{"id":7899,"date":"2017-07-12T20:14:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2017-07-12T20:14:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T18:14:42","slug":"sketchy-bongo-set-to-command-the-stage-at-the-totalsports-womens-race-in-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/sketchy-bongo-set-to-command-the-stage-at-the-totalsports-womens-race-in-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchy Bongo set to command the stage at the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race in Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sketchy Bongo, one of SA\u2019s most prominent music producers and DJs, will join in on the Women\u2019s Day celebrations in Cape Town on Wednesday, 09 August 2017 (National Women\u2019s Day) where he will perform for thousands of runners and walkers (consisting of mothers, sisters, daughters and aunts) at the annual Totalsports Women\u2019s Race.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sketchy Bongo, he enjoys creating music that makes people happy.\u00a0 \u201cPerforming at the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race is going to be great,\u201d says Sketchy Bongo.\u00a0 \u201cI exude a lot of energy on stage and expect to get the same energy back from the crowd. I&#8217;ll also be performing with female vocalist, Kaien Cruz, who sings on my latest single \u2018Love Me In The Dark\u2019.\u00a0 She is great.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure the crowd will love her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny initiative that&#8217;s for the betterment of women and supports the fight against cancer is amazing,\u201d continues Sketchy Bongo.\u00a0 \u201cWomen give us all life, and they need to be respected as such. I support any movement that&#8217;s for the equality, power, beauty and uplifting of women.\u00a0 I will be performing all my hits and some new ones.\u00a0 Kaien Cruz will also sing some of her songs.\u00a0 We\u2019ll definitely perform our hit single \u2018Love Me In The Dark\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Totalsports Women\u2019s Race support PinkDrive, a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that is committed to improving breast cancer awareness, education, and providing and offering free services to the medically uninsured across South Africa.\u00a0 Entrants are invited to \u201cRun For Life\u201d at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Event Information<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>2017 Totalsports Women\u2019s Race<strong> Cape Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Date:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"423\">Wednesday, 09 August 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"423\"><strong>Cape Town:\u00a0 <\/strong>Grand Parade, Cape Town CBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"423\"><strong>10km <\/strong><em>licensed runner <\/em>\/ R120,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"423\"><strong>5km <\/strong>\/\u00a0 R80,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"423\"><strong>10km <\/strong><em>unlicensed runner <\/em>\/ R140.00 <em>(temporary license included)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Each entrant will receive a magnificent fitted Nike t-shirt, an exclusive finisher\u2019s bracelet, on-route entertainment and an exhilarating live performance by a well-known South African artist.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Prize Purse<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The 2017 Totalsports Women\u2019s Race boasts an impressive combined prize purse of R123\u00a0600 for Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Charity Support<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0 PinkDrive will be present at the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race in Cape Town offering FREE clinical breast examinations and educating on the importance of self- breast examinations.\u00a0\u00a0 Visit PinkDrive\u2019s \u201cShop4Cancer\u201d, show support and \u201cRun For Life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like our Facebook page:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womensrace\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Race <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePinkDrive\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The PinkDrive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womensrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@womensrace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/totalsportssa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TotalsportsSA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepinkdrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thepinkdrive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Totalsports_SA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Totalsports_SA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on PinkDrive visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinkdrive.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pinkdrive.co.za<\/a>.\u00a0 For further information or to enter the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalsportswomensrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.totalsportswomensrace.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>ISSUED BY:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsportmediatv\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Newsport Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ON BEHALF OF: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womensrace\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Totalsports Women\u2019s Race<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sketchy Bongo, one of SA\u2019s most prominent music producers and DJs, will join in on the Women\u2019s Day celebrations in Cape Town on Wednesday, 09 August 2017 (National Women\u2019s Day) where he will perform for thousands of runners and walkers (consisting of mothers, sisters, daughters and aunts) at the annual Totalsports Women\u2019s Race. 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