Good ol’ gal Jane van Renen has a few swigs, wipes her mouth and tells it all Tradition is turning into trend drinking bourbon is especially for those who spend time in cigar bars. Surrounded by an age-old romantic atmosphere, these sweeter whiskeys are ever-growing in popularity. As American as apple pie, and with the […]

Fiona Macleod By this time next year, visitors to the world-famous Kruger National Park may be able to cross into neighbouring Mozambique without a passport, to witness one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in Africa. Plans being considered by the government mean that tourists will need their passports only if they use Mozambique to exit […]

Neal Collins soccer Charlton Athletic are set to sign a second South African in their bid to keep the unfashionable South London club riding high in the Premiership. Manager Alan Curbishley is on the verge of luring Bafana Bafana striker Shaun Bartlett from Swiss club FC Zurich. Curbishley, the highly rated Latics boss who was […]

Ntuthuko Maphumulo soccer Banyana Banyana will be hoping to emulate the South African men’s team, Bafana Bafana, by winning the African Nations Cup in front of their home fans but Lady Luck might not be on Banyana’s side. In 1996 the Super Eagles of Nigeria did not defend their men’s African Cup of Nations title […]

Duncan Mackay olympics ‘Don’t worry about the delays back home, mate,” said the Greek taxi driver in London. “Things are always done in Greece at the last minute. Why should the Olympics be any different?” It is true that appears to be pretty much standard operating procedure in Athens but not one that the members […]

Jubie Matlou Paramount Chief Kgagudi Kenneth Sekhukhune of Bapedi-ba-Marota in the Northern Province walked slowly into a hall packed with chiefs from all corners of his kingdom to listen to deliberations regarding the role of traditional leaders after the December 5 local government elections. The blind monarch, firmly clenching his walking stick, was flanked by […]

Five South African artists are exhibiting at Havana’s sexy Biennale this year Sue Williamson Each of the world’s great art biennials have their own character. The oldest and best known, the Venice Biennale, is highly commercialised, characterised by infighting between the local city officials and visiting art people, and only the curators and the most […]

It takes two to tango, but for a good sporting event there usually has to be a third the referee or umpire Gavin Foster Mike Gajjar’s game is cricket, while Michael Katzenellenbogen eats, sleeps and drinks rugby. Ian Mcleod prefers the game that uses a round ball, and Darryl Ribbink is a boxing man. Despite […]

Peter Dickson The Eastern Cape government has nipped in the bud an audacious plan by councils in the province to give themselves multimillion-rand golden handshakes ahead of the local government elections. MEC for Local Government and Housing Gugile Nkwinti gave the mayors of East London, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch less than 12 hours to […]