Living

Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagined the apocolyptic-style lockdown we are currently facing. Overnight, ‘social distancing’ and ‘self-isolation’ have become our new normal, and life feels like we’re stuck in a made-for-TV movie. How did this happen, we ask each other, all the while reading the latest Covid 19 news in shock…

The wildly successful Victoria and Alfred Waterfront has become such an intrinsic part of Cape Town’s landscape that its difficult to remember a time when it was just a harbour and you had no reason to go there unless you were boarding a ship. For many Capetonians, this beautifully situated and bustling complex has become…

Cape Town has evolved hugely over the past few decades, and a focus on health and wellness is one of the many ways it has transformed itself into a modern, user-friendly city. Its perfect climate, good roads and unique position between sea and mountain make it a big playground for the fitness-focused people of Cape…

In a beautifully maintained Victorian house at the end of a sunny lane lives a celebrated cook, author and TV personality. In her dappled garden under a sprawling pomegranate tree is a generous table where friends and neighbours gather on summer evenings to drink Bordeaux and listen to her entertaining stories. She’s been living in…