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< Back ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Last Name Email Company Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Event details Carina Bruwer Western Cape ABOUT// International musician | Extreme marathon swimmer | Entrepreneur | Mother CARINA BRUWER is one of Africa’s most decorated female open water marathon swimmers, as well as an internationally renowned contemporary flute player and the owner of one of the busiest entertainment companies in South Africa. Throw in the title Mother-of-Three, and it is no wonder, Carina says, that she specialises in swimming extreme distances of anything between 20km and 40km – “it certainly clears one’s head”! Carina’s extensive swimming resume includes crossing the English Channel, the Gibraltar Straits, False Bay, Bonifacio Straits, Messina Straits, Triple Country (France – Monaco – Italy), Robben Island and dozens more, with many of her swims being firsts and/or record breaking feats. This International Marathon Swimming’s Hall of Fame nominee who was also ranked as one of the World Open Water Swimming Association’s top 50 most “daring, courageous and audacious” open water swimmers in the world, founded Swim For Hope in 2014, in order to raise funds and awareness for South African organisations that she supports, through her swimming challenges. The project has raised close to R500,000 since its inception, as well as media coverage worth approximately R1 million. As a musician, she is widely acclaimed for her phenominal technique combined with her idiosyncratic improvisation skills and soulful interpretations rarely associated with the flute. As soloist and together with the SAMA award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ which she founded in 2008, Carina has performed across the world and shared stages with global icons, and she continues to perform and record for local and international clients. Central messages: * Impossible is a choice * Our image of the world is often based on how others perceive it. Do not limit yourself based on the limitations of others * Failure is not something to fear. It is something that – when well earned – can take you to another dimension * Fear is born in the brain and can be muted by the mind* We discover the strongest version of yourselves in the darkest times TESTIMONIALS “My gosh! The journey you took us on was such an inspiration! The metaphors that were presented between the ocean and life were so real and true. You delivered your talk with such humility and how you turned your passion into something that you could give back is really a lesson for all. Also loved watching your strokes under the water as I have taken up swimming in the last year, not ocean yet :)” Shani Judes, organizer – Wavescape Slide Night “I was engrossed and simply loved your talk. I was sitting listening to your determination, your “self” wanting to achieve, your personal enjoyments, the ego, your disappointments in failure, your achievements, and yet you spoke of the lack of feeling fulfillment…. until the LITTLE FIGHTERS cancer trust came into the equation, and you found meaning of contribution to what you do. Thank you so much. It made a profound impact on my thought processes. And by the way, your two little girls are so pretty, so precious! Go well special lady. You are an inspiration indeed!” Natalie Wittwen – The School of Lifestyle Medicine “What an eye opener; everyone just loved your talk! And your timing is simply impeccable. Thanks again.” Ross Johnson – St Cyprian’s

< Back Riaad Moosa Western Cape Doctor Riaad Moosa is an award-winning comedian, presenter, writer and actor; and happens to be a qualified medical doctor as well! Riaad is poised to release 2 comedy specials in late 2018 and early 2019. Closing off 2018 with a bang, is the comedy special of his latest comedy tour ‘Life Begins.’ Riaad’s first Netflix special ‘Why do you talk the Way You Do?’ will be released in early 2019. Currently, Riaad is also producing the world’s first funny medical educational show ‘The Best Medicine”, in which he utilises humour to communicate important and practical health promotional information. Although Riaad is a medical doctor, he is more widely known as a standup comedian and actor. He starred as Ahmed Kathrada in Anant Singh’s epic Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated movie ‘Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom.’ Riaad originally flexed his comedic and dramatic acting muscles when he played the lead in theinternationally acclaimed movie ‘Material’ (also co-written by Riaad), which continues to inspire audiences all over South Africa and Film festival audiences all over the world. Riaad Moosa won the SAFTA (South African Film and Television Award) for Best Actor for his role in ‘Material’, which also received SAFTA’s for Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor in 2013. ‘Material 2’ is currently in development. Riaad Moosa’s previous one-man shows ‘Strictly Halaal’, ‘For The Baracka’ and ‘Doctor’s Orders’ were instant hits, both live and on DVD. Riaad has appeared in various TV and film productions, such as “Laugh Out Loud” (SA’s largest standup comedy show in TV history). Riaad was also a writer and performer for SABC 1’s “Pure Monate Show” – which achieved cult status amongst South Africa’s youth. He also featured in the Anant Singh/John Vlismas produced the comedy-collective feature film ‘Outrageous’ (2009). Riaad was the regular presenter of a segment entitled “The Second Opinion – with Dr Riaad Moosa” on the E news channel’s satirical news programme “Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola.” In March 2011, Riaad was awarded the “Comics Choice Award” at the “1st Annual South African Comic’s Choice Awards.” Moosa, one of the country’s most popular and acclaimed funnymen with a style all his own, is known as “the Comedy Doctor”, and he certainly seems to have the remedy for the nation’s ills at the moment: a healthy dose of laughter, straight uphold the aspirin. ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Last Name Company Event deails

