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Next Month:

Dan returns from a week's stay at Paradise Beach in Mauritius to host the Hugo Boss golf day in Johannesburg, and then travels to Durban to continue hosting the Duke Of Edinburgh Cup, an event that also sees him join the Tsogo Sun Group's casinos in Caledon, Pietermaritzburg and East London, as well as Johannesburg properties Montecasino and Gold Reef City. A sixth consecutive year hosting Vodacom's prestigious Origins Of Golf series begins with this month's event at Simola on the Garden Route; Dan also hosts golf events for Broadlink, HLC, and the Institute Of Directors, as well as attending the second annual Pringle Golf Challenge. Dan's interest in wine sees him host the Johannesburg leg of the Epic Wine Tasting, celebrating the wines of the regions visited in this year's Absa Cape Epic, as well as hosting the Rotary Club of Paarl's charity wine auction for a second year, where Dan will aim to beat the R300 000 raised in 2011. Dan's columns will appear in Sports Illustrated and Discovery magazines, and Dan's golf clothing brand, Hazard, will launch the official Springbok, Bulls, Stormers and Sharks range this month.
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This Month:

Dan will wrap up the ninth edition of the Absa Cape Epic, his seventh in total, before travelling travels to Soweto to host a development golf clinic. Dan then returns to Cape Town with Powerade to appear at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon expo, and will join the Tsogo Gaming group in Witbank and Langebaan as part of the Duke Of Edinburgh Trophy, as well as continuing to support National Braai Day in his role as an ambassador for the initiative. This month also sees Dan host ProSport International's inaugural Ladbroke's Sports Quiz, taking place at Newlands cricket ground, and in his capacity as a brand ambassador for adidas, hosts the launch of the new adivan. Dan's keen interest in wine will also come to the fore as he hosts the Cape Town leg of the Epic Wine Tasting, celebrating the vineyards visited during this year's Absa Cape Epic.
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Last Month:

Dan begins a third successive year hosting the Duke Of Edinburgh golf series for Tsogo Sun, with events in Johannesburg, Welkom, Newcastle and the Garden Route this month. Dan will also host Country Club Johannesburg's annual Captain's Dinner, and travel to Paarl for a fourth year to host Bokomo's annual charity golf day, before leaving for Dublin to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland as part of his role as an ambassador for National Braai Day. Dan then returns to South Africa to spend eight days on the road as the host and voice of the Absa Cape Epic for a seventh consecutive year, with the world's top international mountain bikers challenging for the most prestigious team title in the sport.

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Dan on his travels around the world

Listen to Dan speaking of his history and travels from Belfast, New York, Stockholm and Oslo to Finland and back!

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Dan reviews: Constantia Uitsig

Worst pick-up line you've ever heard? "Is that a ladder in your stocking, or just a stairway to heaven?" Standing at a packed cocktail bar full of impossibly cool people, and casually asking a dazzling blonde if she liked the menu at Constantia Uitsig, should fall into a similar category; two years later, we were still going out...
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ABOUT DAN

Dan Nicholl is an MC, broadcaster and writer based in Cape Town. A Contributing Editor to iafrica.com, Dan has extensive radio and television experience, having worked for six years for Cape Talk, hosted etv’s live Champions League football coverage, and worked as part of the commentary team at the Nelson Mandela Invitational.

Dan is also one of South Africa’s most prolific MCs, working across Southern Africa as an in-demand host of black tie dinners, awards ceremonies, charity auctions, golf days, and event launches. Vested of a sharp sense of humour, and a natural orator, Dan has established himself as one of the country’s premier speakers, and foremost writers.

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The World Cup comes home - Mon, 24 Oct 2011

If ever a country deserved to win the Rugby World Cup, it was New Zealand this year, writes Dan Nicholl. ... Read more >

Taking on Gebrselassie - Wed, 12 Oct 2011

Dan Nicholl tends to avoid running, but even he could not say no to a run with Haile Gebrselassie. ... Read more >

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How do I describe Dan Nicholl? Professional, smart, funny and quick on his feet. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa Dan hosted 22 events spanning four weeks touching over 3 000 guests. He inspired them, he made them laugh, and he connected them to our brand in creative and thoughtful ways. Dan is a person you would always have confidence in living your brand.

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