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FASHION | SPOTLIGHT ON
CONTENTS
44 FEATURES Subculture
Since 2006, The Smarteez have made a statement with their unorthodox, eclectic and subjective approach to fashion, says Daniela Goeller
24 Cover Story
Terry Pheto’s star is shining so bright that her face looks over LA’s Sunset Boulevard on a billboard advertising her latest project, Madiba. Julia Rice chats to her
28 Big Read
The dictionary defines social entrepreneurship as achieving social and economic growth. But it’s much more complicated. GIBS’ Kerryn Krige and three Joburg locals making an impact on society tell us what it takes to be a social entrepreneur
32 Photo Essay
What are Joburg’s moods and character traits that emerge at night? Sibusiso Bheka captures Joburg after dark
39 Kulcha
The German community is about loving life, the outdoors and having lots of fun, finds Anne Dolinschek
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CONTENTS 51 EXPLORE 54 Zambia
From sunsets to cruising on the Zambezi River, Eric Bornman discovered the true spirit of Africa in Zambia
59 Midlands
14 13 GLIMPSE 14 Beauty
With colder weather coming it’s all about dark, rich colours, perfect contouring and keeping your skin dewy
The magical KwaZulu-Natal Midlands offers hundreds of hidden treasures for those who come to explore this scenic, charming part of the world. Joburg Style’s team meandered their way through the area’s quirky nooks and crannies
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64 Cool District
Linden has recently reached a whole new level of cool, with the addition of some ultra-trendy bars, restaurants and shops, as Jo Buitendach recently found out
16 Male Grooming
81 EAT.DRINK 82 Food
Go Trend founder and editor Kevin McLennan tells us what’s trending in male grooming
We dive into local culture, celebrate it, embrace it and quite literally feast over it all
89 J.Bar
16 18 Day Trips
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Bontlefeela Mogoye and Khanyi Mlaba headed out on two very different adventures. From hotspot of the moment, Marble to the newly located Lion & Safari Park, the City of Gold offers a multitude of different experiences
What do you do once you’ve been up Table Mountain, visited the V&A Waterfront and filled your home with curios? Megan Peta from Boring Cape Town Chick fills us in
20 Travel
Aphiwe Khambule explores some of Durban’s gems as well as some fun and affordable activities to enjoy when you need to live a little
Cultural curator and influencer Jerri Mokgofe talks about his travels
22 Fashion
Asanda Sizani talks about her collection with TopShop, life as an editor and her ability to transform her mood into art
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South Africa has embraced the worldwide craft gin trend with open arms; more than a dozen artisan distilleries opened in the past year alone, giving the spirit a local spin with fynbos, buchu and spekboom. So, let’s take the G & T up a notch, shall we?
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107 THE LIST 111 Diary 116 Live 119 Best Barbers 122 Art 124 Karaoke 126 Children
74 Durban
78 Travel Snippets
Plan.Party.Play.Stay at these great festivals and events around the country
Restaurant Specials Vegan Local Fare Dessert Sundowners
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REGULARS Editor’s Letter & 10 128
Contributors The Back Page with Janet Rhys
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Contributors
From the editor You’ll notice when you open this issue of Joburg Style that it’s a little bit different to what you’re used to… okay, make that a lot different. We’ve gone through a revamp to make the magazine more interactive, personal and an all-round better experience for you, loyal reader. We absolutely love our new look, and hope you do too. Pop me a mail to tell me what you think. We have a brand new section, Glimpse, which I’m very excited about. It showcases all the latest and hottest beauty, fashion and lifestyle news. This issue offers a great balance of serious, thought-provoking and then more fun stories. I interviewed our beautiful cover star Terry Pheto, and what a rare gem she is. She talks about staying true to yourself, being proud
of where you come from and remaining humble. Something she said really stuck with me: “When you’re true to yourself then you don’t have to change anything about you.” Sibusiso Bheka provided us with his photo essay showcasing Joburg at night, in all its vulnerable beauty and glory. With help from Kerryn Krige of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), our Big Read dips into the world of social entrepreneurship, what it means, how to become a social entrepreneur and the people making a difference right on our doorstep. Anne Dolinschek goes knee-deep into Joburg’s German culture and Chris Saunders and Daniela Goeller give us an insight into the one-of-a-kind Smarteez subculture. Leila Saffarian and Karl Rogers will have you reaching for the pots and pans, or, make that the braai. Feast your eyes and stomachs on the delicious South African
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dishes with a Joburg Style twist, of course. Our travel section has been bumped up and in this issue you can explore Zambia along with Eric Bornman, the Midlands with the whole team and Cape Town and Durban with expert coastal bloggers from each city. Jo Buitendach and Channay Harvey explore all the new foodie hotspots, and some of the old faves, that Linden has to offer. The List (formerly JList) doesn’t disappoint, with great live shows, karaoke spots, art exhibitions, a diary of events and what to do with the kids these upcoming holidays. So, it’s farewell from me for the next two issues. I’ll be leaving to have my baby; there’ll be a few Instagram pics, or 500, so no need to feel left out.
