Event News
March
Our 2nd edition International Women’s Day 2019 took place at Rhebokskloof Wine Estate in Paarl on 8 March. It was such a fun filled day with a fantastic programme line up and entertainment.
It was also at this event that we launched a new collaboration between Alison Barnard & Julia Falken called Ju’Al Events & Training. We are very excited about this partnership.
Event News
AUGUST
African Kaleidoscope Events (AKE) was appointed as the Conference Secretariat and Event Manager for the GPPC Conference 2018 and associated parallel events and activities. The event was attended by delegates from 35 countries between 26 August and 1 September 2018. The events were a great success and we were privileged to be a part of a big team who made it happen.
Event News – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
MARCH 2018
African Kaleidoscope Events & Edutrav Consulting collaborated on putting this amazing day together by further collaborating with Vivian Kleynhans of Seven Sisters Vineyard in Stellenbosch who sponsored the use of her venue. We furthermore received great support from sponsors such as First National Bank, Metropolitan and our amazing suppliers: Rosy’s Décor & Hiring, On the Button Services, iPhotosa, Knights Events, Gemini Printing Solutions, AfrodizzyActs, All My Sport SA and many others. We had the most amazing and inspiring speakers and the day was filled with such great fun, motivation and entertainment
May – Premier’s Council on Skills
May – False Bay College Awards Ceremony
June – Engen Knockout Challenge
Event News – DECEMBER
CORPORATE SPORT & WELLNESS DAY
We had great fun in the organisation of the Sport and Wellness day which was filled with great fun, great sports and great food
Event News – Aug-Sep 2017
HIGHLIGHTS
During Women’s month we as AKE and Rosys ran a competition for NGO’s / Charity organisations where we sponsored décor and event consulting services for their event during the month of August. The Yes We Can Sport & Jazz Foundation won the competition whereby they ran an event called Wonder Women Soireé on 27 August and also launched a self defence program for women and girls. It was a wonderful event and a great fun afternoon was had by all who attended.
KILLARNEY MOTOR SPORT
Once again we enjoyed the Engen Motorsport at Killarney on 9 September.
Wedding 30 September
One of the biggest highlights was my son Jacques and Michelle’s wedding that was held at Black Marlin Restaurant in Simonstown and we arranged and did all the décor. Being at the sea we had a sea / ocean theme that turned out to be spectacular. It included centrepieces with real fish and the guests were suitably impressed!
Event News – May/Jun 2017
May and June were fun and busy months with some great events
HIGHLIGHTS
9 May – False Bay College
False Bay College had their annual graduation ceremony at Muizenberg Civic
23 May – Dept of Transport
We provided services for the Budget Vote Speech at Parliament for the national department of Public Works and Transport and its partners
31 May – EPIC MSL Group
The first Oral B launch took place at The Venue on JHB – it was a great event and met wonderful people
1 Jun – EPIC MSL Group
The 2nd Oral B launch took place at 15 on Orange in Cape Town – it was an amazing working on the JHB & CT events – it was awesome
30 Jun – 2 July
The Engen Knockout took place at Vasco da Gama Academy in Parow. It was a wonderful weekend of soccer
Event News – Mar/Apr 2017
We worked hard and equally had some fun enjoying what we were doing!
HIGHLIGHTS
25 March – Motorsport at Killarney
We provided services in the form of marquees, catering, bar services etc. to Openfield Marketing/Engen at this exciting Motorsport Challenge. All the guests, staff and crew enjoyed the day.
7 April – Margaret Hirsch Awards
We were thrilled to be involved in this prestigious event where business women were acknowledged and awarded for their hard work and awesome businesses. AKE sponsored two lucky draw prizes and attended the event – which was Hollywood Theme and all the women looked liked super stars.
15-17 Apr – The Bayhill Premier Cup
We provided some services over the Easter weekend at Erica Park in Belhar for the U19 Tournament.
Event News – Jan/Feb 2017
We were very busy starting out the year preparing for upcoming events in February
10 February – Presidential Golf Challenge
We provided services to SITA SOC Ltd where they had brand activation at Hole 14. This was a rather busy and enjoyable day for us as well as all the other golfers.
We provided a Bedouin marquee, bar services, photography and branded items
20 & 21 Feb – Sustainable Settlements Innovation Summit (SSIS) 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning held a 2 day summit at Goudini Spa where very important matters were discussed, debated and presented relating to the water shortages and drought in the Western Cape. The summit was a success and a real eye opener.
We also managed to enjoy the baths in our off time and enjoyed it so much it was hard to leave.
28 Feb – Long Service Awards
The Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport held their Long Service Awards at Alleé Bleue Wine Estate in Franschoek. Here staff celebrated 10, 20, 30 and 40 years in service. This was a truly wonderful evening in a magical venue setting. The décor was stylish and elegant and we were entertained by The Pedestrians who played such fantastic music.
We now look forward to some new events and projects in upcoming months
Event News – Nov/Dec 2016
Event Planning & Risk Management Course
We are excited about a new addition to the business and that is we have partnered with Afroteq Academy in providing a 2 day accredited course focusing on all the aspects of event planning and risk management. We had 2 very successful courses in Cape Town on 8 & 9 Nov and 22 & 23 Nov in Johannesburg.
On 19 November we provided some services for a 15 year anniversary and family day yearend celebration. These included erecting marquees, bringing in wooden tables and benches as well as kiddies activities, and a photo booth
On 8 December we were of service to The Department of Community Safety for the launch of their new offices of the WC Police Ombudsmen
On 10 December we provided décor for a Mafia themed 50th birthday. This turned out to be a fantastic and fun event with the guests in awe of how the Pinelands Bowling Club was transformed.
Happy New Year
We wish all our clients a prosperous and blessed 2017 and look forward to working and partnering with you in creating and organizing great events.
