conversation. 🗓 Thursday, 29 January ⏰ 14:00 📍YouTube Live
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A conversation that matters. An insight that empowers. 📅 29 January 2026 | 2pm 💻 Alexforbes Webinar To Register, Copy & Paste Link Below: arenaevents.africa/webinar-r… @alexforbes @BusinessDayTV
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The future is now! Watch the SAICA GenNext highlights: youtu.be/_9WqYqK7IKw Partner with us for 2026 → Jeffreyc@arena.africa @saica_za
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That’s a wrap on the 2025 ST Literary Awards! Thank you to all our authors, publishers, judges, partners and guests for celebrating with us. ✨📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #CelebratingLiterature
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Our Non-Fiction winner, Khumisho Moguerane, shares a powerful and moving acceptance speech — a testament to truth, research and lived experience. 🙌 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards
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🥁 The 2025 Non-Fiction Prize goes to… Morafe: Person, Family and Nation in Colonial Bechuanaland 1800s-1950s Khumisho Moguerane Jacana Media!👏 Congratulations on this important contribution to South African literature. @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #NonFictionWinner
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Presenting the Non-Fiction Prize Shortlist • Breaking Bread — Jonathan Jansen • Morafe — Khumisho Moguerane • Love and Fury — Margie Orford • Hunting the Seven — Beverley Roos-Muller • One Hundred Years of Dispossession — Lebogang Seale #STLitAwards #NonFictionShortlist
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Thank you to our Non-Fiction judging panel for your thoughtful reading, rigorous evaluation and dedication to honouring truth-driven storytelling. 🙏📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ThankYouJudges
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Our Fiction Prize winner, Shubnum Khan, shares an inspiring acceptance speech — beautiful, heartfelt, and full of gratitude. 💛✨ @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards
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📣 BREAKING: The winner of the 2025 Fiction Prize is… The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil — Shubnum Khan (Picador SA)🎉 An incredible achievement — congratulations! @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #FictionWinner #ExclusiveBooks
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It’s time for the Fiction Prize! Presenting the 2025 shortlist • God’s Pocket — Sven Axelrad • The Comrade’s Wife — Barbara Boswell • Crooked Seeds — Karen Jennings • The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil — Shubnum Khan • The Creation of Half-Broken People — Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
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A huge thank you to our ST Literary Awards judges for their time, expertise, and thoughtful evaluation of this year’s entries. Your dedication ensures excellence is recognised and celebrated. 🙏📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ThankYouJudges
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The brilliant Dr Hlonipha Mokoena delivers tonight’s keynote address — insightful, bold, and deeply inspiring. 🔥 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #Keynote
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We now welcome Grattan Kirk, CEO of Exclusive Books, proud sponsor of this year’s awards. Thank you for championing South African literature! ✨📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ExclusiveBooks
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