CHRIS SAUNDERS
Photographer & director Chris’ work is typically vibrant, fresh, appealing and experimental, with a characteristic ‘street’ quality and engaging humour. He uses a considered, research driven process to build authentic, emotionally stirring stories. Chris shot our Big Read feature, ‘Street Smart’.
Until next time! Julia Rice
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Fashion stylist & brand strategist Bontlefeela is a fashion stylist, having worked for Woman&Home magazine and online magazine, www.previdar.com. Bontlefeela styled our cover shoot with Terry Pheto and contributed to our new section, Glimpse.
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Photographer Karl is contracted by the country’s leading publications, top furniture houses and award-winning architects. Karl’s technical understanding of how the camera works, combined with creativity and an innate understanding of light, allows him to deliver on brief with a rare artistic flare. Karl shot our ‘Old South African Faves Reinvented’ food feature.
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GLIMPSE | BEAUTY
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Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Moonspoon and Clarins Ombre Iridescente eyeshadow in Silver Rose
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WITH THE COLDER WEATHER AROUND THE CORNER IT’S ALL ABOUT DARK, RICH COLOURS, PERFECT CONTOURING AND KEEPING YOUR SKIN DEWY
Clarins Palette Contour Visage – Face Contouring Palette and Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation
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ANTIOXIDANT HYDRAMIST A refreshing peptide toner that creates a hydrating, antioxidant shield over skin to help reduce fine dryness lines and prevent the signs of ageing. Mist over skin after cleansing and throughout the day to help firm, rehydrate and minimise the skin-ageing triggers.
GLIMPSE | MALE GROOMING
WHERE+WEAR GO TREND FOUNDER AND EDITOR KEVIN MCLENNAN TELLS US WHAT’S HOT AND HAPPENING WHEN IT COMES TO GUYS’ GROOMING
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Getting ready for fashion week is one of my favourite times to experiment with new hairstyles, my go-to product right now is Urban Fudge Texture Junk. It lets you style your hair in anyway possible; it’s a super strong hold without the horrible crunch that you can get from other waxes and gels. And for the extra bit of hold, try out the Wella Professional SP Hairspray for a look that won’t fade throughout the day or night.
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Let’s face it, the pressure is on to keep our skin looking great, but busy schedules and the intimidation of a long routine can really be a bummer for some men. I just stick with the basics. A good face wash like Clarins Men’s Active Facewash used daily in the shower can really make a difference to the appearance and cleanliness of your face. Also, using a great moisturiser like the Kiehls Age Defender Moisturiser For Men is great because it’s an easy two-in-one. It really has changed my skin dramatically in a short amount of time and when you begin to see results in your skin it motivates you to look after it better.
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SMOOTH SHAVE
Whether you’re a beard-lover or a clean-cut kind of guy, you’re bound to use a shaver to fine-tune. The Phillips Care Touch Wet & Dry Shaver is super handy as it has a pop-up trimmer so you can keep your facial hair tidy and it has three smooth blades on the top. Finish it off with the Clarins Men Shave Ease Two-in-One Oil that soothes the skin.
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Some of my favourite men’s fragrances right now come from Azzaro, and their new Wanted fragrance for men has just come out in stores. Another favourite of mine is Armani Code Profumo. The seductive combination of oriental flavours and tonka bean extracts really mix well together in this fragrance. Definitely a must-try.
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The Athleisure trend is still very much in; make sure though that you stick to very simple colours such as black, white and grey. With these colour combinations you’ll look aesthetically pleasing, so it’s very hard to go wrong, you’ll always look stylish and presentable at any given time. Plus, you’ll always feel super comfortable – which is a bonus!
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GLIMPSE | DAY TRIPS
STYLE. DESIGN. CULTURE BONTLEFEELA MOGOYE AND KHANYI MLABA HEADED OUT ON TWO VERY DIFFERENT JOBURG DAY TRIPS. FROM THE HOT SPOT OF THE MOMENT, MARBLE TO THE NEWLY LOCATED LION & SAFARI PARK, THE CITY OF GOLD OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES
DAY 1 9AM
It’s Monday morning and all I can think of is my lunch date with Chef David Higgs at Marble in Rosebank. I pick up the new Opel Astra to drive around Joburg for the day, and I hit the road. 10AM
I’m off for a facial at Sorbet in Rosebank Mall, but before I enjoy my treatment, I need my fix, coffee fix that is. Well, in my case it’s a chai latte fix, and there’s no better place for a piping hot chai than Starbucks.