< Back Chris Mapane Gauteng Chris Mapane is a South African comedian who has been doing his thing on the scene for around 12 years now. With his extremely infectious energy and presence on stage, it keeps the audience interested, entertained and laughing from start to finish. It comes as no surprise that he was nominated for the 1ST and 3rd Annual Comics Choice Awards for Comic Of The Year. He is a regular on SABC’s Selimathunzi hosting some of their events in an amazingly comical manner.His star started to shine from the days of mentoring “So you think you are funny” contestants to being able to share the stage with the likes of Terry Pheto & Lira while also being privileged to share the same stage with international superstars like Brandy, Regina King and Vivaca A Fox at the SA Sports Awards.He featured in the 1st ever All Star Comedy Central show at Parkers with another SA Artist (Mel Jones from Cape Town), 1 African Artist (Basketmouth) and 1 International Artist (Griff from Def Comedy Jam USA). His skills earned him a nomination at the Ikusasa Awards for Comedian of the Year in 2012, hosting the sendoff of the SA Swimming Team to the Olympics, Telkom Foundation “Beacon Of Hope” Event and Telkom “Knock-Out” along with the Gauteng Sports Awards….to mention just a few.Chris’ skill also got him reviewed in publications such as Blaque and GQ, while Destiny Man featured him in the “Power of 40”. This is about 40 of SA’s Remarkable Rising Stars who are under the age of 40.This young creative has introduced what we refer to now as “AdBreak Fillers”. He keeps the live audience entertained for the duration of the ad break when a show is aired live on TV. Publications such as Sunday World and The New Age have given him laudable praises for this concept.Event ceremonies and awards ceremonies have invested in him for this concept and they include the PSL Awards, Platinum Stars Awards, SA National Sports Awards and SA Sports Awards amongst others. Chris Mapane tried his hand out at acting by featuring in the SA Comic Film “Taxi Ride”. Chris takes lead as Phanuel, the man in the wrong taxi. The sequel to the film was shot and released on DVD and Mzansi Magic. ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Last Name Company Event deails

< Back Il Voci Celesti Tenors Gauteng ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Select a date Last Name Company Event details Il Voci Celesti delivers a sophisticated, high class spectacular. These exceptional singers will wow your guests with a string of hits made famous by Il Divo, Pavarotti, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Barry Manilow to name but a few, leaving everyone wanting for more.

