A banging fair on the cards

The Tongaat Charity Fair organisers have pulled out all the stops for this year’s event, bringing in big names like Loyiso Bala and PJ Powers.

The 24th annual fair is organised by the Tongaat Child Welfare Society (TCWS) in efforts to raise funds for their upliftment programmes.

TCWS president, Harold Maistry said this year’s fair is dedicated to late South African icon Nelson Mandela.The fair runs from Wednesday March 26 to Sunday March 30 at the Tongaat Outspan Grounds. The edu-fair programme will be on Thursday, March 27 for primary school children and for secondary schools.

Friday night kicks off with a kwaito extravaganza featuring local artists like Bricka, Ghetto Boi, Dramatix, Smbrero and Ghetto Squad. Kwaito stars Bha and Msawawa will headline Friday’s show.

Saturday night comes alive with the Battle of the Bands featuring the Magnets and Tyles with Karou Charou adding some spice to the mix.

“The show grounds open at 1pm on Sunday with the BMS School of Music and for gospel and RnB music lovers we are bringing Loyiso Bala of Tkzee and Bala Brothers fame,” said Maistry.

Maistry said the highlight of this year’s fair is the Mandela Tribute Concert featuring the legendary PJ Powers.

“We are closing the fair like never before with Loyiso Bala and PJ Powers on Sunday from 4pm to 8pm. They will be followed by a local band, Shackles,” said Maistry.

For more information visit us www.tcw.org.za or phone 032 9441514