RIDE ALONG Opel has launched the new Opel Astra, and it’s more competitive than ever before. It offers a more fashionable, mature feel with its manual six-speed gear box and the power of the engine gives it that perfect sports car feel. I love how the electronics took care of my driving needs, from parking control, to the buttons on the steering wheel. I’m crazy about fast cars and the Opel Astra brought out the Fast and the Furious in me. It’s chic inside with enough storage space to keep all my nik naks I travel around with on a daily basis. An easy, glamorous drive.
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11:30AM
Fresh and ready to tackle the rest of the day I make a quick stop at the CIRCA Gallery at Keyes Art Mile. I love local South African art, we have some amazingly talented local artists and it’s important to support them. My favourite pieces will always be ones of Nelson Mandela, especially portraits. 12PM
I have an interview with Marble’s Chef David Higgs. You just have to try their wines; the beautiful cellar calls you from a distance. Unlike other restaurants where you don’t see how your food is prepared, Marble has an open kitchen that forms part of the restaurant. Each dish is prepared on an open flame, Chef David explains. His favourite dish to prepare? Anything fishy. 12:30PM
Lunch time and I can’t wait. I order fillet with sweet potato and a sweet corn sauce, it’s to die for! If I could lick the plate I would, the fillet is tender and cooked to perfection. And the interior? Wow! The restaurant’s
style reflects South Africa’s beautiful cultural melting pot. Before I leave I have a quick chat to Sommelier, Wikus Human. 2PM
Stomach full and happy I hop back into my Opel Astra and drive to Sandton City for some retail therapy. I head into TopShop to buy a pair of socks, Zara to check out their latest collection and I end up buying an oversized denim jacket, and Sunglass Hut for a pair of Michael Kors shades. A trip to Sandton City wouldn’t be complete without a browse through the Diamond Walk. I’m currently obsessed with Gucci’s Ace Embroidered low top sneakers. 4PM
It’s cocktail time, and one of the best places to sip and watch the sun go down is at The San Deck, Sandton Sun. It’s a sophisticated yet trendy outdoor venue that boasts views of the Sandton skyline. With three large fire pits, lounge seating, live music, and a DJ on weekends, it’s perfect for informal get-togethers and special social occasions, serving light meals throughout the day.
DAY 2 9:30AM
With the golden sun tanning the rooftop of my car and the grey clouds playing hide and seek, only to be found later that night, the day was almost too perfect for the adventure that lay ahead. As buildings and skyscrapers faded into mountaintops, the 45 minute drive to the ‘little Paris’ that waited for me in Hartbeespoort was a tranquil one.
TREAT TIME
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French Toast is the French getaway you don’t have to pay thousands for. Right off the bat I’m greeted by Parisian cobble-stones and delicate greenery, almost as if stepping in to a melange of Paris and the south of France. Tip-toeing on the hot pebbles is a noble peacock, and not too far from him, a raft of ducks is pecking at food being sneakily fed to them by toddlers under a table. Back at the table, breakfast is served. A sticky, syrupy, scrumptious satisfaction is my selection for today. Alexandre’s French Toast is an obvious choice. Not feeling up to French toast? How about indulging in the selection of freshly baked cakes, from red velvet to black forest, the cakes are just the right amount of
sweetness you need to kick-start the day. Before hopping back into the car, a selfie in front of the faux Eiffel Tower at the end of the lovers’ bridge is mandatory. How else will the rest of the world know you had breakfast in France? 11:30AM
Yes, the idea of The Lion Park is a tourist cliché, but have you actually hung out with lion cubs? Have you? Reserve your opinion for when you’ve actually cuddled a baby lion – there’s nothing like it. It’s the therapy you never knew you needed. The animal interaction area is my first stop at the Lion & Safari Park. There I pet and cuddled three irresistible baby lions and got to spend some time lounging in the grass with Cindy, the enigmatic cheetah.
I started off the day French, so why not end it off in the latest French import? PAUL bakery and restaurant has opened in Melrose Arch, and a stop for a macaroon or two is a no-brainer. Of course, I lied to myself when I thought I’d order just one thing off the menu. PAUL restaurant is a classic French-styled space that urges you to sip on une cafe au lait and indulge in... well... everything. Croissants, macaroons, éclairs, tartlettes... you name it. Everything is impeccably decorated and elegantly presented.
