If you are wondering whether the R70bn IMF loan to SA is nice super-cheap money when we need it most, or a noose around our necks, here are some of the facts
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Book review: Seeing the land
… capturing “the haunting pull of an opaque war, still inscribed on the land … their work is done in the wake of traumatic pasts and poses questions about the relationship of the past to the future …
Lockdown fatigue and a pandemic of exhaustion
Feeling a bit fatigued by it all? Shem … most South Africans are absolutely shattered
#Lockdown, but not out
A victim of the lockdown, Barbara Magrath has had to close her shop and studio and embrace the online world
Death of a King
The world is hushed for a moment as a herd mourns the passing of a king
The Future delivered by balloon
Wireless Internet connectivity towers that float in the stratosphere promise to narrow the digital divide in Kenya
Remember what was said about Aids
Early reporting on the HIV epidemic showed that the way a story unfolds – even who lives and who dies – can depend on the stories we tell
Drum magazine. The End
The end for a magazine with such an important place in our history … and our hearts
A lockdown love letter
If you look hard enough you will see that Table Mountain vibrates as it sends out waves of healing energy
Tobacco ban still burns, 100 days in
The ban on tobacco sales makes no sense at all. Unfortunately, it proves that in SA crime pays
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IMF loan: godsend, or a gift from hell?
If you are wondering whether the R70bn IMF loan to SA is nice super-cheap money when we need it most, or a noose around our necks, here are some of the facts
Book review: Seeing the land
… capturing “the haunting pull of an opaque war, still inscribed on the land … their work is done in the wake of traumatic pasts and poses questions about the relationship of the past to the future …
Lockdown fatigue and a pandemic of exhaustion
Feeling a bit fatigued by it all? Shem … most South Africans are absolutely shattered
#Lockdown, but not out
A victim of the lockdown, Barbara Magrath has had to close her shop and studio and embrace the online world
Death of a King
The world is hushed for a moment as a herd mourns the passing of a king
The Future delivered by balloon
Wireless Internet connectivity towers that float in the stratosphere promise to narrow the digital divide in Kenya
Remember what was said about Aids
Early reporting on the HIV epidemic showed that the way a story unfolds – even who lives and who dies – can depend on the stories we tell
Drum magazine. The End
The end for a magazine with such an important place in our history … and our hearts
A lockdown love letter
If you look hard enough you will see that Table Mountain vibrates as it sends out waves of healing energy
Tobacco ban still burns, 100 days in
The ban on tobacco sales makes no sense at all. Unfortunately, it proves that in SA crime pays
Let’s start a business
Graphic designer Tezi Sitshongaye knows the tyranny of slaving for the corporate dollar; she has also survived the roller coaster existence of the freelancer. Now she
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One of so many nights to remember
Remembering our friend, the one and only Gerald Schreiner
A snapshot of SA at a key moment
Reworking of annual survey to take a snapshot of SA at a key moment
We have one problem: us
Climate change, biodiversity loss and other global ills share root causes Mary Scholes, University of the Witwatersrand and Robert (Bob) Scholes, University of the Witwatersrand The
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Another crisis, another tipping point for investors
Just as the financial crisis of 2008 was an inflection point for passive investing in the US the current global crisis looks like a key moment for index investors in South Africa
Pellet-pushers of the past
Natural, organic, locally sourced food for happier healthier dogs
Advice for Youth Day: Ask better questions
As South Africa celebrates Youth Day, one millennial advises her peers to start asking smarter questions than, Why bother?
Priority #1: Let’s feed everyone
Unemployed young people are being trained in urban farming in the Philippi Horticultural Area. Hallelujah!
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IMF loan: godsend, or a gift from hell?
If you are wondering whether the R70bn IMF loan to SA is nice super-cheap money when we need it most, or a noose around our necks, here are some of the facts
The Future delivered by balloon
Wireless Internet connectivity towers that float in the stratosphere promise to narrow the digital divide in Kenya
Remember what was said about Aids
Early reporting on the HIV epidemic showed that the way a story unfolds – even who lives and who dies – can depend on the stories we tell
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
Priority #1: Let’s feed everyone
Unemployed young people are being trained in urban farming in the Philippi Horticultural Area. Hallelujah!
Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system
The African food system was broken before Covid-19. Recovery efforts should be geared towards creating a better future.
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
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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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