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Book review: Before we forget kindness

Before we forget kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi Picador Review: Chantel Erfort Having finished last year reading countless journal articles and academic texts for the purposes of…

By Thursday morning the Sea Point Pavilion pools had reached maximum capacity and had to be closed with scores of people still queuing to get inside.

Pools, beaches and picnic sites closed as crowds head out on Boxing Day

As temperatures soared across the city today, access to public pools and beaches had to be cut off with queues of people still waiting to get inside. With the mercury rising to…

Book review: When Love Kills

When Love Kills – The tragic tale of AKA and Anele Melinda Ferguson Melinda Ferguson Books Review: Chantel Erfort My first encounter with AKA was at a Heineken event around the…

Book review: Closer to Love

Closer to Love Vex King Bluebird Books for Life Review: Chantel Erfort Ordinarily I would avoid anything even vaguely related to catchphrases like “self-love”, let alone a book…

Book review: Riding Life

Riding Life Grant Lottering with David Gardner Tafelberg Review: Chantel Erfort Isn’t it funny how, when we get involved in a sport or hobby, we immerse ourselves in often…

Book review: The Accidental Medium

The Accidental Medium Tracy Whitwell Pan Macmillan Review: Chantel Erfort If you’ve ever heard a book being described as a “delightful romp” and been confused about what it…

Book review: The Family Retreat

The Family Retreat Bev Thomas Faber & Faber Review: Chantel Erfort When I picked up The Family Retreat I hadn’t done any “reading for fun” in a long time and while the themes the…

Book review: Run for the love of life

Run for the love of life Erica Terblanche Quickfox Publishing Review: Chantel Erfort In 2009, recently divorced adventurer, Erica Terblanche took her broken heart into the Sahara…

Book review: How I took back my power

How I took back my power Nompumelelo Runji Tafelberg Review: Chantel Erfort How I took back my power is a deeply personal and intimate account of the emotional and mental abuse…

Book review: A ’delightful’ guide for dog lovers

Posh and Friends A dog lover’s guide to happy dogs Dr Denis Worrall Green Shoots Books Review: Chantel Erfort Remarkable. Charming. Delightful. These are some of the words others…

Book review: How To Save A Life

How To Save A Life Eva Carter Mantle Reviewed by: Chantel Erfort On the eve of the millennium, Joel Greenaway, a popular, rising star in school sports, suffers cardiac arrest and…

The view at sunrise from a mountain-facing room on the 20th floor of Hotel Sky.

Breathtaking views win award for new city hotel

When Hotel Sky was officially opened on April 1, general manager Mercia Horn joked that “it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke… we really did open a hotel during the pandemic.” Last…

Book review: People Like Her

People Like Her Ellery Lloyd Pan Macmillan Review: Chantel Erfort Emmy Jackson is Mamabare. Instagram influencer extraordinaire. Once a magazine industry “it-girl” (is that term…

Book review: Billie Eilish book

Billie Eilish By Billie Eilish Wren & Rock Review: Chantel Erfort Let me start with a disclaimer or two. I am not a Billie Eilish fan. I’m also not not a Billie Eilish fan. When…

Review of Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch

Nation on the Couch Wahbie Long Melinda Ferguson Books Review: Chantel Erfort Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch is not an easy read, but it certainly is a fascinating one. With…

Long looks at violence through psychoanalytic lens

Let’s plant that tree. It’s never too late. With these words, clinical psychologist Wahbie Long concludes our interview. I had asked him if he had any parting shots. It’s a great…

A’Eysha Kassiem’s book reviewed

Suitcase of Memory A’Eysha Kassiem Kwêla Books Review: Chantel Erfort It’s been a long time since I have picked up a book and was unable to put it down. This was the case for me…

Edgemead resident A’Eysha Kassiem, who grew up in Mitchell’s Plain, has just released her debut novel, Suitcase of Memory.

A’Eysha unpacks memory in debut novel

“Don’t be afraid to tell your story. Whatever it is, write it. Save it. Rewrite it. The world needs your voice.” This is A’Eysha Kassiem’s advice to aspiring writers. Some may…

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