Viv Vermaak: Reconciliation at the Pick ‘n Pay in South Africa
I totter around the Pick n Pay in Germiston with my fresh platinum rinse and a trolley as my perambulator. Octogenarians overtake me with...
Former ConCourt Judge: How We Internalise Stigma and Shame
There are many forms of hatred and exclusion in our world. There is fear of strangers, fear of foreigners, fear of other races, fear...
HUMOUR: Tips for Driving in South Africa from A Foreigner Who’s...
When I first arrived in South Africa in September 2016, it became rapidly apparent that I wasn’t in Vancouver, Canada anymore... writes Phil Maloney....
Dashcams, Corruption, and Theft in South Africa
Do you guys remember when a traffic official tried to get a bribe out of me? I do... writes Canadian expat living in South...
A Letter to South African Airways After My Flight Last Night
To SAA Airlines,
I flew out of LAGOS / NIGERIA with your airline last night - writes Louis de Jager - and I just wanted...
Still Passionate About SA Life After Cancer and Crime
Three years ago, I had just survived an extremely rare form of brain cancer that put me in a group of less than 120...
Parents’ Frightening Kidnapping Ordeal on Friday Evening in South Africa
I am not sure how to tell this in a FB-length post, at least at the level of emotional turbulence with which this happened......
Gus Silber: The Day the 2019 Rugby World Cup Champions Came...
The only Springbok garment I was able to find in my cupboard, at short notice, was a vintage model from the 2011 Rugby World...
Donkey Skin Trade in South Africa: URGENT PLEA from Karoo Sanctuary...
The Karoo Donkey Sanctuary sprawls over 18 hectares at the base of the Swartberg Mountains only two kilometres outside Prince Albert. Capetonians Jonno Sherwin...
Traveller24 Ed: What I’d Like to Say to the Guy Who...
I don’t know you. I don’t know your name and I barely caught a glimpse of your face as we chugged out of Kimberly...
