During the early stages of lockdown here at home in middle England last March (2020), I found myself thinking of South Africa. I had only…
The distant blue hills and undulating thornveld valleys of KwaZulu-Natal make a superb backdrop for the scenic Weenen Game Reserve (WGR). With the Bushman’s River…
About 30 km east of the busy N3 freeway between Johannesburg and Durban and near the town of Estcourt in KZN, lies the Weenen Game…
Why Eshowe? Well, where do I start? I knew there was a brewery, with a resident ‘Zulu Blonde’, so that seemed like the obvious place…
Back in 1998 I sat having, what my father-in-law calls, quiet time. In the smallest room of the home I was reading an article about…
I should be a great believer in coincidence. I am a TV addict and often find myself flicking around the channels. Just before flying out…
Only twenty minutes from the sprawling coastal city of Durban is the upmarket suburb of Kloof. It was here in 1976 that ‘plants-man’ Leslie Riggall…
I have always been a keen gardener and still try to find to time to keep on top my garden and allotment. My vegetables and…
Sardine Run Each year, during the mild winter months of June & July along the South Coast of KwaZulu Natal, a major natural phenomenon occurs…
It was football to some and soccer to others but whatever you call it the general feeling is that the 2010 ‘World Cup’ was a…
