Ignatius Mogano, an assistant truck driver from Diepkloof in Soweto, together with his family, were serenaded on Saturday evening by tough IDOLS judge, Randall Abrahams, to the astonishment of about 100 VIP guests, who witnessed this rare occurrence.
Ignatius won a week’s holiday for himself and 5 family members to the ‘Taste Light’ mansion, situated near Clifton, in one of South most up market suburbs in Cape Town. The promotion was the brainchild of Tania Botha, National Account manager from ABI, the Soft Drink division of SAB, who together with Vanessa Adams, National brand manager of Coca-Cola light and Tab, ran the promotion in Caltex, BP, Engen, Sasol, Total and Shell garage stores country wide.
Tania explains that the promotion was called ‘Taste Light & Win’, whereby the winners could win a week for themselves and 5 of their best friends, in a Cape Town Mansion. All you had to do was buy two ‘Coca Cola Light’ drinks at any of the above garage stores, receive a scratch card and you could enter and stand a chance to win.
The ‘Taste Light’ Mansion is a R40 million home situated near Clifton, with the most stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. It boasts 5 levels including 5 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, a billiards and table tennis room, a theatre room, a pool, a Jacuzzi, and a steam room. There is a full time butler, chef, chauffeur and personal assistant allocated to the winners.
The winners at the mansion are also treated to manicures, pedicures, facials and massages. The itinerary for the week includes a helicopter flip, a boat trip to Seal Island, breakfast on Table Mountain, cocktails on Camps Bay Boulevard, a guided tour around the Peninsula and a trip to the winelands, which includes a cheese platter and wine tasting. There is a night out on the town and there is free time in between, where the winners can visit the sites of Cape Town, or go on a shopping trip, courtesy of their personal chauffeur.
The eventful week culminates in a party for the winners on the Saturday evening at the mansion, which includes live entertainment and which over the 4 weeks that these prizes have been running, has already attracted the ‘Whos Who’ of Cape Town’s social community. It was here that Randall Abrahams, the IDOLS judge, who has a reputation for reducing contestants to tears, stepped out of his shell, and performed an Elvis hit live, for Ignatius and his family, to the amazement of shocked guests! It seems that Randall is NOT just all nasty talk after all! He also has a brilliant voice and this was proved, probably for the first time in history, at Ignatius’s party.
Ignatius and his family were clearly overwhelmed by the whole holiday that culminated in this rare event. They had arrived at OR Tambo at 5.00am, not sure what to expect and worried about missing their flight scheduled for 8.30am. When they arrived in Cape Town they were transported to the ‘Taste Light’ Mansion, where their week’s holiday began. The experience for them was a blur of ecstasy. Almost everything a new experience and the 6 of them walked around in a daze, but mostly with a big grins on their faces.
They had never travelled to Cape Town before. Never been on an airplane. Never been wined and dined. Never had a manicure, pedicure, facial or massage. Never seen a penguin or a seal. Never seen Table Mountain or Robin Island and certainly never experienced gourmet cooking or a sunset cocktail in a Jacuzzi overlooking some of the most spectacular views in the world. Of course they had also never met Randall and certainly never expected him to sing for them! Ignatius made a profound speech in his home language, Sotho, which was translated by Dr ‘Lebo’ one of the VIP visitors to the mansion. He thanked the sponsors and guests. He said that his life had changed forever, as he now knew what it felt like to live like a king for a week!
Contact Details:
If you would like to stand the chance to receive a VIP invite to Saturday’s party for this week’s winners, email us at info@thrutheline.co.za and tell us why you think you should be included on the guest list for this week’s party, to celebrate together with the winners, models, celebrities and guests at the’ Taste Light’ Mansion. Check out more picture’s of Ignatius’s holiday at www.tastelight.co.za