< Back ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Last Name Email Company Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Event details Jeannie D Western Cape Jeannie D is a leading lifestyle journalist, model and brand ambassador for various multinational courses and organisations involved in philanthropic work. She built her name as sparkling television and radio personality interviewing some of the world’s best loved mega-stars. Jeannie D was born Jeannie de Gouveia in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 12 years old, she joined The National School of the Arts and later studied for a BA Communications at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). It was at RAU that she launched herself as a broadcaster when she joined Rau Radio, a university campus radio station. Parallel to this budding journalistic career, Jeannie D became increasingly active as a model. She was crowned Miss Rau in 2002. These well springs continue to shape her illustrious career as both lifestyle journalist, speaker and model. In 2006 Jeannie D relocated to Cape Town where she joined Good Hope FM to become a newsreader and host of a graveyard show. She later got her own show, The Jeannie D Show. Moving quickly along, she left Good Hope FM to pursue a career in television. Her modeling career flourished in parallel too. She is one South African’s best-known Victoria Secret models. The singularity of Jeannie’s talent as a speaker and presenter rests on her unique ability to balance an unassuming journalistic depth with the sassy girl-about-town sensibility. It’s a unique style that she has crafted and mastered through some of the most memorable interviews in South African television history. Her jaunty charm has underscored her journalism as an interviewer that is as probing as she has been enjoyable and seductive to watch. Her interview resume over the years shore this up. Exemplary among these are her chat with Limpho Hani, the window of slain struggle hero Chris Hani, along with renowned actors like Laurence Fishburne, Matthew McConaughey, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, as well as designer shoemaker Jimmy Choo, to name a few. One has only to look at the following on social media to appreciate her impact and reach. Jeannie D’s foray into acting has seen her take on film roles in like Mercenary for Justice, a Steven Seagal film shot in Cape Town. She appeared on the second season of SABC 2’s dance reality competition, Strictly Come Dancing as a celebrity dancer alongside professional dancer Anthony Krotz, the pair lasting six weeks. Jeanine got her great popular breakthrough when she joined SABC 3’s long-running lifestyle magazine show Top Billing. It is Top Billing that saw her travel the world and interview some of the biggest names in world entertainment. In 2008 Jeannie D joined Top Billing‘s sister show Top Travel along with fellow presenters Jo-Ann Strauss, Janez Vermeiren, Nico Panagio and Michael Mol while all of them also remained active on Top Billing. In 2015, along with Bonnie Mbuli and fellow Top Billing presenter Bonang Matheba, Jeannie D began hosting a SABC 3 talk show, Afternoon Express, which replaced 3 Talk. Jeannie D is also regular host of corporate events where she is often called on to be MC. She has done work for VW, Old Mutual, Magnum etc. She has lent her voice and vivacious touch to many awards shows too. In 2012 Jeannie D hosted the 6th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) with Bridget Masinga and Terence Bridgett as Red Carpet host. Jeanie D is also involved in various philanthropic courses. Notably, she is an ambassador for Biogen, a multinational biotechnology company specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative, hematologic, and autoimmune diseases to patients worldwide.

< Back Game On with Harry Sideropoulos ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Last Name Email Company Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Event details Gauteng Harry Sideropoulos, award-winning actor, theatrical producer, and comedian, will bring the magic of the stage to your business event. The only difference this time is that you, the audience, are in the spotlight. It's improvised theatre at its finest. If you've seen the hit television show WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?, Game On features Mr Sid as the stage ringmaster/director, with the audience acting as actors in the scenario. It's amusing, fun, and extremely entertaining. Harry also serves as your Master of Ceremonies, executing the running order of your event with his unique humour and dramatic story-telling! This event is ideal for both a small group of people and a large group. The show includes its own sound and lighting package that can be set up in any location. We can bring in more actors to help with the game for larger groups. GAME ON - THE IMProv SHOW THAT EVERYONE IS WATCHING!

< Back Lindiwe Mazibuko ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Last Name Email Company Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Event details Gauteng Lindiwe Mazibuko is a political leader, public speaker, writer, and mentor. She was the first black woman in South African history to be elected Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. A graduate of the University of Cape Town in South Africa (2006 and 2007) and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2015) in the United States, Mazibuko was an elected representative in South Africa’s National Assembly until May 2014, when she resigned from active politics in order to return to higher education. Mazibuko began her political career as a researcher in the parliamentary office of South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). She was appointed the party’s national media liaison in 2008 ahead of the South African General Elections the following year.

< Back Kriya Gangiah Gauteng “Kriya” (meaning creative in the Indian language) is an absolute dynamo and although she’s still young – this South African television and radio host has enough experience in the media industry to categorise her as a veteran. Currently making waves on the Breakfast Extra as well as on her show called ‘Kriya Gangiah’ on Jacaranda FM from Monday to Friday and lighting up SA’s small screens with her smile on SABC 3’s MELA programme, Kriya’s career in the media spans over 10 years. Her enthusiasm and gratitude about her career are infectious, as she remains grateful to get paid to talk. Kriya’s diversity lies in having worked in both radio (for stations such as Highveld Stereo & Ballz Visual Radio) and as a TV presenter. She has also been featured in various print media campaigns as a model for notable companies like Coca Cola and MTN, and has thrived in the spotlight as MC for a number of high profile events sponsored by brands including FNB and Mr South Africa. As recently as September 2016, the stylish 27-year-old was announced as a winner of the prestigious South African Glamour Women of the Year Awards in the media category – rubbing shoulders with the likes of Jackie Burger, Brigitte Reeve-Taylor, Kamini Pather and Karabo Mathang –Tshabuse. She is known for her boundless energy, infectious personality, warm heart and captivating smile. Kriya was born and bred in the ‘city of gold’, but during her early childhood days she spent a lot of time in Durban visiting her grandparents. At the age of 13 Kriya moved to Pretoria with her family to complete her schooling where she continues to make a name for herself in the community. Since 2007 when Kriya joined the TUKS FM team while completing her degree in Information Science and Multimedia at the University of Pretoria, her relationship with the South African media has blossomed. In early 2016, Kriya started her latest corporate role as Digital Lead at Kagiso Media having enjoyed a successful career spent as a Senior Consultant in Information Security and in Vulnerability Management at two prominent South African firms, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Deloitte & Touché respectively. The digital space is her playground and keeping on top of trends & the latest gadgets and technology in this ever-changing industry is a guilty pleasure for this under-cover IT geek! ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Last Name Company Event deails

