Having spent a few glorious days foraging and feasting with Veld & Sea and having heard great things about Meuse Farm I was intrigued to read of their collaboration. We can’t attend this but have it on good authority that this will be a wonderful event
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Cape Town re-infected … in the nicest possible way
‘The artwork always feels immediate and direct, allowing currents for electric interaction as well as reflection as one walks on to the next performance and the next chance encounter.’
The truth about space collisions and desert glass
Earlier theories about shards of glass scattered across the desert include that they are ejected by volcanoes on the moon or formed by the fusion of sand and soil when lightning strikes …
Laughing all the way down (so you don’t have to)
Sophie Joans was a knockout at Grahamstown and at Edinburgh. Her new one-woman show previews in Cape Town (tickets available for one night only)
New 300-bed homeless shelter gets thumbs up
The city’s Safe Spaces programme offers more than a bed. The range of services to help people get off the street includes skills training, treatment for substance and alcohol abuse and help connecting with their families
El Anatsui: the great Ghanaian sculptor is the talk of London
Takeover of the Turbine Hall is ‘a magical and troubling universe, shimmering with meanings’
It’s swimming season, baby!
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Table Mountain Take a Hike day
Capetonians call to join Take Hike day, which resonates with our mission to Reclaim Devil’s Peak!
A 4-day dance party in a country where it is illegal to be gay
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Celebrating land and sea, Cape Town-style
Having spent a few glorious days foraging and feasting with Veld & Sea and having heard great things about Meuse Farm I was intrigued to read of their collaboration. We can’t attend this but have it on good authority that this will be a wonderful event
Definitely not Just Another Brick In The Wall
Let this be a wake up call for us all
Cape Town re-infected … in the nicest possible way
‘The artwork always feels immediate and direct, allowing currents for electric interaction as well as reflection as one walks on to the next performance and the next chance encounter.’
The truth about space collisions and desert glass
Earlier theories about shards of glass scattered across the desert include that they are ejected by volcanoes on the moon or formed by the fusion of sand and soil when lightning strikes …
Laughing all the way down (so you don’t have to)
Sophie Joans was a knockout at Grahamstown and at Edinburgh. Her new one-woman show previews in Cape Town (tickets available for one night only)
New 300-bed homeless shelter gets thumbs up
The city’s Safe Spaces programme offers more than a bed. The range of services to help people get off the street includes skills training, treatment for substance and alcohol abuse and help connecting with their families
El Anatsui: the great Ghanaian sculptor is the talk of London
Takeover of the Turbine Hall is ‘a magical and troubling universe, shimmering with meanings’
It’s swimming season, baby!
Whether you want a sneaky lunchtime dip in the Atlantic, or to languish in the salty blue Indian Ocean for hours here are a few of our favourite spots to swim
Table Mountain Take a Hike day
Capetonians call to join Take Hike day, which resonates with our mission to Reclaim Devil’s Peak!
A 4-day dance party in a country where it is illegal to be gay
In the Luganda language, “nyege nyege” is interpreted as an irresistible urge to dance; in Kiswahili it is slang for “horny, horny”
Looking forward to … the butchering of a whodunit
Expect the audience to be rolling in the aisles as amateur actors take a rubber axe to Hercule Poirot and friends
Take a peak under the Mother City’s petticoat
A walking tour that will reveal a lot about this glamorous old girl
Evolution revolution
Reimagining human evolution without the great, white, male explorer in charge
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel win is a victory for many
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VC players unite around impact beyond profits
The more we build evidence of impact, the more we will see capital flows
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Evolution revolution
Reimagining human evolution without the great, white, male explorer in charge
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel win is a victory for many
Economics is not banking; it is parenthood, child care, people’s struggles, social change … life itself … and woman’s key role has long been ignored
ANC, Santaco exit set to crush EFF taxi strike
EFF taxi strike looks like a damp squib. Pity the poor commuters who were dreading it all weekend
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Celebrating land and sea, Cape Town-style
Having spent a few glorious days foraging and feasting with Veld & Sea and having heard great things about Meuse Farm I was intrigued to read of their collaboration. We can’t attend this but have it on good authority that this will be a wonderful event
GetWine gets more wine … to you!
CyberCellar gobbled up in bid to get more wines to the people
All bets on as Sting takes us back to casino that promised to be a foodie mecca
Remembering the pleasure and the promise of an incredible feast at Time Square, and wondering what we will find there 5 years later
Imagining, like fermenting
We expect Sepial to work magic with food and people at her new venture, The Fermentary, at Makers Landing
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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
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