Klerksdorp Midweek Potchefstroom - As part of the first instalment of the South African Strings Foundation’s ‘Buckle Up for Baroque Strings’ touring series, members of the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra will present a concert of music from the Baroque era, on period-appropriate instruments, in the 2024 NWU Concert Series.
The “Battle of the Styles” will be on stage at 18:30 on Tuesday March 5. From the end of the 17th century, two prominent styles emerged in European music: the Italian style, with Corelli as one of the model composers, and the French style, with Lully’s music as a template.
Smart meters an alternative to load-shedding
Klerksdorp Midweek, Leeudoringstad - Eskom introduced the Smart Meter Load Limiting initiative by installing meters at Kgakala Township in Leeudoringstad. This initiative is an alternative to the early stages of load-shedding namely stages 1 to 4, when the system is constrained.
Kos en musiek vier hoogty
Klerksdorp Midweek, Potchefstroom - Die Rooy Kosmark en kattebakverkoping die afgelope naweek in Potchefstroom het ‘n paar Klerksdorpse besoekers gelok. Elsabe Zietsman, bekende, sangeres, kabaretster en aktrise, het op Sondag 25 Februarie opgetree en sy het van klassieke musiek, Afrikaanse musiek, musiek uit blyspele en jazz gesing. Sy is op die klavier begelei deur Tony Bentel.
Kaartjies verkoop soos soetkoek
Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Afrikaanse rocker Juan Boucher tree eerskomende naweek in Rio Casino se Escapadesteater op en teen druktyd was daar nog beperkte kaartjies beskikbaar.
Angelique Kleinhans van Artistique Productions het gesê slegs 400 kaartjies word verkoop en daar is bae min oor.
Kaartjies sal by die deur ook verkoop word om die laatkommers te akkommodeer.
Juan tree op Vrydag 2 Maart op en hy sal musiek van sy nuwe album “Die Rower” sing. Kaartjies kos R250 elk en is by Bosveld Slaghuis te koop.
Skakel Angelique by 083 716 5495 vir meer inligting.
Get involved in the fight against crime
Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Police crime statistics released last week showed again that there is a real need for the public to get involved in the fight against crime. Police Minister Bheki Cele addressed the media to release the statistics for the third quarter of the financial year. The statistics (released on Friday February 16) showed murder cases increased by 2.1% while sexual offences went down by 1.7%. Police registered 7 710 murder cases between October and December 2023, up from 7 555 during the same period the previous year.