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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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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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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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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Dancing out of disadvantage
Dance for All (DFA), an Athlone-based non-profit organisation that gives free dance classes in the townships of Gugulethu, Nyanga, Langa, Khayelitsha and Delft and nearby rural
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Absurdity and the essence of life
A combination of caricature, satire, panto and mime, Waterline’s cast of masked characters are incredibly charming and funny as they tackle the absurdity of a life
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WEF Africa: it’s a wrap
Ramaphosa hails ‘fruitful’ WEF mission Kigali – South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at a press briefing held to conclude South Africa’s business at the
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Only a matter of time before Africa takes the lead
Any excuse to use a pic of Madiba, but there is more to this … Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Rwanda’s minister for youth and information communication technology, said
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