12:30PM
Top left Cocktails at The San Deck Left Fillet at Marble restaurant Top right French Toast Above The Lion & Safari Park
For lunch, go to the Bull ‘n Buck restaurant, but go hungry. With generous food portions of a range of different delicacies, you’re bound to walk out with a smile on your face. Before I was done with my snails and garlic bread starter, plates with peri-peri chicken and a mountain-sized burger were placed in front of me. Nothing else to do but to throw the diet and any hopes of looking elegant out the window and dive in face first! 1:30PM
Can’t move after licking the plate clean? Not to worry, just jump into the back of a safari truck and enjoy being driven around to look at lions that are as lazy as you now are. Starting off slow paced by observing lions and lionesses sleeping in the sun, to kicking it up a gear and challenging a pack of wilddogs to a race, the safari tour rounded up a day at the park superbly.
DOUBLE SHOT Up for a night cap, or three? Stop by The Bolton Road Collection in Rosebank for a bite to eat and some cocktails. This trendy kid on the corner offers Parisian-style pavement café seating, a glamorous cocktail bar and restaurant with double volume ceilings.
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GLIMPSE | TRAVEL
ACCORDING TO JERRI GLIMPSE CHATS TO CULTURAL CURATOR AND INFLUENCER JERRI MOKGOFE ABOUT HIS TRAVELS IN AND OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA
My best travel experience through South Africa, and other African countries, has been by road trip. A drive out to Sun City in the North West with a group of friends and family is always a treat. You’re almost always guaranteed the sun will be shining there. A road trip through the Free State is always a good idea. Drive through Thaba Nchu and its surrounds, recapping on your South African history. The story of King Moshoeshoe and Moroka II, chief of the Boo-Seleka section of the Barolong tribe makes you appreciate our history and marvel at the surroundings. Make your way through Ladybrand, Ficksburg, Clarens and stop at Motoulong. A drive through the Garden Route is therapeutic and stunning. When you do end up in Cape Town, drive up Signal Hill and go for a hike up Lion’s Head. Watching the sun rise or set over Cape Town never gets old.
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Namibia is a beautiful, unassuming country, and it will quietly lure you in by its hidden beauties. The capital city, Windhoek, feels like a small South African town. They say “life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” This quote came to life when I drove from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay. To my left was the Namib Desert and to my right was the Atlantic Ocean. The country has so much to offer as a destination of choice, think Etosha National Park, camping in Sossusvlei or quad biking. Florence, Italy made me weak at the knees with its serenity and its beauty. There are various ways to enjoy the city and soak up all the energy it has to offer, be it by driving through the lush green country side of Tuscany or sipping on an espresso at Gucci Museo. The Gucci Museo is dedicated to the iconic Italian fashion house, with
“Take a drive through the Thaba Nchu area, recapping on your history.”
archived pieces, press clippings, sketches and handbag exhibits. Head to Galleria dell’Accademia, home to Michaelangelo’s David, or enjoy an early morning run up to Piazzale Michelangelo where you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful sunrise over the city. Mozambique can be a little rough around the edges, however dig a little deeper, explore intuitively and you’ll be rewarded. If you’ve planned a short holiday in Maputo, I suggest taking a stroll down to Costa De Sol beach. Take a 10 minute boat ride to Catembe Island across from Maputo CBD. Dedicate a full day and take an hour-and-a-half drive to Macaneta Island where the water is clearer and more appealing than the river water in Catembe and Maputo city.
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GLIMPSE | FASHION
IN THE MOOD
KHANYI MLABA CHATS TO ASANDA SIZANI ABOUT HER COLLECTION WITH TOPSHOP, LIFE AS AN EDITOR AND HER ABILITY TO TRANSFORM HER MOOD INTO LIVING ART
“I rely on my mood. I rely on my instincts. I rely on my feelings.”
