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Marilyn Honikman

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Marilyn Honikman

​Memories of black South African soldiers who bore arms and fought in War II
FILMS

​Memories of black South African soldiers who bore arms and fought in War II

A filmmaker spoke to black South African World War II vets who told of being armed and fighting at El Alamein.

  • Marilyn Honikman
7 min read
FOOD

The preserve of those who know their zest from the rest

“Oh dear! Bought marmalade. I call that very feeble!” Maggie Smith’s character, the Countess of Trentham, says in Gosford Park.

  • Marilyn Honikman
3 min read
Growing smarter

Growing smarter

Reading has become popular at Belmor Primary School

  • Marilyn Honikman
3 min read
ADRIANA SHUM

Hunting the ‘Mmm’ factor in olive oil

My first taste of an olive oil to savour came unexpectedly. Our old chartered schooner dropped anchor in the bay of Panormitis on the Greek island of Symi in the late afternoon.…

  • Marilyn Honikman
6 min read

Coming of age

You’ve gone grey, a long-time friend said looking at me in embarrassment. Perhaps he thought I had gone grey overnight. Not so. My silver-grey head of hair was 20 years in the…

  • Marilyn Honikman
5 min read
MAIL AMP GUARDIAN

‘We won’t advertise in your commie rag’

Former <i>Weekly Mail</i> advertising executive Marilyn Honikman recalls flogging ad space in the early days of the newspaper.

  • Marilyn Honikman
7 min read