Monthly Archives: February 2011
Time management 101
WHAT is late in the 21st Century? I have the impression, especially since the dawn of the cellphone, that business time is measured in seconds and, at best, minutes. It is customary, these days, to receive an apology call from … Continue reading
At the mercy of the mob
DO you recognise the plaintive childhood cry: “Everybody is picking on me”? Often, when you hear the call on the playground, it is an unfounded call for attention and one that is easily soothed. In the case of “mobbing” however, … Continue reading
Have 4×4, will take on the Richtersveld
SO, you have the 4×4. You may even have climbed a couple of curbs or mounted the odd roundabout with it. Perhaps though, it is time to take it off the asphalt and let the vehicle live out the fantasy … Continue reading
Entrepreneur decides it’s time to stop crying over spilt milk
An interview with Durban designer Desere Strydom, whose award-winning Clip It jug for milk sachets was born of her desire to continue saving money without the mess and spilt milk. FORGET necessity: frustration is the mother of invention. But it … Continue reading
Do you parley perlemoen?
“ARE you blerrie mad, lady?” fumed the fishmonger, brandishing a massive filleting knife in my direction. “What rock did you jis crawl from unner? Of course I don’t sell perlemoen. You saying I’m a gengster? En I dunno where you … Continue reading
Camping in the Kgalagadi is not for sissies, particularly in mid-winter
IT is completely plausible that the expression, “chilled to the bone” was coined by a shivering soul in a tent during the early hours of a June morning in Africa’s first-established transfrontier park, the Kgalagadi. With the temperature at -14°C, … Continue reading
Overcome the fear of flying
SOCCER legend Dennis Bergkamp has been known to drive thousands of kilometres to honour his sporting commitments. The Dutchman has an irrational fear of flying and does not usually fly to and from the continent for away games. The good … Continue reading
Of moustaches, shaggy sheep, four-legged ostriches and parties waiting to happen in Calvinia
I HAVE never grown a moustache. To be frank, I have never tried to. Neither, I add insistently, have I ever imagined it possible for me to do so. I have however, had occasion to sit opposite moustached members of … Continue reading
Bowled over by Banff
THE most remarkable thing about the Canadian town of Banff, I found, was not its magnificently dramatic location in the Rocky Mountains – it is the highest town in Canada with an elevation of 1 383 metres – the 1 … Continue reading
Interview with Rianie Strydom of Haskell Vineyards
RIANIE STRYDOM is on the top of the world. Not only is she rapidly filling the shelves of the trophy cabinet on the farm but she is also in her element in her role as both winemaker and general manager … Continue reading
Penny Haw 