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rt is one of the many wonders of existence. Although we witness art in everything we do and in every place we go, we let it pass us by. It’s a rare skill to take the art that nobody sees and make it into something of note. This rare skill is one that fashion editor and stylist Asanda Sizani possesses. What Asanda does is make a presence out of clothing, rather than make a mere outfit, and it’s this attribute that led to her success in the
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fashion industry and most recently her collaboration with TopShop earlier this year. Asanda has become a well-known and highly respected figure in the fashion industry, boasting an exceptional online following and leaving her mark on different magazines and brands she likes to call her many homes. “I’m never chasing fame,” Asanda says, explaining the well-known brands she’s worked with. “I always have a connection with whatever place that has become home for me.” These homes range from Drum magazine to Woolworths. Recently, her
temporary home was international brand, TopShop, making her the first South African to collaborate with the retailer. “I feel as if I’m opening the door for the next young black person who grew up like me,” she says. Her hands-on approach to styling is what led to the success of the collection. She explains it was an opportunity not to be taken lightly. “I had to offer things of high quality, things that speak to my sensibility, things that resonate with different women.” TopShop x Asanda was one of TopShop’s “Edited by” capsule collections, specifically edited by Asanda for this year’s SunMet Gala. “I rely on my mood. I rely on my instincts. I rely on my feelings. There’s a lot of things, especially as creatives, we cannot communicate with words. But you know how you feel and you know your instincts.” Asanda credits her mood for her creativity, and explains even as an introverted child, when she had nothing to say, she would see it in pictures and storyboards. Asanda’s future continues to brighten. She still has plans to travel the globe, hopefully start her own collection, and most importantly keep the door open for the black youth planning to follow in her direction.
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Features | Cover Story
IN A STYLE OF HER OWN Terry Pheto’s star is shining bright, so bright, in fact, that her face looks over LA’s
Sunset Boulevard on a billboard advertising her latest Hollywood project, Madiba. Julia Rice
chats to her about the highs, the lows, the lessons and the blessings
Photographs Nick Boulton
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he cliché ‘more than just a pretty face’ is very apt when it comes to Terry Pheto. Her exterior beauty, although breathtaking, has nothing on her soul. Warm, kind, humble, strong, open and funny, we chatted for hours like old friends. During our conversation, she received a phone call informing her she’d been nominated for another award for the movie A United Kingdom. In the true story of Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana, Terry stars as the Prince’s sister, Naledi Khama. “It’s validating. It’s a great feeling,” Terry says. “We’ve had this frustration about international actors playing big African roles, so it is a step in the right direction when local talent is recognised. You do as much as you can and when you get recognised for that, it’s always a good thing.” The actress and producer has come a long way since Tsotsi 12 years ago. In the six-part miniseries Madiba, currently showing in the USA and soon to air here, Terry plays her dream role: Winnie Mandela, alongside Laurence Fishburne
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“I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY LOVE, REAL LOVE, NOT HASHTAG KIND OF LOVE” as Nelson Mandela. “It’s a dream come true. I’ve always looked up to Winnie and admired her as a great, strong African woman, as a warrior. As someone who has sacrificed so much for the freedom we have today. To play someone who you’ve grown up looking up to is the greatest honour of them all.” There was no way of preparing Terry, or any of the Tsotsi cast and crew, for the accolades they received back in 2005 when the film was released. “When your first movie wins an Oscar, that becomes your new normal. I’ve always wanted longevity in this industry and I don’t ever feel I went through a phase where there was no recognition. I’m grateful that all these years later I can still have something new to celebrate.” She says she believes she is where she is for a reason. “I used to joke, ‘If Hollywood wants me, they’ll come and get me,’ and it’s crazy how that has happened. I had an agent from Paradigm fly from LA to woo me and I signed with them last year.” “I take every experience, good or bad, and I go back into my shell and I try to be better. I have a reason why I’m doing what I’m doing, and as long as I remember that and stay true to myself, then I won’t be shaken.” It’s always been a dream of Terry’s to eventually go behind the scenes and produce, and in 2015 her first movie, Ayanda, was released. The movie tells the story of a 21-year-old from Yeoville determined to revive her deceased father’s motor shop by refurbishing old furniture. It’s a coming-of-age story. “I said to myself, when I celebrate 10 years in the industry, I need to say, ‘In 10 years, this is what I did.’ I’m a great believer in timing. When it’s your turn, nothing will ever stop you from achieving what’s intended for you.” As a first-time producer, Terry wasn’t prepared for the success of Ayanda. “For me, it was like, okay I have a small, little film, I’ll tell a few people about it. When it’s well received and winning awards locally and internationally, you know you can
