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IT’S the Shifty40 Oppie Weskus Koppie this weekend. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, Shifty troubadour, Rian Malan, has a few compelling reasons why you should get up and…   "Yo Manne and Sisters! Tired of war, inflation and load shedding? Wish you were young again and heading towards…
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BARRY’S first three seasons picked up 50 awards and nine Emmys. Now the first four episodes of the fourth and final season are streaming on Showmax, with new episodes coming weekly on Mondays, express from the States. The new season has a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes - the fifth-highest this year.…
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CHEF and owner of Grub & Vine, Culture Wine Bar, the Chef's Studio and the Blue Room, Matt Manning shares some of the food trends we can expect to see over the next few months. Less Fine Dining, More Refined Dining Following the pandemic, fine dining establishments were hardest hit for…
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SO many treats are elevated by a  sprinkling of icing sugar, whether you like your popcorn with a good dose of sweetness, or you enjoy a Victoria sponge with a generous coating of powdery goodness. Now you can take that little dash of decadence to new heights with Cook 'n Bake's new range of…
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AS the mother of a toddler there are a few things I have to remind myself of daily. Things like: always check the washing machine before putting it on, never leave the house without wet wipes, and not even the most expensive screen protector is effective when your phone finds itself soaring from the…
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NOMINATED for a 2020 BAFTA Award for Best Mini-Series, The Victimcentres on Anna Dean, a grieving mother who finds herself on trial for attempted murder after exposing the new identity and address of the man she believes murdered her son 15 years ago. On the flip-side of the equation is…
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CALLUM TURNER (War & Peace) was nominated for a 2020 BAFTA as former Special Forces Lance Corporal Shaun Emery in The Capture, who’s accused of assaulting and kidnapping human rights barrister Hannah Roberts – with damning CCTV footage to prove the crime. But as Detective Inspector Rachel Carey…
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CREATION WINES in South Africa’s sought-after Hemel-en-Aarde wine region has been named among the 50 top wineries selected at the inaugural 2019 World’s Best Vineyards (WBV) awards. More than 1500 nominated wineries from 17 countries were represented and the winners were chosen by a prestigious…
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FROM July to October 2019, when the Knights of the Muscadel Vine will be inducted into the newly established Muscadel Museum at the Karoo Art Hotel in Barrydale, food and wine personalities will present eight exceptional festival dinners with wines of the same calibre. “There will be something…
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SHAKESPEARE should never be performed anywhere other than the idyllic, leafy setting of the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre on a mid-summer’s night (with apologies to William!); it should be a rule, like saving water in Cape Town. This particular interpretation is directed by the award-winning Tara…
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