The 2020 Vodacom Durban July will be run ‘behind closed doors’ at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 25 July. FULL UPDATE PENDING… DURBAN, July 4, 2015
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AuthorCapo Cassidy
Results519A smokin’ love affair
“It has to be Ardbeg!” The (familiar) accent was reassuring, and the confidence disarming as Smokin’ Josh Smit elbowed the duty free sales guy aside and
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It’s own kinda cool: Durban
Cape Town’s little sister and Jozi’s country cousin, Durban has frequently punched way above it weight on the nightclubbing scene. Remember Zodiac and Ronnies? How about
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Not your average gin-joint!
Never before has taking medicine seemed so sweet. Gin, I am told, was originally made by monks as a treatment for gout. Tonic was added later
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While I was away I: Jozi
While I was away, Johannesburg has turned its back on its old emotional insecurity and obsession with guns, gangs and guards and blossomed into a hip,
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A tango on the tip of the tongue
Notes from a delicious year spent pairing Peruvian food with South African wine March 11 2015, Ormonde: Darlings of food and wine We had a gorgeous
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National treasure
Feeling patriotic? Reach for a glass of Constantia. As if you need another reason on a cold and wintry Cape evening … or a sweltering summer’s
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Long Street: hold on to your hats
Having visitors from out of town, we dusted off our pith helmets and went down to Mama Africa in Long Street. We were lucky to get
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Day tripping: Kalk Bay
Some people insist that Kalk Bay is part of Cape Town; for me it is clearly a day trip from the Mother City. That says less
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Come on down to the lab …
Never mind the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s crazy cult-feeder of a storyline (Frank-N-furter, eccentric transvestite, cooks up perfect man in lab) I have a crazier one
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