Gate69, Cape Town’s newest theatre venue, opens with a bang this Spring with a production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the iconic rock musical. Anything
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No Corona. No poncho. Surely not Mexican?
Mexico’s most famous chef, Jorge Vallejo, says South Africans seem to have similar problems to his countrymen when it comes to international image. Vallejo, who is
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So much more than tacos and tequila
A group of lucky Capetonians saw in Mexico’s national day on Friday morning with the country’s ambassador to South Africa, Mauricio Escanero, and most famous chef,
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Same old difference in Nairobi
There is nothing like a little trip into Africa to shatter some old stereotypes and confirm a few others. Back in Nairobi last week after an absence
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One of Africa’s best and brightest coming home
Stopping short of slamming the door on a career in politics, Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze, the Nigerian national who is president of the UN’s International Fund
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Fantasy helps us imagine reality
Grahamstown: Karoo Moose keeps the audience enthralled as it tracks back and forth across the line between fantasy and reality, dipping into each and pulling out
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Unmissable raucous bonanza of a show
Back at the Baxter by popular demand: Alistair Izobell’s Remembering the Lux returns to the Baxter from August 25 to September 17 after its runaway success last
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Cape-style treats for the people of Jozi
Things are looking up for our brothers and sisters in Jozi. First, the news that the DA (with a little help from Julius and the Red
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Pay Back The Curry! delivers a feast of satire
I was expecting a large helping of slapstick with a dash of spice from Pay Back The Curry!, which opened at the Baxter Theatre on Tuesday,
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If you are looking for trouble …
On a mini-tour of Cape Town polling stations on Wednesday I got the message, without exception, that I had come to the wrong place if I
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