BENNY BUSHWHACKER
Benny Bushwhacker - conservationist, environmental campaigner, and the only man to have walked the length of Africa barefoot, reveals all about what it takes to survive the African bush... and for the African bush to survive. Written by John van de Ruit, performed by Ben Voss and Directed by Janice Honeyman, this is a hilarious look at life on the wild side.
Benny Bushwhacker opens a national tour for 2019 on the 27th June at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival.
MAMBA - PROUDLY SA
South Africa’s legendary sketch comedy act is back with a smashing new
show. Naledi Award winners Ben Voss and John van de Ruit deliver a knockout 40
min of cutting-edge South African satirical comedy. A crackling script, irrepressible
performances, laugh out loud comedy with a thought-provoking edge, Mamba - Proudly SA
is a comedy performance not to be missed.
“The genius of Mamba- Proudly SA is that you find yourself laughing hysterically at the
country while feeling fiercely proud about it at the same time.”
Mamba – Proudly SA speaks to the issues that confront all South Africans, reminding
us in a humorous way that our problems don’t define us, but our SA gees does.
Book your performance of Mamba Proudly SA now to avoid missing out.
Mamba - Proudly SA follows in the footsteps of Green Mamba (2002), Black Mamba (2005) and Mamba Republic (2017) which together racked up over 1000 performances, winning numerous awards and developing a cult following all over Southern Africa.
BEAUTY RAMAPELEPELE
Beauty Ramapelepele is a self made woman and is current African businesswoman of the year!
She was born to Comfort Ngobese and Mitze Manana on the 8th of May 1958 at the then Baragwanath hospital in Soweto. It was the day of the 10th anniversary of the hospital and as a result no staff were on hand to attend to her. Beauty Ramapelepele was born in the boot of a 1955 Ambassador Station Wagon taxi in the parking lot of the world’s biggest hospital! Her mother was 19 years old.
But unlike her parents Beauty’s life has been a New South African fairy tale. She married one of the first black members of the Master Builders Association of South Africa whose construction contracts include the Ellis Park refurbishment for the 2010 world cup and the e-toll system. Beauty herself is no slouch and her proudly South African fashion and fabrics company, Yebo Fabrics, landed the contract for all of the costumes for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Africa games.
Beauty has wealth and, more importantly, friends in high places. However, being a personal friend of the presidents, as well as on Julius Malema’s speed dial does not detract from her loving and boisterous nature. With a nose for gossip and the inside line on everything from BEE to Zuma-gate, her sharp tongue is the perfect African vocal weapon. A weapon she puts to good use both on stage throughout Africa and on Leading South African radio stations Jacaranda FM, East Coast Radio and 5fm.
