Ribs @ Lords and Legends
Big Portions, Smoky Glaze, and Stadium Energy: Ribs @ Lords and Legends For anyone heading…
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Rooibos tea
Rooibos tea (pronounced ROY-boss, from the Afrikaans for “red bush”) is a caffeine-free herbal infusion…
World war 3 will be fought but a room full of kids on keyboard high on drugs
The statement “world war 3 will be fought but a room full of kids on…
Thirsty’s Pub
Thirsty’s Dockside Tavern was one of Durban’s most iconic waterfront venues throughout the 1990s and…
Time to Vote Again: What You Need to Know Ahead of Election Day
With election season approaching in South Africa, it’s time to prepare to make your voice…
Pizza @ Al Firenze
A long-standing La Lucia favorite, family-run Al Firenze has been serving authentic wood-fired, thin-crust Italian…
Why Lowering the Drink-Drive Limit to Zero Won’t Stop the Carnage on SA Roads
No, a zero alcohol limit on its own is unlikely to meaningfully improve South Africa’s…
The baboon “problem” (often described as a crisis or escalating conflict rather than a literal epidemic) in the Western Cape centres on the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, where chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) and expanding human settlements overlap intensively
The baboon “problem” (often described as a crisis or escalating conflict rather than a literal…
Influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, 43, has died after undergoing a penis-enlargement procedure during a vacation in Thailand with his wife.
Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo (also known online as Denisi or Ego), a 43-year-old British-Nigerian businessman and…
Durban’s (eThekwini) local music scene is smaller and more grassroots than Johannesburg or Cape Town, but it has a dedicated, active alternative/metal and rock community alongside broader function/party, jazz, electronic, gqom, and other genres.
Active Local Alt/Metal and Related Bands The scene centers on extreme and heavy styles (deathcore,…
The AbaThembu Kingdom (also known as Thembuland or the Kingdom of the Thembu) is the traditional polity of the AbaThembu (or Thembu) people, a prominent Xhosa-speaking Nguni nation primarily based in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is one of the major historical Xhosa federations in the former Transkei region. The…
Start an ice business – work from home
How to Start an Ice Business in South Africa When you decide to start an…
Spekboom (Portulacaria afra, also known as porkbush, elephant’s food/bush, or dwarf jade) is a drought-tolerant succulent native to southern Africa
The leaves have a tart, sour, lemony/acidic, citrus-like flavour that is juicy and crunchy/crisp when…
The Leader, His Driver and the Driver’s Wife
is a 1991 British feature-length documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield, set in the final…
Jani Allan (1952–2023) was a prominent South African journalist whose career was dramatically shaped by her 1980s association with Eugène Terre’Blanche (leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, or AWB) and subsequent high-profile legal battles involving British media.
Background and Rise Allan (born Isabel Janet Allan in the UK on 11 September 1952;…
August 23 is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, established by UNESCO
Why August 23? The date commemorates the night of 22–23 August 1791, when enslaved people…
Gill netting in and around Durban (eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal) has two distinct contexts: official large-mesh “shark nets” for bather protection, and widespread illegal (illicit) gill-netting for fish, which is actively targeted by law enforcement.
Official shark nets (bather protection) Large-mesh gill nets have been deployed off Durban beaches since…
South Africa, the plastic bag levy began with environmental intentions, but over time, it effectively shifted into a revenue collection mechanism that failed to curb overall plastic consumption
Initial Reduction vs. Long-Term Failure Where the Revenue Went The Net Result Rather than changing…
What the HPL is and what Treasury intended
The core of the anecdote captures real industry adaptation to South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy…
Support local creators Kusasa
Title: Spotlight on Local Talent: Support Local Creators – Kusasa! South Africa is home to…
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere is an American actress, model, and singer, best known for her prominent roles…
Capricorn (also known as the Glass House, Spookhuis, or Round House)
Capricorn (also known as the Glass House, Spookhuis, or Round House) is a distinctive mansion…
The retained facade of the old Fields Hill Hotel (opened 1922 by Luther Field), now part of the Fields Hill / Fields Shopping Centre at the top of the hill in the Kloof area, is the most clearly documented historic structure directly associated with Fields Hill.
Fields Hill is the steep section of the M13 (King Cetshwayo Highway) linking Pinetown with…
“Super El Niño”:
Expert Insights: Climate scientist Daniel Swain (UCLA) notes that while El Niño doesn’t guarantee a…
proposed closure of Premier Foods’ fruit processing facility in Tulbagh, Western Cape
Livelihoods & Economic Impact The proposed shutdown of the facility poses significant risks to the…