Category: Cape Town

Audi MVP Day: Why the ‘A’ in A5 stands for ‘Amanda’

I got to drive a half-a-million rand car on Friday. Of course, I didn’t know how much it cost before I hit the 200km/h mark. The gasps of surprise (and perhaps fear) from the male passengers was most enjoyable, especially since one of the guys had taken it for a spin before me – an…
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March 30, 2010
The Jaws of Life

Some of us take to the sea like a duck to honey-glaze sauce. Some even profess that "hey, shoo, wow, I'm just so at one with the ocean man". Unfortunately this means we feel entitled to do whatever we like without being hindered by other creatures who live there. So what if they have fins,…
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January 14, 2010
Things that made me smile this week

• Writing a short story, even though it was for a client. • Seeing the new Hospital Bend freeway take shape. • Seeing Cape Town Stadium all the way from De Waal Drive. • A smiling old lady with a floral umbrella and matching raincoat. • My mother chatting to me on facebook (she couldn’t…
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November 13, 2009
In defence of the Mother****ing City

A woman named Anne Stevens recently proved that not all Durbanites are peace-loving, banana-eating hippies, when she lambasted Cape Town (“Cape Town, you can keep your mountain”) for its many flaws.
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October 15, 2009