An unpretentious hole-in-the-wall wine bar in Cape Town selling wine by the glass at fair prices? I kid you not
Top Articles
The Festival is back!
The Festival is back, news that made me dig through the archives and revel in memories made at this always-epic event
A purpose-led, coffee-fuelled world
Long may it last that companies provide this drug to employees and give them a break to administer it. Now available in sign language …
While the adults fight, the children draw
Like other children trapped in wars across the globe, youngsters in Ukraine draw planes, rockets and explosions; they also draw flowers, angels, Easter bunnies and peace signs
How is the City of Cape Town helping the burgeoning homeless population?
As winter draws in, Capetonians are asking what the city is doing to help the hundreds (thousands, maybe?) of newly homeless setting up camp on the streets and in the parks. This is what they say
Come as you were; leave as you want to be
A hyper-modern, mind-opening carnival of quirkiness set to 80s anthems … what is not to love
Baxter Theatre renamed to honour Pam Golding
The renaming of the main theatre at the Baxter is a fabulous legacy for Pam Golding and a shot in the arm for the Baxter, no doubt
Not just another play about apartheid
It is shocking how relevant this play is more than six decades after its premier
Latest Posts
Perfection at a wine bar called Publik
An unpretentious hole-in-the-wall wine bar in Cape Town selling wine by the glass at fair prices? I kid you not
The Festival is back!
The Festival is back, news that made me dig through the archives and revel in memories made at this always-epic event
A purpose-led, coffee-fuelled world
Long may it last that companies provide this drug to employees and give them a break to administer it. Now available in sign language …
While the adults fight, the children draw
Like other children trapped in wars across the globe, youngsters in Ukraine draw planes, rockets and explosions; they also draw flowers, angels, Easter bunnies and peace signs
How is the City of Cape Town helping the burgeoning homeless population?
As winter draws in, Capetonians are asking what the city is doing to help the hundreds (thousands, maybe?) of newly homeless setting up camp on the streets and in the parks. This is what they say
Come as you were; leave as you want to be
A hyper-modern, mind-opening carnival of quirkiness set to 80s anthems … what is not to love
Baxter Theatre renamed to honour Pam Golding
The renaming of the main theatre at the Baxter is a fabulous legacy for Pam Golding and a shot in the arm for the Baxter, no doubt
Not just another play about apartheid
It is shocking how relevant this play is more than six decades after its premier
From broken boy to beast, a coming of age
A jarring reflection of these brutal times; Shadow Boxing is also a searing tale of a coming of age that would strip even the strongest among us to their bare bones
Intense and surreal theatre … life mimics art mimics life
The Life and Times of Michael K left me searching for distraction and dilution, things I usually avoid
Cape Town-based duo provide military cover for Ukrainian software engineers
Global start-up community keeps Ukrainian businesses running as staff head off to war
Russia/Ukraine conflict and South Africans’ investments
Investors around the world have been on high alert since Russia, the world’s third largest producer of oil and gas, invaded Ukraine, unsettling global markets. Investors are cautioned against reacting hastily and locking in in losses
Bonolo Kavula is Norval’s inaugural African Art prize winner
The winners of Norval Sovereign African Art Prize have ben announced and the benefit auction is open
The nation really is in a bad state
Cyril Ramaphosa can give a great speech, that is for sure
Valentine’s lessons from nature’s master charmer
Personal finance lessons from the peacock on Valentine’s Day … who would have thought it
Age is just a number, says speedskater after winning gold at 5 Olympics
Sweet thing is only 35 but what a record, she has been winning Olympic Gold in speedskating (!) since 2006
Current Affairs
Cape Town-based duo provide military cover for Ukrainian software engineers
Global start-up community keeps Ukrainian businesses running as staff head off to war
Russia/Ukraine conflict and South Africans’ investments
Investors around the world have been on high alert since Russia, the world’s third largest producer of oil and gas, invaded Ukraine, unsettling global markets. Investors are cautioned against reacting hastily and locking in in losses
The nation really is in a bad state
Cyril Ramaphosa can give a great speech, that is for sure
Food & Drink
Perfection at a wine bar called Publik
An unpretentious hole-in-the-wall wine bar in Cape Town selling wine by the glass at fair prices? I kid you not
A delicious one night stand with the Test Kitchen
I am told that this should have an age-restriction. If you can’t handle a little food porn turn away now. Our little fling with the Test Kitchen, a story written by us and for us … never to be repeated
A tale of two cities
Goodbye Camps Bay, hallo Church Square, where fine food and gracious hospitality trump great views and airbrushed people
Feasting in the Mother City
The food scene in Cape Town is fun and serious, delicious and surprising, comforting and challenging … it is life itself!
Health
The battle of the plagues
Still, the Global Fund says, ‘the pandemic presents us with a chance to build a better, more equitable and healthier world’
Interactive map gives snapshot of vaccination rollout in Africa
Amazing map provides an easy reference of where Africa is at re Covid-19 jabs (and might just introduce many to countries they had not heard of before)
U=U brings an Aids-free world into sight
Overwhelming evidence is causing a cultural shift in HIV prevention
Learning to live with the plague
As it becomes accepted that herd immunity is not going to happen, at least not in our lifetimes, the focus turns to learning to live with Covid-19
Call Off The Search
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.
Read now