Totally unprepared to bear witness to the horror, we fled the theatre
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Cape Point, nature’s cathedral
Cape Point, our very own little piece of Heaven on Earth
Food gardens at schools to feed the body and the mind
Former president’s foundation installs food gardens at schools to teach children and to feed them
Don’t miss Ndlovu choir, an explosion of SA magic
A true story of ubuntu makes for a perfect African fairytale … and a sensational night out
Buy the best veggies, support a fabulous cause
Buying produce from a garden tended by some of Cape Town’s most vulnerable residents gives us a lot more than the freshest, most delicious, ‘cheap as chips’ , hyper-local, plastic-free veggies
Damon Galgut’s The Promise on stage in CT
Star-studded cast and crew bring stage adaptation of Booker prize winner to the little playhouse down the road
A little Twenties glamour in Camps Bay
We have just received news about Vintage Jukebox, a celebration of the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, the era of the speakeasy, flappers, prohibition and jazz
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Divided by the Word: Zulu vs Xhosa
A new book examines how apartheid education entrenched a divide created by colonisers and African interpreters
All hail Queen Caroline, long may she reign
Sage words (and handy tips) on awakening your divine connection
So you think you know the ’hood …
Locals join a ‘geographical’ tour of Oranjezicht, a suburb they thought they knew well, and discover how little they actually know about its history, politics, socio-economics, architecture, love trysts …
Whisky and water from the mountains
Whisky from Wellington and water from the mountain make for a truly delicious and hyper-local drink.
Brics: who, what and why? (Is it worth it?)
With all the hoo-ha about SA’s hosting of the upcoming Brics summit it seems like a good time to refresh our memory about who makes up the grouping and what it has achieved
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Visigoths should come with a warning
Totally unprepared to bear witness to the horror, we fled the theatre
Cape Point, nature’s cathedral
Cape Point, our very own little piece of Heaven on Earth
Food gardens at schools to feed the body and the mind
Former president’s foundation installs food gardens at schools to teach children and to feed them
Don’t miss Ndlovu choir, an explosion of SA magic
A true story of ubuntu makes for a perfect African fairytale … and a sensational night out
Buy the best veggies, support a fabulous cause
Buying produce from a garden tended by some of Cape Town’s most vulnerable residents gives us a lot more than the freshest, most delicious, ‘cheap as chips’ , hyper-local, plastic-free veggies
Damon Galgut’s The Promise on stage in CT
Star-studded cast and crew bring stage adaptation of Booker prize winner to the little playhouse down the road
A little Twenties glamour in Camps Bay
We have just received news about Vintage Jukebox, a celebration of the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, the era of the speakeasy, flappers, prohibition and jazz
Continue Reading
Divided by the Word: Zulu vs Xhosa
A new book examines how apartheid education entrenched a divide created by colonisers and African interpreters
All hail Queen Caroline, long may she reign
Sage words (and handy tips) on awakening your divine connection
So you think you know the ’hood …
Locals join a ‘geographical’ tour of Oranjezicht, a suburb they thought they knew well, and discover how little they actually know about its history, politics, socio-economics, architecture, love trysts …
Whisky and water from the mountains
Whisky from Wellington and water from the mountain make for a truly delicious and hyper-local drink.
Brics: who, what and why? (Is it worth it?)
With all the hoo-ha about SA’s hosting of the upcoming Brics summit it seems like a good time to refresh our memory about who makes up the grouping and what it has achieved
Storms, torment, passion and power, as only opera can deliver
Heard on opening night: “[The Pearl Fishers at Artscape] made me wonder if I am doing it wrong. Am I living my best life? Do I even know how to love?”
From Westminster Abbey to Christ Church Constantia, SA divas rock
Pretty Yende serenades the King and Lynelle Kenned sings for us
A magical night where nothing is as it seems
Magician Stuart Lightbody, who used to be as cute as he was brilliant, looks all grown up now. ‘The Man With The Golden Hands’ is doing a one-night show at Kalk Bay Theatre
Sophie Joans’s one-woman volcano
Watch out Trevor Noah?
Kentridge shines a light on the all-but-forgotten Africans lost in WW1
William Kentridge’s epic production honouring the Africans who fought and died in the First World War finally comes to Joburg
Current Affairs
Brics: who, what and why? (Is it worth it?)
With all the hoo-ha about SA’s hosting of the upcoming Brics summit it seems like a good time to refresh our memory about who makes up the grouping and what it has achieved
How the global south uses non-alignment to avoid great power rivalries
Africa especially, the world’s most insecure continent (host to 84% of UN peacekeepers), cannot afford to simply be pulled into the orbit of one or other of the superpowers of the day
The theft of art, the murder of knowledge
Art cannot be separated from history, knowledge, culture, development. The return of artworks plundered in colonial times entirely on the plunderers terms misses the point
Food & Drink
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
Feast on local flavours and support our future foodies
Savouring local flavours and supporting local foodies of the future at a different kind of food market
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
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.
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