No matter how you say it, there’s no denying that the African ‘potato’ is an impressive crop. Unlike other non-native roots and tubers grown in many parts of Africa – such as cassava or sweet...
The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak...
Africa is a beautiful continent with an abundance of interesting people, various cultures and ethnicities to experience and learn about. But, Africa is also a real place with people living real lives. If you’ve never...
There's an interesting debate going on, in Higher Education of course, centering on the value of a degree. It's a subject I did my best to be helpful about at a local school careers evening...
Cape Town band The Plastics
The South African music scene is as varied as her rainbow-nation inhabitants. Kwaito music from the Apartheid townships continue to pop beats into your knees, Boeremusiek echoes the Afrikaans identity interwoven...
Among other fabulous photographers, I had the pleasure of meeting and learning from celebrity portraitist Brian Smith at the recent San Francisco World Photography Festival.
Based in Miami, he came to the event to share some...
Every now and then in my sleepy little town the quiet reverie and still countryside air is pierced with an almighty thump, like a cannon ball being launched headlong into the mountainside. It can happen...
Many moons ago – when the Murray River was still a mighty serpent – my family did the holiday on a houseboat thing. For a week we plied the muddy waters pretending to be pioneers,...
We Blog The World
