Cycling Sout Africa

As the wheels come off, locals who rode with US legend Lance Armstrong are keeping their heads down. Richard Poplak reports.

South African cyclist Nolan Hoffman experienced a bout of insomnia after he won a silver medal at the UCI Track World Championships in Australia.

Siphi­wo Mahala contrasts his experiences at two recent literary festivals — Open Book Cape Town and Macufe Wordfest in Bloemfontein.