Barefoot in the park for kids’ health
Muthu’s Café
Muthu Murugan, Sagie Murugan, Neville Pillay and Masood Boomgaard tell comic tales, tackle stereotypes and satirise current affairs in a fictitious bar
When: Friday April 11 to Sunday April 13
Where : Suncoast casino Sunzone, Durban
Entry: Tickets are R120 each through Computicket
Xse! You Ain't Seen Nuthin Yet
Aldrin Naidu’s tale of election fever as seen through the eyes of Nani Maharaj, the alleged greataunt of Newcastle’s mayor and would-be presidential sixth lady, goes to Newcastle
When: Saturday April 5 at 8.30pm
Where : Blackrock conference room, Blackrock Casino, Newcastle
Entry: Tickets are R100 each at the cash desk or through SuperSave Food Market, Lennoxton, S & S Mini Market or Suryaville. Contact 084-263-9327 for more information
MUSIC Goonj — A Musical Bollywood Journey
Monaliji Shome, Maithili and various Indian musicians and music students perform
When: Saturday April 5 at
6pm
Where : The Little Theatre (next to Athenaeum), Port Elizabeth
Entry: Tickets are R100 each through 082-556-9847, 083-291-0567 or 082-6352019
UB40 SA Tour featuring Ali Campbell
The British band performs again in South Africa
When: Friday April 4 at 3.30pm and Saturday April 5 at 11.30am
Where : Val de Vie Estate, R301, Paarl, Cape Town, for the Friday show and Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg, for the Saturday show
Entry: Tickets are from R395 each through webtickets.co.za
ISKCON Bhajan Night
Shashika Mooruth performs When: Sunday April 6 at 3pm Where : Bethal Hindu Society Hall, Kamal Street, Bethal, Mpumalanga
Entry: Tickets are R100 each for adults and R50 each for children through (017) 8111288 or 083-291-6273
AWARENESS EVENTS 10th Annual Gandhi Luthuli Salt March
Pay tribute to human rights activists Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Luthuli by taking part in a noncompetitive walk of 5km, 10km, 15km or 22km. Buses to the starting point at Inanda’s Phoenix Settlement will fetch participants from Durban’s Kings Park athletic stadium, Umkomaas and Durban South (contact 079-4335112), Phoenix (contact (031) 505-6163 / 083-715-1430), Merebank (084-468-7613 / 083-357-4960), Verulam (074-205-6483), Ottawa (032) 537-6062 )and Chatsworth (084-7016078/083-379-1107). Please submit in advance the number of people in your group taking part so the organisers can arrange an adequate number of buses When: Sunday April 6 Where : From the Phoenix Settlement, Inanda, to Battery Beach, Durban
Entry: Visit gdt.org.za and click on the “Salt March 2014 Registration” link to read the guidelines and register
Annual ‘One Day Without Shoes’ barefoot running challenge
Community upliftment NPO Grace Aid hosts a 100m barefoot running world record attempt to raise awareness of children’s health and education initiatives. They need 1 000 people to break the record of 529. Music and a picnic will follow
When: Saturday April 5 from
9am
Where : Kings Park stadium outer fields, Durban
Entry: Free. Take along a pair of children’s shoes to donate, if you can
LIFESTYLE
Durban Duck Day Enter a rubber duck race to raise funds for a school or nonprofit organisation. You might win R100 000 if your duck is the first to float past the finish line
When: The race event is on Saturday April 5. Entries are open
Where : The model boat pond, Blue Lagoon, Durban
Entry: R40 a duck . Visit durbanduckday.co.za
Science of Life Workshop
Explore spiritual truths with Sri Swami Vidyananda to achieve harmonious living
When: Sunday April 6 from 9am to noon
Where : Ananda Kutir Ashrama, 24 Sprigg Road, Rondebosch East, Cape Town
Entry: R150 a person. Contact (021) 696-1821 for more information
RELIGION
Seaside Prayer
The Cape Town branch of the Saiva Sithantha Sungum will host a prayer When: Today from 9am Where : Strandfontein Beach Pavilion, Cape Town
Entry: Free. Contact 083313-7713 for more information
25th annual Draubathie Amma, Maha Kali, Angalisperi and Maduraiveeran prayers
The Sathie Sanmarka Sungum of South Africa invites you to 10 days of prayer, beginning with a Kulsum foundation prayer and culminating in the dismantling of a flag on April 20. There will be firewalking on April 15
When: On select days from Tuesday April 1 to Sunday April 20
Where : Maha Bramanda Alayam, 96 Astral drive, Woodhurst, Chatsworth
Entry: Free. Contact 074611-1794 for full dates and more information
Shri Hanuman Chalisa 108 recitals
Take part in a day of prayers and recitals
When: Sunday April 6 from 5am to 7pm. Mahaprasad will be served between noon and 2.30pm
Where : Shri Vishnu Mandir , Gatesville, Cape Town
Entry: Free. Donations, aarti, flowers and prasad are welcome. Contact: 083795-7088