When we first heard of Maureen Gericke, a pensioner in Gardens, and the city cats she’s been looking after for 17 years, we couldn’t resist the urge to share this love story with our readers.
Tanner Methvin, a partner at Impact Amplifier, and Claire Pengelly, a water analyst at GreenCape, discuss the current water crisis, potential business opportunities, and more.
Could social entrepreneurship be the answer to South Africa’s economic woes? Talk-radio host and The Big Issue board member Kieno Kammies shares his personal views on this question.
Derek Carelse, managing director of The Big Issue, and Tanner Methvin, partner at Impact Amplifier, confront how South Africa should address its social challenges
The three original members of reggae band UB40 will be making a return to South Africa in November with their Red Red Wine Tour. Andrea Vinassa spoke to founder and lead vocalist Ali Campbell about the band’s split into two, his deep love for Madiba and South Africa, maturing, and the task of parenting eight children.
From rural Mpumalanga to the stages of Milan, Paris and New York in record time – opera star Pretty Yende’s journey from schoolgirl to international singing sensation is an inspiration for all young South Africans. Andrea Vinassa chatted to her on the phone during rehearsals in Paris.
Traffic problems are a huge challenge for many in Cape Town, not least because of the legacy of apartheid spatial planning. Zanine Wolf reports on what’s been done, what’s in the pipeline and what some of the sticking points are.