TERRY ON BEING A ROLE MODEL never ask for more. It’s been a beautiful journey. A beautiful rollercoaster.” Where to from here? “For me, it’s all about storytelling. I would never want to limit myself. As a matter of fact, I’d like to even explore more as an actor, and as a producer and director. Maybe one day I’ll write a film. As long as I’m living my truth and my calling, it doesn’t matter what platform it is.” And her next dream role? “I’d like to explore different genres. I’ve done mostly drama, so perhaps comedy next time? I don’t know, maybe I’ll play a superhero one day. The sky’s the limit, I think. I’m just going to give it to the universe.” These days Terry spends two or three months at a time in LA. “I’m fortunate in that I’ve always had friends there. It’s so important in Hollywood because it’s a lonely place. I’ve always been surrounded by love, real love, not a hashtag kind of love and support structure.” Black women in the entertainment industry are still facing a constant struggle. “People have this idea of what a black woman should be. Maybe it’s because we’re magic. A black woman will often be told you can’t do ‘that.’ It’s frustrating. In my world, I like to think it doesn’t exist. I see people as people. My identity and my roots are more than just the colour of my skin. I believe if you understand who you are and where you’re from, then you’re a more solid individual in the world.” At the time of the interview, Terry’s father had recently passed away, which led her to talk about her fears. “I used to fear losing the people I love. But the older I get, I’ve realised I’ll lose people I love, one way or another. Right now, my fear is to not live the life I’m meant to live by trying to please other people. My fear is not reaching my full potential. My fear is not being where I’m meant to be because perhaps I was distracted, or too busy trying to make other people happy. As much as I give myself to everyone who I love, how much of me is left? I have to live my truth.” As our lunch date comes to a close and Terry stirs her cappuccino, we move on to chat about pride and her achievements. “I’m most proud of the woman I’ve grown up to be. There is no better feeling in the world than being able to silence that little voice that says, ‘You’re not good enough,’ with success. It’s like a slam dunk. Shut that voice down with success and you win.” Above all, Terry is grateful. “I think if you live your life with a grateful attitude, no moment will be wasted.”
I take it very seriously because growing up I didn’t have many role models. Sometimes the only access to role models you have, or the people you feel are the closest to you, are the ones you see on TV. I believe it’s important to be honest and tell your story as truthfully as you can. I’m still doing the same thing 12 years later and telling my same story to a different audience every day; that’s why I still tell it. As unpretty as it may be, I’ll tell you where I come from and how I grew up. And as tiring as it may be, it will inspire someone else. I hope the role I’m playing in living my life truthfully is received in the right way, and is inspiring. I’m tired of young people only having reality TV as a reference. I’m about telling people that this is as tough as it was. So, when a kid of 20 is listening to me speak or reading something I’ve said, there’s nothing wrong with not having fancy shoes and a fancy car. We put so much pressure on young people. When I was 20, I had nothing. I didn’t even have airtime. For some reason, people now feel like that at 20 you should be slaying.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION IS SIMPLE: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – ACHIEVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. HOWEVER, IT’S MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM GIBS’ KERRYN KRIGE AND THREE JOBURG LOCALS MAKING AN IMPACT ON SOCIETY, WE FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
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Left A member of the TLYJO practising the piano Bottom left SPARK school students
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erryn Krige, the senior programme manager at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), says the best way to understand social entrepreneurship is to look at the choices we have for organisations in South Africa that can either register as notfor-profit organisations or for-profit organisations. Forprofit organisations exist to generate commercial and economic value, and our not-for-profits drive social change. But South Africa’s needs are too complex to rely on these opposite sides to lead our social and economic development: Our inequality, unemployment, youth bubble, education and health systems are all social issues that have enormous impact on our economic growth. What social entrepreneurship does is open up the space in the middle, encouraging us to combine the best of business (its focus on profit and sustainability) with the best that civil society brings (its focus on values and social change) – these are social enterprises, organisations that simultaneously have a focus on social and economic value generation. The equal focus on social value is important here as it is not incidental or a by-product of doing business – so social entrepreneurship is not corporate social investment, or the job creation that happens as a natural consequence of good entrepreneurship.
