It is hard to find the words to describe this extraordinary show by our very own King Kentridge
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The Gathering: Shining a light in dark corners
The return of Daily Maverick’s flagship event, The Gathering, after a miserable few years felt like the lifting of a (news) blackout
A super cool and rather elegant stocking filler
Stylish, cool, environmentally friendly, gorgeous, excellent value … what is not to love about these glass straws
The struggle for freedom from struggle
The child of survivors doesn’t bargain on how much his parents would sacrifice to avoid him being pulled into the war against tyranny, escape from which has shaped their entire lives
Financing the energy transition (show me the money, Cop27)
Some thoughts on how we will pay the bill (estimated at ‘somewhere around $1.6-3.8 trillion annually between 2016 and 2050’)
Imagining, like fermenting
We expect Sepial to work magic with food and people at her new venture, The Fermentary, at Makers Landing
Make a small donation to feed 100 hungry people this Christmas
Ladles of Love makes it so easy to make a big difference this festive season
Good news for SA’s credit rating (and yours)?
Could the ratings clouds over South Africa be clearing?
Sistars and spirits at Spier
A brief visit with the spirits at a campfire under the stars at Spier
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William the Conqueror
It is hard to find the words to describe this extraordinary show by our very own King Kentridge
The Gathering: Shining a light in dark corners
The return of Daily Maverick’s flagship event, The Gathering, after a miserable few years felt like the lifting of a (news) blackout
A super cool and rather elegant stocking filler
Stylish, cool, environmentally friendly, gorgeous, excellent value … what is not to love about these glass straws
The struggle for freedom from struggle
The child of survivors doesn’t bargain on how much his parents would sacrifice to avoid him being pulled into the war against tyranny, escape from which has shaped their entire lives
Financing the energy transition (show me the money, Cop27)
Some thoughts on how we will pay the bill (estimated at ‘somewhere around $1.6-3.8 trillion annually between 2016 and 2050’)
Imagining, like fermenting
We expect Sepial to work magic with food and people at her new venture, The Fermentary, at Makers Landing
Make a small donation to feed 100 hungry people this Christmas
Ladles of Love makes it so easy to make a big difference this festive season
Good news for SA’s credit rating (and yours)?
Could the ratings clouds over South Africa be clearing?
Sistars and spirits at Spier
A brief visit with the spirits at a campfire under the stars at Spier
A very South African explosion of magic
A true story of ubuntu makes for a perfect African fairytale … and a sensational night out
Zeitz … always calling me back
It is always worth it to pop down to the gallery down the road
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
The Big British Blowout
TBH in SA and other emerging markets we are quite familiar with acts of fiscal indiscipline being quickly punished by the markets
‘Revenge of the Fed’ meets loadshedding
Not The Daily News: What do rising inflation and rates mean for investors
SA ‘the poster-child of energy transition’
If we can solve these problems here we can solve them just about anywhere … all eyes on Mzansi
Falling out of love with Walter Sickert
Ian Thompson’s disillusionment on viewing the work of a stranger from another century reminds the reader of how personal and ow powerful viewing art can be
Current Affairs
The Gathering: Shining a light in dark corners
The return of Daily Maverick’s flagship event, The Gathering, after a miserable few years felt like the lifting of a (news) blackout
Make a small donation to feed 100 hungry people this Christmas
Ladles of Love makes it so easy to make a big difference this festive season
Good news for SA’s credit rating (and yours)?
Could the ratings clouds over South Africa be clearing?
Food & Drink
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
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
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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