< Back Amabutho Jumpers Kwazulu Natal ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Select a date Last Name Company Event details Amabutho Jumpers is the best jump rope team in South Africa. Established in 2011 by Sandile Ntombela as a sports team, after producing world class jumpers, he then transformed the team into the entertainment crew. Jump rope is a combination of break-dance moves, flips and fast fancy foot work all done inside ropes. It is suitable to be performed on an open space stage, indoors/outdoors (not on grass), with lights. With the spectacular jump rope shows provided by AJs, the crew has previously performed in a number of events. Events such as Comrade Expo in KZN, Upington LandBou Expo in Northern Cape, Back to School FNB Credit Card Year End Function in Johannesburg and MTN Bushfire Festival in Swaziland

< Back ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Last Name Email Company Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Event details Cheerleaders Nationwide Have a troupe of fun, sexy and energetic cheerleaders motivate and entertain your guests atyour next event. These girls will blow you away with their moves and formations. Specific cheers can be custom made to suit your event. Great for sporting events, golf days and bachelor parties.

< Back Mo Magic Kwazulu Natal Star of his own prime time TV series, featured on numerous TV shows including SABC 3’s Top Billing, making national prime time TV news & the only South African magician to be named as “Top of the Charts” in SA, by international publication “Gulf News”, Mo Magic is the perfect entertainer to ensure your guests remember your event with excitement and intrigue. With over 13 years of performing experience, be it Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Dubai or London, he travels nationally and abroad, enhancing clients events with his unmistakable charm, personality, professionalism, world class magic, mentalism and “clean” comedy. ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Last Name Company Event deails

< Back Philicity Reeken Gauteng If you thought there was a lot more to this enigmatic woman than her wickedly infectious laugh, you’d be absolutely right!Philicity is an actress, voice artist, radio host, MC, presenter, and all-round entertainer. As she says herself, “I have many skills – most of them unnecessary, but hilarious…”Her comedy skills have been evident in her leading role as Amanda Mbuli in the M-Net sitcom Coconuts and her dramatic abilities have been on show in various series, such as The Mating Game, Isidingo, Scandal, and Jozi H. She also starred in Binnelanders as Busi, yes, she is completely bilingual too! When she was part of the award-winning breakfast show on 947, it was her wit, warmth, plenty of quirks, and a deep, velvety voice that the listeners fell in love with. This lady can definitely think on her feet (often saying exactly what everybody else was thinking)! Apart from live radio, she is also comfortable as a TV presenter. Whether it’s a cooking show or a daytime talk show, Philicity is always engaging and at ease. From Mindset Health and Mindset Primary on DStv, the Urban Brew productionLifestyle, Erfkos, and Binnekring on Via, Great Expectations on e.tv to Trapsuutjies on Kyknet, she brings her unique flair and charm wherever she goes. She was a celebrity contestant on the M-Net reality competition Survivor South Africa: the Maldives, in 2011 and she survived…barely! Clearly her skills are not confined to one genre and she is always keen for a challenge. If a vivacious, adventurous, intelligent, funny, and quick thinking MC is what you’re looking for, then Philicity is your lady! She captured the hearts and minds of the WIMPY team on a 7 show country-wide roadshow and as MC for the 2 day Japan-Africa public-private forum convention held at the Sandton Convention Centre. Welcoming guests such as ministers, dignitaries, and CEO’S from Japan and Africa and including introducing panellists such as President Cyril Ramaphosa, Philicity gave the event the gravitas it deserved.Currently, she is an on-air presenter on Jacaranda FM, on the Scenic Drive with Rian. As well as hosting her own show on a Saturday’s 12-4 pm ARTIST ENQUIRY I am interested in Select a date First Name Email Phone Submit Thanks! We will get back to you shortly Last Name Company Event deails