{"id":295193,"date":"2025-12-11T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=295193"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:32:36","slug":"christmas-with-the-bala-family","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/event\/christmas-with-the-bala-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas with The Bala Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t22 December 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t17:00\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bala Family, one of South Africa&#8217;s most celebrated musical dynasties, will reunite for a special Christmas concert at the Boardwalk International Convention Centre on Monday, 22 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, &#8220;Christmas with The Bala Family,&#8221; marks the first occasion the entire family will perform together on a single stage. 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