The world is hushed for a moment as a herd mourns the passing of a king
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Reality … amplified
Surfing, yoga and starvation: how lockdown highlights the inequality and inequity of our society
Ramadan in a time of lockdown
Midway through Ramadan, Fahiem Stellenboom takes us on a journey from District Six in the Sixties to today’s Lockdown
Manna from heaven
Lockdown life: Freshly baked sourdough bread and home-roasted coffee delivered to your door in Cape Town
Lockdown dreams: taking flight
Lockdown dreaming of the best days out in Cape Town. Nothing beats the zipline
Everyone’s fave speedo … up for grabs?
The Springbok Rugby World Cup winning squad are raffling their gear to raise money for the hungry
Banana republics of the north
Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are turning long-held ideas about the first world and the third world on their head
Calls to end lockdown get louder
With South Africa’s lockdown in its sixth week, many people are starting to worry that the country’s response to Covid-19 is more dangerous than the virus
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Death of a King
The world is hushed for a moment as a herd mourns the passing of a king
Reality … amplified
Surfing, yoga and starvation: how lockdown highlights the inequality and inequity of our society
Ramadan in a time of lockdown
Midway through Ramadan, Fahiem Stellenboom takes us on a journey from District Six in the Sixties to today’s Lockdown
Manna from heaven
Lockdown life: Freshly baked sourdough bread and home-roasted coffee delivered to your door in Cape Town
Lockdown dreams: taking flight
Lockdown dreaming of the best days out in Cape Town. Nothing beats the zipline
Everyone’s fave speedo … up for grabs?
The Springbok Rugby World Cup winning squad are raffling their gear to raise money for the hungry
Banana republics of the north
Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are turning long-held ideas about the first world and the third world on their head
Calls to end lockdown get louder
With South Africa’s lockdown in its sixth week, many people are starting to worry that the country’s response to Covid-19 is more dangerous than the virus
Let’s flatten the TB curve next
The global response to Covid-19 has been inspiring. Meanwhile TB (for which there has been a treatment for 100 years!) is still the leading cause of death in South Africa
We are not your naughty children
A respected businessman asks how this lot who so recently turned a blind eye to State Capture get to play the irritated parents now
Vaccines matter now more than ever
All eyes are on Covid-19, which puts the victories that are won every day over vaccine-preventable diseases in low-income settings under threat
A wrecking ball called Zuma. Sound familiar?
Goodwill built up by President Ramaphosa disappears pretty quickly with NDZ at the wheel
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Exit lockdown, enter crossroads
At times, the end of lockdown looks like a shimmering light on the horizon. At other times, it seems like we are looking down the barrel
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Malaria still kills 1,100 people a day
The fight against malaria, which still kills 1,100 people every day, can’t afford to lose resources to the fight against Covid-19
Breaking Rex out for some lockdown fun
Another brilliant fundraising initiative by Oscar’s Arc gives dogs a break from lockdown
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Everyone’s fave speedo … up for grabs?
The Springbok Rugby World Cup winning squad are raffling their gear to raise money for the hungry
Banana republics of the north
Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are turning long-held ideas about the first world and the third world on their head
Reality … amplified
Surfing, yoga and starvation: how lockdown highlights the inequality and inequity of our society
Food & Drink
Foraging and feasting in a delicious city
A day foraging and feasting on wild food on the coast near Cape Point over-delivers in every way
More first-class silliness from the Trolley Dollies
There are a lot of extras on the latest flight of fantasy from the Trolley Dollies – new cast members, some very impressively choreographed, well-rehearsed dance
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Food and wine that (almost) tops the art
Layers and layers of pleasure, in every colour and shape, have been added week by week as we have popped in often, for a minute or
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Take one HQ, add a large portion of Bizerca …
Cape Town foodies will be interested to hear the news that the chef and owner of Bistrot Bizerca, Laurent Deslandes, will be joining the team at
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Health
Let’s flatten the TB curve next
The global response to Covid-19 has been inspiring. Meanwhile TB (for which there has been a treatment for 100 years!) is still the leading cause of death in South Africa
Vaccines matter now more than ever
All eyes are on Covid-19, which puts the victories that are won every day over vaccine-preventable diseases in low-income settings under threat
Exit lockdown, enter crossroads
At times, the end of lockdown looks like a shimmering light on the horizon. At other times, it seems like we are looking down the barrel
Continue Reading
Malaria still kills 1,100 people a day
The fight against malaria, which still kills 1,100 people every day, can’t afford to lose resources to the fight against Covid-19
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A survivor’s guide to train travel in SA
A 10-point guide to resisting the South African railway service’s best efforts to ruin what should be one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world.
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