A diverse group has gathered at the Naziema Isaacs library in Khayelitsha outside Cape Town in response to a notice about a writers’ workshop. It represents a cross-section of the community: 12 year olds in school tracksuits; teenage girls; young men with funky hairstyles; a matron with a genial face alongside older men in formal jackets.
Though warm and frothy ale is an enduring symbol of Britain, there’s a fight on to save the traditional British pint from being flushed away by a fizzy tide of bland, mass-produced Euro-lager. Real ale, made the time-honoured, natural way, is an endangered species that enthusiasts say is being muscled out of British pubs by international brewing giants.
Amini revolution seems to be taking place as customers leave the rarified air of banking halls to bank in a supermarket. Retailer banking is an idea that is catching on with an increasing number of customers, who are weary of high bank charges. Apart from the cost savings, there is also the revolutionary idea of a bank keeping retail hours.
Dead at 47 from an untimely heart attack, the most singular satirist South African art has ever known was felled in his prime. Trevor Makhoba left behind a truncated legacy of blisteringly brilliant paintings. Durban’s BAT Centre is honouring the legacy of the city’s most controversial son, writes Alex Sudheim.
Bruce Conradie, MD of Razor’s Wire Business Intelligence, broadly categorises loyalty programmes into three segments. The first is “loyalty currency”, which can be in the form of points, miles or bucks. These are accumulated and can be redeemed for rewards. Then there are loyalty programmes that offer the customer discounts on purchases.
Whatever we think of Israel’s assault on Lebanon, all of us seem to agree about one fact: that it was a response, however disproportionate, to an unprovoked attack by Hezbollah. The Israeli government’s supporters ask peaceniks like me: What would you have done? It’s an important question. But its premise, I have now discovered, is flawed, writes George Monbiot.
The highway south from Beirut to the coastal city of Tyre was a symbol of Lebanon’s love for the open road and proof of revival after the bitter 1975 to 1990 conflict. But that was four weeks ago. Today, Lebanon’s dreams of recovery from years of civil war have been shattered by Israel’s devastating month-old offensive.
Young South African women can look forward to an extremely rewarding career — as can many of the more mature women in this country. The current dispensation allows women of all ethnic origins to finally come into their own in business. More opportunities are opening for women in all spheres of industry.
There’s no shortage of expensive dresses at couture shows, but money doesn’t always buy you taste, writes Hadley Freeman.
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