Mark Keeling has always been a passionate paddler but, after being retrenched from his work in April, he has had a phenomenal year in the sport, representing South Africa in three different paddling disciplines in events across the world.
Category: Features
Chrysanthemum growing: a serious pastime
Competitive chrysanthemum growing is a pastime enjoyed by communities across the Western Cape. Those who participate are serious competitors,...
Die lewensresep van Bertus Basson
Bertus Basson is ’n Suid-Afrikaanse sjef, restaurateur, entrepreneur en TV-persoonlikheid bekend vir sy seisoenale spyskaarte en klassieke kookkuns. Hoewel...
Busy bee Ilse-Lee (van Niekerk)
Largely recognisable from her most recent SAFTA-nominated appearance as Jessica in the Showmax series Troukoors, ambitious Ilse-Lee van Niekerk...
A different culture of fitness
Traditionally, physical fitness entailed exercising to get the body in shape. But experts say that, after Covid, people –...
Sexism in online gaming: “Anybody can play”, but…
Recent research from Statista shows that, as of 2022, approximately 1.3 million South Africans make use of gaming networks...
The children left behind
Stigmas and barriers of access see up to 600 000 special needs children unable to attend school in South...
A look into the bubble tea phenomenon
There is a new taste in town. It can be fruity or milky. You drink it and you chew...
How Franschhoek became the ‘Bishopscourt of the Boland’
Earlier this year, Franschhoek was added to TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places. Known as a wine-producing town,...
The story behind Confessions.za
Confessions.za is a South African student confessions page that, since being created on Instagram in 2019, has become widely...










