On
Top Billing this Tuesday (10 May 2011):
Jack ParowJack Parow gives Top Billing royal treatment at his trailer park. The bad boy from Bellville takes Janez on an adventurous drive to Old Mac Daddy’s Farm: he introduces his his friends and shares his braai tips“Jack Parow style”.
Winnie Mandela: the operaWinnie Mandela’s provocative personality is many things to many people - freedom fighter, politician, wife, mother of a nation and leader. When the Opera, Winnie, staged by Mfundi Vundla’s Vundowil, opened at the State Theatre recently, she was in the audience.
The show speaks to the cast and crew including leading Lady Tsakane Maswanganyi as well as the real Winnie Mandela, who talks about what she thinks of her life portrayed in music.
Imran TahirPakistan born, South African batsman Imran Tahir met his wife Sumayya on an Indian tour of South Africa in 1999 and the pair has been inseparable ever since. The cricketer has played for many teams including Yorkshire, Hampshire and the Dolphins, so South Africans were proud when he finally donned Proteas jersey this year.
The couple go on a romantic getaway in the Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse in the Natal Midlands and chat to Simba about cricket, their romance and settling in Durban as a couple.
Lerato Moloi
Muvhango actress Lerato Moloi had no idea what her boyfriend had planned when he mysteriously asked her to meet him at a specific place, dressed to the nines.
When she arrived, her prince charming and a host of friends and family were there to greet her at a party fit for a princess. The reason for the celebrations was Lerato’s birthday, the doting couple’s anniversary and a special surprise.
Wedding spotlight
South African born trader Genene Burnett met the love of her life Christian Gressel when he was considering renting her apartment in London.
In the end, the pair chose romance over real estate and what followed is a four year romantic affair that culminated in Christian travelling to South Africa to ask Genene’s parents for her hand in marriage.
When the couple picked a date, it was only natural that they came back to Cape Town for a backdrop to their wedding.
CyprusThe show's advetures continue in Cyprus. This week: exploration of the island country’s capital city of Nicosia.
A trip to the quaint village of Troodos where the nearby mountains, friendly people and enduring cultural practices, like producing hand-made lace, take Dhiveja’s breath away.
Also, a ctach-up with South African expats who say they miss home but admit that the beautiful weather and long summers, coupled with crime-free island life make it hard to stay away.
Top Billing is on SABC3 on Tuesdays at 19h30.