WHAT YOU SEE IS . . .
By David Williams
Jake White must, at least, make us feel that the Springboks have a chance of winning The great thing about sport is its amnesiac quality. Just when it seems we will never get out of the slough of despond, along comes a victory or a new face ...

ELECTRONIC TWITCHING
By Sven Lünsche
The first time I had the chance to use the e.Birds package in the wild it produced surprising results. Having only heard the bird and not being quite sure of its identity, I played the call on the handheld PDA (personal digital assi...

DID YOU HEAR ?

Travellers in the domestic departure lounge at Jo'burg International airport will have come across a large billboard, sponsored by a prominent pharmaceutical company, which provides a variety of information on erectile dysfunction. After covering som...

HISTORY IN A BOTTLE
By Neil Pendock
A tasting of wines to be sold at the 30th sale, including 30 Nederburg Cabernets The last three decades of the 20th century were among the most momentous in SA history. From Soweto riots and crocodiles in the Rubicon to the first democratic ...

IMAGES OF AFRICA
By Michael Coulson
Coral Fourie (RAU); Gregory Kerr (Zuva, Melrose Arch); groups (Absa, art on paper, Gordart at Thompson) Fourie's generic title The Timelessness of Time suggests a universal aboriginal mysticism or spirituality that permeates her work: p...

WET, WET, WET
By David Furlonger
It has to be the silliest idea in years. Land Rover has built two drinks-holders into the top of the dashboard of its new Freelander. In the UK, where Freelander is assembled, that's perfect for keeping coffee warm on a chilly day. But in SA an...