FUSION FANFARE
By Jane Maliepaard
If your palate is a little jaded, or you're craving something other than the rustic comfort food that seems to dominate the Cape foodie scene, Ginja will hit the spot. A dramatic interior inside a fabulous old building sets the scene for che...

A GRAPE LUNCH
By Neil Pendock
The ultimate lunchtime sauvignon blanc has just been released by Zoetendal, a producer you've probably never heard of, as 2004 was its first vintage. With a modest 12,5% alcohol content, it is made from sauvignon blanc grapes that have had to ha...

WORKERS IN WOOD
By Michael Coulson
Most media are versatile, but we don't often get such a practical demonstration of this as with this week's two sculptors in wood. Pretoria-born Teffo works within the tradition of painted, carved wood panels, though he's also showing three-...

DID YOU HEAR ?

We have a suggestion for local municipalities who battle to get their cash from ratepayers. Time magazine reports that tax officials in the southern Indian city of Rajahmundy sent a team of drummers with tax collectors on a door-to-door col...

OUT THE BLOCKS
By David Williams
Newlands may be the shrine of SA rugby, but Loftus Versfeld is the citadel. Both great grounds were filled with happy spectators after the wins by the Stormers (over the Reds, 15-13) and the Bulls (Crusaders, 35-20), but it was Loftus that sa...