TSA LAPENG YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Based in Stinkwater, north of Tshwane, Tsa Lapeng Youth Jazz Orchestra (TLYJO) was founded in
September 2012 with help from the legendary jazz saxophonist McCoy Mrubata as a flagship ensemble of the Tsa Lapeng Music Initiative (TLMi). It has financial assistance from the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC). The TLYJO is led by talented flautist, singer, composer and music educationist, C’nky Siwela and aims to provide an opportunity for talented young musicians from the remote corners of big cities and rural communities to get together, learn new skills and grow together as established artists who appreciate the art of South African jazz and kwela music and reintroduce the love of these art forms to as wide an audience as possible. Under C’nky’s leadership, the TLYJO presents its annual Tsa Lapeng Youth Jazz Orchestra Festival in Hammanskraal and also conducts a series of educational concerts in Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga each year. TLYJO featured 25 talented young students and teaching artists aged between 12 and 25 years from Tsa Lapeng Music Conservatoire - Stinkwater. Showcasing endless talents, improvisational skills and exuberance, the ensemble participants demonstrate these traits in every performance and play with a collective maturity well beyond their years with a repertoire that makes no concession to their youth and featuring soloists of startling ambition and creativity. These young artists bring South African music to life and pay tribute to the true giants of South African jazz, making their compositions, and playing with enthusiasm, style, personality and expression. The TLYJO promotes the future of young performers and cultivates the dynamic, adventurous spirit that has kept audiences coming back for more. TLYJO is dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for its beneficiaries and less fortunate artists by seeking resources needed to create business opportunities. The purpose of social enterprise within TLYJO is the development and marketing of its annual festival and its educational concerts as well as selling sponsorship opportunities, tickets, merchandising (branded snacks, popcorn, stickers, posters, apparels), artists bookings, concert coordination as well as the exploration of new endeavors not only consistent with the TLYJO mission and vision, but also to enhance its revenues, therefore reducing dependence on traditional www.joburgstyle.co.za | 29
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sources of funding. Life skills programmes are conducted regularly for members of TLYJO. It conducts NGO management and NGO administration skills for partners in deep rural communities. It also conducts workshops on cleanliness, relationship-building skills and conflict resolution skills to local children. 071 582 6332
SPARK SCHOOLS
GIBS alumni Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison stepped up to a challenge delivered by Professor Adrian Saville to address South Africa’s poor education system. SPARK Schools charges the same as a government school – they earn an income – and they cleverly use technology and their building spaces to ensure every asset is fully utilised. But what really makes them different is their enormous investment in teacher training, which sets them apart and has earned them a reputation for high quality, innovative education. Parents choose to send their children to SPARK and hold it accountable to deliver affordability and exceptional quality. Some background on SPARK… The founders believe that the children of South Africa deserve an education that best serves their needs without any compromise. SPARK Schools aims to provide a model that is affordable to the country and produces internationally competitive scholars. The state of South African education is stark, with South Africa consistently ranked among the worst performing education systems in the world. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, SPARK Schools co-founders Stacey and Ryan decided that, instead of waiting for others to create the change in education, it was up to them to do so. Ryan and Stacey wanted to create schools where they would be proud and confident enough to send their own children. Although Ryan and Stacey did not have experience in the education sector, they believed their fresh approach to education combined with their business acumen would offer a sustainable, high quality solution to the education crisis in South Africa. SPARK Schools was born, with a mission to provide access to high quality education for all South Africans through the accessibility of affordable education. SPARK Schools is a network of primary schools dedicated to delivering accessible, high quality education. SPARK Ferndale, the first school in the SPARK Schools network, opened in 2013 and achieved tremendous academic results in its first year of operation. Following on this success, the SPARK team opened SPARK Cresta in 2014, SPARK Maboneng and SPARK Bramley in 2015, and SPARK Midrand, SPARK Lynedoch 30 | www.joburgstyle.co.za
(Stellenbosch), SPARK Rynfield and SPARK Centurion in 2016. In January 2017 the network grew to 11 schools, with SPARK Randpark Ridge, SPARK Silver Lakes and SPARK Carlswald. Their vision at SPARK Schools is to open new schools each year throughout South Africa. www.sparkschools.co.za
MATHS CENTRE
Top SPARK School founders Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison Middle Executive director of Maths Centre Sharanjeet Shan Bottom TLYJO leader C’nky Siwela
Sharanjeet Shan has been working for over 20 years to improve mathematics education for African school children and was recently recognised by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. As executive director of Maths Centre, Sharanjeet has constantly innovated the way she and her team teach mathematics, so children in different schools and with access to very different resources can best learn and love maths. “Maths is important because it’s a skill for life. Everything you do is connected to mathematics. It’s the discipline of nature. Understanding maths makes you a better person in terms of how you solve problems. You cannot get away from it,” says Sharanjeet. Maths Centre believes teachers are key to solving the educational crisis. As such, it develops programmes to enhance their qualifications, competencies and professionalism in mathematics, science and technology subjects while systematically monitoring learners’ progression. Maths Centre also provides skills development programmes for in-school and out-of-school youth, and high quality and effective teaching and learning materials. Maths Centre trainers are specialists in their specific subject and engage with principals, teachers and students through multiple projects. Projects consist of one or a combination of
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KERRYN’S TIPS TO BECOMING A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR See the world around you Social entrepreneurs stay connected to their environment, but instead of seeing a list of negatives, they see opportunities they can work towards to improve their society. Claire Reed couldn’t figure out why it was so difficult to grow vegetables until she started to do it herself and realised the enormous challenges in literacy, fertilising plants, watering them and then protecting them from birds. Don’t be afraid of profit One of the big differences between a social enterprise and a charity is that a social enterprise earns an income – they have figured out how not to be reliant on grants and charitable donations to survive financially. There is magic in the word ‘profit’ as it ensures the organisation can reinvest in itself and it builds equality. If your service is not good enough, people won’t be prepared to pay for it. This ensures there’s a constant relationship between the social entrepreneur and their beneficiary (who is now a customer).
