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Gauteng residents and visitors are in for a treat this week when Africa Day celebrations kick off in Johannesburg’s Maboneng Precinct.

Although traditionally fêted on 25 May, this year’s Africa Day merriments will run from 19 to 26 May in Main Street and include music events, dance performances, drumming ensembles, art and craft exhibitions and food fairs.

If you want to treat yourself to some serious wine tasting this year, Gauteng’s own wine route is a must.

The route opens for eight weeks - from 7 July to 26 August 2012 - and offers an array of astounding wines to tempt your palate.

Now in its ninth year, the Vaal River Meander wine route discerns itself from all the other wine routes in South Africa in that it has a record number of ways in which you can be transported to the various venues to enjoy this annual winter wine fest.

In support of conservation education, &Beyond in partnership with the Africa Foundation has launched Leave a Legacy wristbands.

Proceeds from the sale of these wristbands, which are available at all &Beyond safari shops, will go towards conservation lessons, community school debates and other education initiatives.

Low-cost airline Velvet Sky was reportedly placed under provisional liquidation in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on 11 May, according to News 24.

The presiding judge dismissed the second application by Umzamo Transport Services for permission to implement a rescue plan.

Opening its doors on 19 May is the new Wits Art Museum on the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Jorissen Street in Braamfontein.

Specifically designed so art can be viewed from the street, it will hold a collection of 9 000 African art pieces, showcasing about 400 of the most extraordinary at the opening, in an exhibition called WAM! Seeing Stars.