December 22 2023

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Who would be the real wanderer?

There is something ineffable about drifting as a method to transport body and spirit from a familiar to an...

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Lust and murder in the Cape Colony

The story of the first woman to be sentenced to death at the Cape.

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Baked beans under the Christmas tree?

We have to burn candles all year round and our gift from the government is electric light.

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The first two pages of this stupid world

Here are Fred de Vries's top 11 albums of the year.

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All I want for Christmas is Herman Charles B

Bosman died at the age of 46 after a tumultuous life that left many questions. If only he could answer them…

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A recipe for harmony

Reminiscing about the ghosts of Christmases past and coming up with a menu for a new era.

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A year of battle-axes and survivors

2023 has produced a crop of novels novels about anti-heroines who hold their own.

Image: Theodore Key | @theodore_key_illustration

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR

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Infidels in Paradise

There's an earthly utopia in the Tyrrhenian Sea where sinners are content.

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Scheiße, merde: The surprising benefits of swearing

Why do people still get triggered by swear words, when in fact they're f***ing awesome?

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A godforsaken land where nothing is simple

Israel and Gaza: how many children know only hunger, fear, and violence?

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Elita de Klerk: Through my grief, I see SA’s trauma

After the death of former president FW de Klerk, his widow started engaging with the suffering of others.

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Our Mother of all Playlists

A load of holiday music for every taste imaginable.

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Love, lust and larceny at the Cape of Good Hope

A story about the Cape ancestors of today’s Bassons, De Wets, Vissers, Berghs, Groenewalds and Mosterts.

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The Khakis of Claremont

The story of how an English family from Ceylon struggled to settle down in the Cape among the ‘bloody Nats’ in 1948.

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The protest poet that loves to perform

The indomitable Diana Ferrus turns 70 next week.

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Sometimes the road to Heaven leads through Hell

Bulky 4x4s are often just status symbols. But look beyond that and you may discover a real instrument of freedom.

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Let the journey just happen

The unknown has become harder to find. The adventure has disappeared from our travels. It's time to put it back.

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In praise of the Croc

Everything about the ‘ugly shoe' is well thought out and groundbreaking. So, where does its unlovely reputation come from?