MTN Sciencentre

Based at Century City in Cape Town, The MTN Sciencentre is where children, teenagers and adults can experience the fun of science and innovation. Packed with over 300 ‘hands on” displays, this world-class interactive centre is the first of its kind in South Africa and offers a world of edutainment with science and technology.

The MTN Sciencentre operates under the auspices of a Section 21 company, the Interactive Science Foundation (ISF) and is a registered Not for Profit Organisation. The mission of the MTN Sciencentre is to make a hands-on contribution to South Africa’s future and strengthen the science and technology culture in South Africa through interactive methods of teaching.

Last year The MTN Sciencentre played host to National Science Week for the seventh consecutive year and had an exciting interactive programme that was enjoyed by close to 7000 visitors during the first week of August, including learners, teachers, students, academics and families.

Imbali

Imbali – meaning “flower” in Zulu – is a range of luxury bath and body care products that harnesses the unique therapeutic and beneficial properties of local South African plants. Inspired by the flowers of Africa, Imbali celebrates our local resources and embraces the natural benefits and beauty of our land.

Jane Iredale - The skin care makeup

Known as The Skin Care Makeup, the products in the Jane Iredale range of mineral cosmetics comprise a blend of natural minerals and pigments pulverised into microscopic flat crystals that form a protective filter on the skin. The products contain no parabens, pthalates, talc, FD&C colours or petro-chemicals, nor are they tested on animals - the Jane Iredale brand is a strong supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Style Studio

Style Studio combines a retail store that offers a wide range of professional hair care products, with a hair salon where you can relax and enjoy the benefits of a professional hair salon with a full range of treatments and styling services.

With stores in all the major shopping locations nationally, including Canal Walk, Tyger Valley, Woodstock, Menlyn Park, Rosebank and Clearwater Mall, Style Studio offers a unique and non-intimidating shopping experience – a specialist hair care and beauty store under one roof.

Outre

Outre is one of the world’s leading and most successful brands of Human and Synthetic Hair Extensions and launched in South Africa last year. The brand offers a wide range of styles and colours and is available from Style Studio and selected Clicks stores nationally.

Michelle Mountain

Former Miss South Africa Michelle Mountain (then Michelle Bruce), is the face of natural makeup in South Africa and is a strong advocate for living a healthy and completely natural lifestyle. A self-proclaimed Eco-Warrior, Michelle is convinced that many dreaded diseases and health complaints are directly associated with the chemical burden we place on our bodies through constant exposure to harmful products, ingredients and chemicals.

A firm believer that the “best makeup you can wear is a healthy skin”, Michelle says that the true, unhealthy cost of beauty is not necessary – with a little knowledge, and the correct natural products, all women can achieve stunning, glamorous make-up, whilst improving their health and caring for the environment.

Nederburg Auction

A premier event on Cape Town’s wine calendar, the Nederburg Auction serves to showcase the spectrum of award-winning wines and rare Cape finds created by the country’s most talented winemakers.

Since its beginnings in 1975 with the 'famous five' founding participants; Delheim, Groot Constantia, Overgaauw, Simonsig and of course Nederburg, and an offering of just 15 wines, the Auction has evolved into an international event where major local and overseas wine buyers bid for a stringently selected range of the finest wines created by South Africa’s most talented winemakers.

Last year marked the 35th year of this prestigious event, which coincided with the celebration of 350 years of South African winemaking, and overall income fetched just over R4 million.

Evergreen Excursions

Evergreen Excursions is an established Tour Operator, based in Cape Town South Africa, who offers both personalised tailor made tours, or packaged South African tours and vacations, for small private groups. Evergreen will work closely with the client, in order to develop a South African tour schedule that provides the most practical combination of personal interests, preferred activities, time available, and the inevitable budget.

Colleen Funkey

Colleen qualified from Rhodes University with a BA degree and Honours in Psychology. After discovering a passion for business and marketing, she went on to complete her BCom degree through UNISA. Colleen has spent 13 years in classical consumer goods marketing with much of that time at Colgate-Palmolive and the Clicks retail chain. Whilst at Colgate she worked as Senior Brand Manager across a number of categories and most extensively within oral care. A lifestyle decision to move to Cape Town opened up the opportunity to take on a divisional role within Colgate-Palmolive Africa/Middle East establishing a divisional packaging process, ensuring consistency of product appearance across the continent. Once established, Colleen moved across to the other side of the fence to join the NuClicks Group as Marketing Manager, managing the marketing of all private label and exclusive brands within the Clicks stable and in this time introduced some key exclusive offerings into South Africa, namely Max Factor (after a long absence in the country) and John Frieda hair care, working closely with the international brand owners.

A decision to leave the corporate world to start up her own business allowed Colleen the opportunity to follow a lifetime dream of launching her own brand into the market which now sells in selected retail chains within the luxury bath and body category under the brand name "Imbali". Whilst developing and growing the Imbali brand, Colleen has consulted for Yellowwood Future Brand Architects as a senior brand strategist working on brand re-positioning, brand architecture and brand portfolio strategy projects across the DairyBelle, SAIL, Trinergy, Nature Conservation Corporation, Baby Expo and Iziko Museums brands.

Colleen is an experienced brand strategist and marketer who consults to businesses on brand strategy and provides marketing implementation support through an outsourced marketing solution.

Why work with Funkey Brands? "Because we know what it's like to be in business, we understand the challenges from the inside but bring an outside perspective with us" - Colleen Funkey

SA Music Appreciation and Development School

The SA Music Appreciation and Development School offers therapeutic music and movement programmes – Music for Our Little Ones – for children aged 1 to 6 years. The combined experiences gained by Anna Coetzee, who holds a Bachelor of Music degree, and psychologist Dr. Lydia Dreyer, together with their passion for music and children, led to the establishment of the SA Music Appreciation and Development School, specifically aimed at South African children and the world in which they live.