TALES FROM THE RIVER
By Neil Pendock
One of the best things to come out of the Northern Cape, the largest province in SA, with the smallest population, is River's Tale. A range of five fruity wines made by larger-than-life characters called Mosdop, Kleinjan and Bolla, they hail...

SPECIAL FRIENDS
By Richard Steyn
In conversation with Winston Churchill during World War 2, Field Marshal Sir William Slim once remarked: "Well, I suppose we could experiment with a bastard rifle - partly American, partly British." To which Churchill replied: "Kindly moderate your...

ELEGANT AND TIMELESS
By Michael Coulson
Aggenbach's Blues & Greys parodies the intersection of history and geography from 16th century galleons to Union-Castle mail ships. She works mainly in acrylics, but rather than the bright colours usually associated with the mediu...

DID YOU HEAR ?

A golfer was driving home after a long putt at the 19th hole when his wife phoned to warn him she'd heard on the radio that some idiot was driving on the wrong side of the highway he was on. "One idiot?" he shouted. "There must be at least 600 of ...

A TEST ALL RIGHT
By David Williams
There are times when the cricket authorities are especially infuriating, and the third test between SA and Australia at the Wanderers last weekend was indeed that - a severe test of our patience, our readiness to put up with the inexplicable. ...

SPOT THE AMATEURS
By Justice Malala
****The Grace 54 Bath Avenue Rosebank Johannesburg Tel: (011) 280-7200 *****The name's Bond, James Bond ****You can follow me around anytime! ***Good **Me no James Bond *Ian Fleming must be turning in his grave! ...