When Tinashe Nyamudoka left his economically ruined homeland Zimbabwe in 2008 to settle in Cape Town, he didn’t know anything about wine. Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought to rise from runner to one of SA’s most respected wine sommeliers in less than ten years. The dream became reality. Before Tinashe arrived …
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South African crime writers – Murder they wrote
Is it true that crime doesn’t pay? Dieter Losskarn asked four of South Africa’s most popular thriller authors. Roger Smith, Deon Meyer, Michele Rowe and Andrew Brown are getting away with murder on a regular base. Photography: Guido Schwarz (Meyer, Rowe, Brown), Dieter Losskarn (Smith) The night they were hijacked, Roxy Palmer and her husband, …
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Childhood memories ignite passion – Andrew Gunn
Childhood pursuits can turn into lifelong passions. Almost 40 years ago Andrew Gunn fell in love with a Porsche 356. He bought the very same car in 1969. And he still owns it. It was followed by more than a dozen more. The sun is trying hard to penetrate the dense cloud cover. It’s a …
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