The storyteller with multiple talents
Dr Gcina Mhlophe is a South African storyteller, poet, playwright, director, performer and an advocate for child literacy. She...
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The man behind the seven bronze faces
Mohau Modisakeng is a world-renowned artist who works with performance, sculpture, installation, film, and large-format photography. Through these mediums,...
The Wolf in the Proteas women’s cricket team
At the age of 19, Laura Wolvaardt had to decide between her two lifelong dreams: becoming a doctor or...
Cultivating Kleynhans: The pioneering woman in wine
Vivian Kleynhans decided at a young age that she wanted to be an entrepreneur and become her own boss....
Op pad na bewaring met ’n spring, seil en skarrel
Ná ’n kwarteeu in die diereparkbedryf, weet Esther van der Westhuizen dat eksotiese diere waardeer, maar nie aangehou moet...
Moments on film: A lens on Stellenbosch
The Instagram page “Stellenbosch on Film”, started by Nina Kirsten, developed out of a coincidental lockdown hobby. This hobby has shaped the way Kirsten looks at the world, as well as at time. She captures everyday, transient moments in Stellenbosch on her film camera, to be kept for the next generation, just as her family did before her.
An unexpected gift: The story behind Halli Trust
In 2008, Heidi Naude was working for a toy shop. Her time with the toy store had exposed her...
Crystal Birch: The Mad Creative Hatter
Back in the day a hat was something old-school kerktannies wouldn’t dare to leave the house without. The art...
One man’s trash, another man’s treasure: Meet eco-conscious entrepreneur, Jasper Eales
From sculptures made from scraps, to running the company that transforms waste into fashionable functionality. Llandudno-based entrepreneur, Jasper Eales’s...
Senior community care worker ‘loves to give’
Within Kayamandi, one of the many townships in the Cape Winelands, Nomajama Jikela devotes herself to uplifting her local...