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FREE YOUR FREE GUIDE TO YOUR FREE TIME ÷ 09 June - 15 June 2017 ÷ Issue 678 New ‘Disney On Ice!’ show for winter – page 4 - Page 8 Expand your mind courtesy of Bryan Miles – page 4 Inspiration awaits at Cape Town Wedding Expo International theatre on the big screen – page 8 Follow us online: @48hrsincapetown • www.facebook.com/next48hours • www.48hours.co.za The Next 48hOURS • Socials Gadget Buddies Whether it’s for camping, fishing But with that same simple swipe, we or to poke around in the ceiling, this cast an increasingly expansive shad- is definitely a great gadget to have. ow. With each connection, we leave Available at Mantality online for a digital trail that tracks our every around R449. move and milestone, our every like and dislike. And it’s not just people. Jimu Explorer robot kit Today, all major cities are networked. Robotics is always a fun topic and Urban infrastructures are monitored when it’s made easier, it’s even better. and controlled by complex operating We found the Ubtech Jimu Robot Ex- systems. plorer kit to be one that takes a page In ‘Watch Dogs’, this system is from the Lego Mindstorms book, but called the Central Operating System its more user friendly. This Explorer (ctOS) - and it controls almost every Kit is the perfect starter package, piece of the city’s technology and with five pre-designed characters. It An Ubtech Jimu Robot Explorer holds key information on all of the Attach the Joby Gorillatorch includes seven servos and 372 pieces, set with four robot models city’s residents. A thrilling moment from ‘Watch anywhere so you can use your imagination to You play as Aiden Pearce, a bril- Dogs’ on PS4 create new codeable creatures and easily records complex movements liant hacker and former thug, whose By Imran Khan robots. Build the BabyBot, T-Rex, and allows you to fine tune, save and criminal past led to a violent family emy. Use the city of Chicago as your Walrus, Parrot and more. Jimu means replay them with your robot. tragedy. Now on the hunt for those ultimate weapon and exact your own Joby Gorilla torch “building blocks” in Mandarin and it We found the kit available at who hurt your family, you’ll be able style of revenge. This is a fun game The innovative Joby Gorillatorch is presents an interactive system of ro- Takealot.com for around R3976. to monitor and hack all who surround with challenge that steps away from an LED flashlight that can attach it- botic building blocks. you by manipulating everything con- the norm. We found it to be a thrill- self to nearly any surface, providing The Jimu App provides stunning ‘Watch dogs’ nected to the city’s network. Access ing gaming experience, which re- a focused beam of light. Packed into step-by-step building instructions, All it takes is the swipe of a finger. omnipresent security cameras, down- minded us of ‘Grand Theft Auto’ in the torch head is 65 lumens of LED with 360 degree pan, tilt, and zoom We connect with friends. We buy load personal information to locate a more ways than one. light power with adjustable bright- capability. We found the Official Jimu the latest gadgets and gear. We find target and control traffic lights and Available now at BT Games for ness. With its flexible and magnetic Models provided in the App help- out what’s happening in the world. public transportation to stop the en- around R390 on PlayStation 4. legs, you can wrap it on pole or stick ful for the beginner builder, to ad- it onto a metal surface. vanced models with pre-programmed We found it particularly handy for actions. The App also provides ac- night time reading and as a replace- cess to the Jimu Global community, ment for the lead light used while where designs for user-generated ro- working on cars. bots and actions can be shared with Powering it up are 3 AA batteries Jimu Inventors around the world. and they last about 80 hours on low The Jimu App is available for iOS and brightness, but will drain the batter- Android Devices and uses Bluetooth ies in 20 hours on full brightness. On connectivity. design alone, this gadget really takes The incredibly fast and accurate top marks, because it is just so prac- digital servos allow your robot to per- tical. We did find the beam of light form amazing movements from the to be very strong and too focused. menu of pre-programmed actions, or It could definitely be more effective new actions you create with the ac- with a diffuser lens. tion capture function in the app that Artscape scoops Auditor-General Clean Audit trophy The Office of the Auditor-General ary obligation as government em- handed Artscape Theatre Centre its ployees that this clean audit finding, clean audit trophy at a ceremony on once again, could