A FEW DOLLARS MORE
By Linda Stafford
What appeals to South Africans is the all-in nature of the deals Mauritian resorts offer; the only extras they have to worry about are drinks, lunches and forays into the increasingly alluring shops. Which is why Beachcomber's even more inclusi...

NOT TO BE TRUFFLED WITH
By Jane Maliepaard
Relaxed and unrushed is the way to enjoy a meal at La Colombe, Franck Dangereux's legendary, award-winning restaurant on the Constantia Uitsig wine farm. This is special-occasion eating without the fuss. The emphasis is on food rather than g...

BOTES ON HIS OWN
By Michael Coulson
Botes is best known as part of the Bittercomix collaborative, so this is a welcome opportunity to see his work standing alone. He is categorised as a leader of SA Post-Pop art, whatever that means, but for me he is basically a satirist o...

DID YOU HEAR ?

Are our parliamentarians paying sufficient attention to personal hygiene? Not according to an extract from the minutes of the water affairs & forestry parliamentary portfolio committee briefing on national water week. It states: "Another campaign ...

CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE
By David Williams
Some innovative flair, but lacking in confidence and basic competence: that has to be the verdict on the Cats' depressing 40-19 defeat by the Waratahs on Saturday. There was no shortage of set-piece ball for the Cats, with three 1995 Wor...