In life, as in art, there is much to watch in Cape Town right now: the party implodes, the edifice crumbles. Taking a break from real life drama, I saw
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Making money in the wildest of ways
Throwing the old economy-versus-environment argument into question, Wilderness Holdings on Friday reported good progress on both sides of the equation in the six months to the
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The future is here (almost) and it is fast and loose
Residents in at least one leafy suburban street (mine) in Cape Town are facing down noisy chaos this morning with the unannounced arrival of workmen to
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State transformed SABMiller deal for South Africans
Some bad news is emerging around the AB Inbev-SABMiller merger with the pound’s so-called flash-crash having knocked quite a bit of value off the deal for South African shareholders.
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On the road and in bed with dance at Baxter
The opening night of the Baxter Dance Festival on Thursday took us on a trip and then gave us a whole lot of loving. First John
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FNB combines new tech and old-fashioned values
As First National Bank launched its new super hi-tech mobile banking app on Wednesday the bank’s chief executive, Jacques Celliers, made the point that the bank’s
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Low calorie, low alcohol wine – not to be confused with tea
Rooibos and Honeybush, long-time luvvies of the local tea-drinking scene, have been elevated to a different class altogether by news that they have achieved fame in
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Taking people watching to new heights at the V&A
The V & A Waterfront will be teeming with all sorts of showmen and showgirls, tricksters and tramps next weekend when it hosts the first ever
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Cape Town overtakes Bali as best value for long haul
Cape Town Tourism’s chief executive, Enver Duminy, this week talked about “affordable luxury” as he welcomed the news that the Mother City had been named best-value
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#FeesMustFall: good call, badly executed
I have been struggling to decide how I feel about the student protests. I have feel a deep sympathy for the students and support their demand to
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