NBS and The Playhouse Company will present South African Artists United Against Aids in the Playhouse Drama on December 1 at 19h00. Included in the line-up are the phenomenally popular maskanda artists Phuzekhemisi, Umfaz'omnyama and Hhash'elimhlophe, world-renowned writer/performer Gcina Mhlophe as well as local celebrities Bongani Tembe, Thokozani Mkhize, Pravika Nandkishore, Fantastic Flying Fish Dance Company and Trevor Harper with his band, Tin Jam.

Phuzekhemisi's meteoric rise to fame as a maskanda master is backed by his impressive list of accomplishments including performances throughout Europe, South America and Africa, performing at Buckingham Palace and recording with the Canadian Philharmonic Orchestra. Internationally revered as an exceptional storyteller, Gcina Mhlope has delighted audiences in Canada, Britain, Europe, Australia, Japan, Ethiopia and The United States. She has breathed new life into Africa's ancient art of story-telling and further made herself a household name through the hit series Storytelling with Gcina and Friends on SABC1.

Tickets range from R35 to R50 at Computicket. Credit card bookings on (031) 369 9444 or (a/h) (031) 304 2753.