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Nedbank helps visitors to see money differently at the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees

Nedbank helps visitors to see money differently at the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees Nedbank is excited and proud to be the Financial Services Title Sponsor of the Spar Kirkwood Wildsfees for the first time this year. The bank will be facilitating payments at this fun family event via their mobile point-of-sale systems and Masterpass, and will have two ATM’s on site for those wanting to draw cash. Jordaan Roelofse, Nedbank Business Banking’s Regional Manager for PE & Surrounds, says, “As …

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Message from Naming Sponsor

Robert Frost, in his poem, “The Road not Taken”, took the one less travelled. Bob Dylan found the answers to his many questions, “blowing in the wind” and Lou Reed, just cooed, “Hey Babe, Take a walk on the Wild side.” Clearly, all these gentlemen must have been to the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees. With so much going on, and the World being a Stage, with us having so many choices, from festivals to action. In 2018: More than 45 000 people took the Road Less Travelled to Kirkwood. More …

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Grenada investment offers citizenship and dollar return

Grenada investment offers citizenship and dollar return Virido, which is one of the new 2019 SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees sponsors, is offering the opportunity to obtain citizenship for an investor and family members by purchasing rooms in the new Kawana Bay Resort on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Investors in the hotel will qualify for Grenada’s “Citizenship By Investment (CBI)” government-sponsored programme aimed at attracting foreign direct investment into the country by offering …

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Cackle of hyenas on auction

Cackle of hyenas on auction Provincial and private game reserves will be able to bid on five spotted hyena from Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) which will be up for auction at this year’s Kirkwood Wildsfees Game Auction on Friday 28 June. Park Manager, Nick de Goede, says the decision to make hyena available this year is because the Park is reaching its threshold of potential concern and would like to be pro-active in reducing their numbers. It is estimated that there are about 40 …

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Die Burger en ATKV se Koek op die Stoep by Wildsfees

Koek-op-stoep, watwou! Vanjaar is dit ’n boeretroos-en-beskuit-bederf op ’n stoep by die lekkerste fees in die land. Die ATKV-tak Kirkwood en Die Burger se Koek op die Stoep Feeskafee by die Kirkwood Wildsfees gaan vanjaar nie net koffie van die Peacock Coffee and Tea Traders bedien nie, maar ook spesialiteitsbeskuit wat jou laat vergeet van daardie dieet wat jy net nou die dag in ’n tydskrif raakgelees het. As outydse koffiekanne, blikbekers, koffie en beskuit nie jou ding is nie, …

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Good kuier with Country music

This June the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees will be ending off the three days of action-packed entertainment with good old country music. The giant main Adventure Province Main Stage will host some of the country’s top country artists on Sunday, June 30. The Country Legends Spectacular includes “Big Daddy” Lance James, “Queen of Country” Barbara Ray, “Midnight Cowboy” Clive Bruce and “Little Jo” Jody Wayne. They will be on stage from 10 in the morning. The country music will continue …

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Good old favourites are back

The annual SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees will be bringing thousands of people into the scenic Sundays River Valley for the 18th time this June. In addition to hours of non-stop live music from the biggest stage in the Eastern Cape, festival goers can look forward to seeing their favourite events. They include a Boerboels show, the koedoedrolverspoeg competition, a “masquerade ball” danced by magnificent Friesian horses, Addo Elephant National Park Ranger Corps and K9 unit expos, a skaapkop …

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Woolly weekend for SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees

Visitors to the 2019 SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees will be able to trace wool production from the back of a sheep to the jersey that keeps them warm during the evening’s entertainment at the National Woolgrowers’ Association (NWGA) stalls. Various types of equipment used in the processing of wool and manufacture of garments will also be on show, with visitors being able to see the process of production from shearing to cleaning and scouring; grading and sorting; carding; spinning; weaving and …

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Refentse Morake back and ready to kuier with fans

Refentse Morake is back at the annual SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees by popular demand, after his hit first appearance at the festival in 2017. Refentse is ready and eager to hit the stage again at the 18th SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees and to kuier with his fans as he performs songs from his latest album Liefdegenerasie. Liefdegenerasie is a twelve-track album that has already caught the hearts of his fans. His live performance takes place at the main stage on Saturday, June 29. Refentse’s …

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Nicholis Louw ready for the 18th SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees

This June Nicholis Louw can be seen performing on the giant Adventure province main stage while festival-goers kuier nicely to his music. Nicholis will be singing songs such as “Só rock ons die wêreld reg” “Net die Een vir My” and “Rock Daai Lyfie” to mention just but a few. The line-up for Friday, June 28 will be Rob and Ferdi, Elandre Schwartz, Liezel Pieters, Early B, Karlien van Jaarsveld, Jo Black, Lira and Bok van Blerk. The SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees 2019 will be taking place from …

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Ray Dylan will be turning the heat up with “Uitbasuin” at Wildsfees 2019

Ray Dylan will have festival goers kicking up dust as they dance to his newest album “Uitbasuin”. Performing live on the biggest stage in the Eastern Cape, Dyalns live performance will include numbers from the 15-track English and Afrikaans album that promises to tug on heart strings and have feet dancing. “This album is much more than just captivating words, melodies, techno undertones and drag-you-to-the-dancefloor beats. It has that something that will have you listening to it again and …

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