Cape Town, April 2010 – Tickets are still available for the country’s premier gourmet charity luncheon, The Table of Peace and Unity. Now in its 10th year, this world-class event, will take place in Cape Town on the slopes of Table Mountain with thanks to Samsung, in Johannesburg at Constitutional Hill and in Polokwane at Mitchel House School on 18 April 2010. The event could not be more aptly timed as South Africans from all walks of life question the solidity of our fragile democracy.

Skin, a true-life story about South Africa's Sandra Laing has been nominated for Best Foreign Film award at the NAACP Image Awards, while Sophie Okonedo, who plays the role of Sandra Laing in the film, has been nominated for the Outstanding Actress award.

Celebrating outstanding achievements and performances of people of colour in the arts, and individuals and groups that promote social justice through their creative endevours, the NAACP Awards will be held on Friday 26 February 2010 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.