be realised,” she Friday, June 2. This was in recogni- said. DREAM! PLAN! LIVE! tion of its clean audit findings for the Le Roux also heaped additional 2015/26 financial year. praise on the Finance Department The award followed on three pre- for its commitment to continuously vious Clean Audit findings by the Au- maintain financial expenditure in ac- ditor-General, making this Artscape’s cordance and compliance to all gov- fourth such finding. The event was ernment acts, procedures and policies Everything a bride attended by all Artscape staff, a including internal control policies as selection of key stakeholders and set up. representatives of the Office of the In his report presented to Parlia- needs to make Auditor-General in the Western Cape. ment in May this year (2017) Auditor- Presenting the award on behalf General Kimi Makwetu found that her dreams come true of the Office of the Auditor-General, Artscape had complied with appli- Sharome Adams of the Western Cape cable legislation regarding financial office noted that clean audit findings matters and financial management. remain rare within the South African ● government and state owned entities Win a Wedding! landscape. “Roughly only about 10% to 20% ● Fashion shows of institutions (audited) receive clean audits,” Adams pointed out, adding that only a handful receive this find- ● Cake Challenge with Huletts SA ing consistently as in the past four years by Artscape. ● Valdo Prosecco Bubbly Bar In her address to staff Artscape CEO, Marlene le Roux dedicated the Marlene le Roux with Sharome award to all employees. “It is only Adams (left) and Artscape through your dedication and fiduci- Business and Finance Manager André Steenveld (right) Editorial addrEss The Next 48hOURS is published by EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial Contributors Cape Town 10 & 11 June 2017, CTICC Rani Communications. Every effort has Managing Editor: Naushad Khan Postal: P.O. Box 830, Jenny Morris Maitland, 7404 been made to ensure the accuracy of Production Editor: Peter Tromp Rafiek Mammon the information provided. Senior Designer: Dane Torode RoxyK Actual: 12 Main Rd. The Next 48hOURS will not be held National Sales: Godfrey Lancellas Imran Khan Three Anchor Bay responsible for the views and opinions Photographer Abdurahman Khan wedding-expo.co.za Tel: 021 8024848 expressed by writers and contributors. [email protected] All rights reserved. 2 The Next 48hOURS www.48hours.co.za 09 June - 15 June 2017 The Next 48hOURS • What’s Hot Gadget Buddies mother city fine dining HARBOUR HOUSE: Fabulous seafood menu honed over a decade By Bianca Coleman Only these dishes and sushi are pungent flavour overpowers the deli- served up on the deck, but since cate flavours of the fish. Other than n a beautiful sunny day, that’s exactly why were there it that, however, the three so-called the upstairs deck at Har- wasn’t a problem. It happened to be small plates made a more than ad- bour House V&A Waterfront one of those beautiful sunny days so equate feast for Sam. is one of the most perfect nabbing a couch upon which to re- Me, I stuck to the sushi because I Ospots in Cape Town to hang out with cline with said bubbles was just the can eat it all day, every day. Salmon a glass of bubbles and some sushi. thing for a long, lazy Friday lunch, roses are a must on any platter, to Downstairs, which is more for- catching up with a wonderful friend. which I added salmon rainbow rolls. mal, is just as good; both offer lovely I love her dearly but we were not Simple to be sure, but with a bottle views over Victoria Basin and Quay of like minds; she’d had sushi the of Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose, it could A thrilling moment from ‘Watch Five and their constant boat traffic previous day so said she’d rather just not have been better. Dogs’ on PS4 ferrying pleasure-seeking visitors in order the tapas. Still not a problem; The wine list upstairs is not huge and out of the bay. I just didn’t understand why eating but perhaps if you ask nicely, they’ll The restaurant – like its counter- sushi two days in a row (or two meals show you the one from downstairs. part in Kalk Bay – has always been in a row, for that matter) made a dif- To be truly glamourous, a classic known for its sophisticated menu ference. Each to their own. cocktail is the way to go. of fabulous seafood. “The heart of “Sushi has always been popular The excellent service must be not- the menu has been honed over the upstairs, but the new menu adds a ed; I’ve been to this restaurant several past decade and although many of more European flair to the offering, times and it’s been of a consistently the most popular dishes have been with a range of French-inspired small high standard.