This is the weekend for book lovers as the Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) open their doors at the Cape Town International Conventional Centre (CTICC) on it’s fifth anniversary. Director of the CTBF, Claudia Kaiser was excited to pay tribute to book lovers by rewarding those with a bookshop loyalty programme a 50% discount on the R60 entry [...]

The Train Driver, written and directed by Athol Fugard opened with a preview performance followed by a Q & A at the Fugard theatre. Powerful performances from actors Sean Taylor (Roelf, the train driver) and Owen L. Sejake (Simon, a grave digger in the townships of the Eastern Cape), presented a potent story of trauma [...]

Editors Shirley Gunn and Zukiswa Puwana introduced ‘Looking Inside’ at the Book Lounge last week and we were privileged to meet four of the participants in the book. Our first speaker, Vuyiswa Kama explained that while growing up she felt that being born with Albinism was a curse for the family.  This book provided her [...]

Directed by Lloyd Ross, this documentary style film provides insight into the Cape Malay music culture. Most of us know the Cape Malay choirs for their vibrant music on New Year’s Eve and various tourism sites.  The Silver Fez is an annual competition where choirs compete with each other performing ancient songs for the Holy [...]

It was an enchanting evening.   We focussed on the floating stage, as the sun set and the seals climbed aboard their jetties.  Table Mountain was lit in the back drop. Professor Mike Campbell (Head of Jazz at the SA College of Music at UCT) , introduced the 18-piece Big band Jazz .  Strong performances from vocalists, Judith [...]

This powerful drama demonstrates the important role rugby played in the new South Africa as the country transitioned from racial segregation to integration.