What I Never Expected About Life in the Countryside
Two years ago Heather Dugmore swapped her life in Sandton for a farm in the mountains of the Karoo, where the cattle low and the only lights she sees at night are the lights of the stars above. […]
Five Generations of Merino – Merino SA President
MERINO SA President Julian Southey talks about the need to be adaptable and to change your farming practice from that of previous generations in order to rise to current economic challenges and benefit from the knowledge available today. […]
COP17 & the Role of SA Business
Business is a key driver in keeping the global temperature rise below 2-degrees, which is the overall requirement of a new global climate order and the aim of COP17 in Durban. […]
Out Of Africa: Beads, Bowls and Beautiful Things
Beads are beautiful, aesthetic and one of the first expressions of human thinking. The oldest known beads in the world were found in the Blombos Cave on South Africa’s southern Cape coast. They date back 75 000 years ago when a human being walked the beach, collecting 60 shells of the same size, which were [...]
The Seachange Project – A first for SA
There is a scientist whose name is etched in coastal and marine conservation in South Africa. She is marine ecologist Dr Kerry Sink from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in Cape Town. […]
Then and Now: Azhar Cachalia
It’s been 33 years since Azhar Cachalia was a student at Wits. Back than he had to apply to the government to attend a ‘white’ university, as did all black students – defined as African, Indian and Coloured. […]
Africa’s Alice in Wonderland – Marianne Fassler
Marianne Fassler is Africa’s Alice in Wonderland. Her fashion garments and home reflect her hypnotic love affair with South Africa and the continent she calls home. […]
Making Sure you and Your Children Survive a Divorce
Any Divorce, however amicable, is hard on children. They suffer collateral, or inadvertent, damage.They lose their sense of security, they probably have to move from their family home, they may not enjoy the same standard of living and they may even be uprooted from schools, neighbourhoods, friends and families. […]
Kgalagadi Homecoming At Last For The Khomani San
It has taken twelve long years for the original descendants of the Khomani San to start benefiting from their ancestral land inside and outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, even though it was returned to them in 1999. […]
An Incredible Journey
“Analysts and investors have commented on Nedbank’s incredible journey. I see Nedbank returning to the top position amongst the four major banks in South Africa over the next ten years. I leave at a good time.” […]