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October 19, 2020

Diary of an urban farmer

Grace Stead, managing director of Abalimi Bezekhaya, caught up with some small-scale Cape Flats farmers who share their lived realities.
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September 21, 2020

Coming back from the brink

Chef, food writer and restaurateur Karen Dudley opens up about her pain of closing her Woodstock restaurant The Kitchen during lockdown, and what it will take to recover during this difficult time.
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August 20, 2020

Etaine’s fighting chance

Eighteen-year-old Etaine Wilson’s lockdown journey has been laced with tragedy, yet the Grade 12 learner at the Western Cape’s Kasselsvlei Comprehensive High School perseveres, no matter what.
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July 20, 2020

Coffee & the art of family

At a time when human connections have been tested to the limit, two baristas with an entrepreneurial flair have become an integral thread of the social fabric of Greyton and Hermanus
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June 19, 2020

A hopeful exchange

Cape Town’s The Hope Exchange began in the 1980s as The Carpenter’s Shop, offering homeless people carpentry training and a hot meal. Founder member and chairman of Maynards Office Technology, Geoff Burton shares this social enterprise’s remarkable journey.
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May 20, 2020

CCID locks in on safety

Despite challenging circumstances, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District continues to uphold safety in the CBD during the national lockdown.
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March 17, 2020

In the ring with Siv Ngesi

Actor, stand-up comedian and now Bollywood singer, Siv Ngesi is bubbly by nature. Whether boxing, supporting charities or jet-setting for work, he always maintains his charismatic smile and sunny disposition.
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February 21, 2020

“Who needs a leg?”

When Thabo Dube lost his leg in an accident, permanently shattered. But creativity kicked in and he began telling his story through the manufacture of leather bags.
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January 20, 2020

Safety in the city

Crime is a constant issue in any metropolis. Luckily for us in the Mother City, there are dedicated people like Muneeb Hendricks who fight this scourge every day.
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