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    My Octopus Teacher

    This Oscar-winning documentary will have you mesmerised with its 'love story' filmed in the Atlantic kelp forest near Simon’s Town

  • And....breathe!

    Oxygen is the element that keeps us all alive. So isn’t it ridiculous that we’ve forgotten how to breathe?

  • Pure pleasure from Poland

    An ancient heritage of crafting fiery spirits and liqueurs is winning awards for a Johannesburg family

  • Pass Over

    A powerful play opens at The Market Theatre to mark Black History Month

  • Burned-out city slickers find peace in Rosendal

    A little Free State town is proving a big hit with people craving a slower pace - for a weekend, or for a lifetime.

  • Six years with Al Qaeda

    A book review of the incredible and well told story of Al Qaeda hostage Stephen McGown

  • World-class luxury adapts to local pockets

    The gorgeous Villa iZulu in KwaZulu Natal is a four-times world-beating safari lodge - so rustle up your 9 best friends and go!

  • Rose

    This powerful one-woman play will hold you spellbound

  • Coping with a midlife crisis

    The Covid crisis has inflicted emotional, financial and career catastrophes on more people than ever, exacerbating the mid-life crisis that many people were already suffering.

  • Shuggie Bain - A beautifully told tale of misery

    My review of the 2020 winner of the Booker Prize For Fiction

  • A kingdom of adventure

    Itching to travel somewhere different, but not willing to venture too far these days? Try Eswatini, a tiny kingdom of adventure.

  • The Houghton Hotel

    A staycation close to home turns out to be far more worthwhile than expected

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