“Maths is important programmes and advocacy campaigns and are because it’s directly sponsored by a specific donor. Programmes target students and teachers alike and aim to a skill for life correct, restore and advance both groups by utilising various tools and resources. In 2014, and helps Maths Centre had served 520 schools, with 174,695 maths and physical science students, you solve through a network of 4,268 educators. Notably, Maths Centre cohort learners have an 81% pass problems.” rate, a substantially lower percentage of learners achieving levels 2-4 (30%-50%), and a much higher percentage of learners achieving levels 5-7 (60%-100%) when compared to the national average. Over 30% of Maths Centre cohort learners achieve between levels 5-7 in maths, while nationally only 13% of students achieve levels 5-7. As a whole, Maths Centre performance distribution is in line with developed nations. www.mcpt.org | www.mcis.org.za
Top Students number crunching thanks to Maths Centre Above SPARK Schools co-founder Stacey Brewer with one of the learners
Think differently And be tenacious. Social entrepreneurship is about doing things differently, and constantly assessing whether you’re achieving your social and economic goals. Focus on excellence Greg Maqoma set up Vuyani Dance Theatre to tell stories and discover dance in townships across the country. Passionate about our African heritage and movement, Greg has built a world-renowned dance company that has a trophy cabinet overflowing with international and local awards. Unlike other dance companies, Vuyani tours and performs in schools where art is not on the curriculum, inspiring and encouraging young people to discover and develop their talents. Always think of the Big Picture 5FM’s DJ Fix has always seen the bigger picture outside of her studio ‘day’ job – encouraging South Africa’s young people to respond to their communities and be social entrepreneurs through her Fix Scholarship, which encourages young people to study social enterprise. For her, this is the only way to achieve big change, when dealing with the overwhelming figures of South Africa’s unemployment felt most keenly among young people.
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THERE’S MANY A FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPH OF JOBURG TAKEN IN THE DAY; HOWEVER, IS THE CITY DEFINED BY NATURAL LIGHT AND DAYTIME ENTERPRISE? WHAT ABOUT ITS OTHER MOODS AND CHARACTER TRAITS, THE ONES THAT EMERGE AT NIGHT? WHAT, TO BE PRECISE, ABOUT JOBURG AFTER DARK? Photography Sibusiso Bheka Words Sean O’Toole
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hotographed in late twilight and early night, Sibusiso Bheka’s essay ‘At night, they walk with me’ sets out to answer these questions, albeit on this young photographer’s own terms. “I was watching TV and saw some amazing nights shots,” says Sibusiso on his project’s origin. “They showed the beautiful lights of Joburg at night. I had an idea that I’d like to do something like that, but I wanted to do it in a township style.” Much like during the day, Joburg after dark is a place of labour and minimum wage. But Joburg after dark is also a time of diversionary pleasures, when the sobriety of a city characterised by discipline and work, also exploitation and alienation, yields to other things. For many, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, it’s also a time of pleasure, of drinking and dancing. But the night is a far richer subject than even this. The dark and its many associative qualities make it a time of myth and intrigue. It’s this imprecise territory, the night as a place of projection and unseen otherness, that is the subject of Sibusiso’s essay. “I used to be one of those kids who enjoyed playing outside at night more than during the day,” says Sibusiso, who was born in Kathlehong in 1997 and lives with his mother and grandmother in Phola Park. Evening is a sociable time in the townships as workers return from work and the silence that pervades these labour compounds by day abates. It wasn’t that he only played at night. Growing up, he would regularly explore Thokoza on foot. “I would go to the places where my parents told me I wasn’t supposed to go,” he says. To fulfil a simple childhood impulse: to see what was being prohibited. During these wanderings, he would scavenge for pieces of metal to sell to a scrap metal dealer. “I used the money to play video games.” These early mappings of Thokoza later played an invaluable role in his photography project. “I got to know where the dangerous places are, where to avoid, especially at night. If an area doesn’t have electricity, it isn’t safe.” The relationship between light and safety in Sibusiso’s photographs is worth pausing on. “It is safer to take photographs where there is light,” he says, but in the same breath admits, “I avoided places where there are a lot of people because you get robbed.” Light is only a possible beacon of safety in his photographs, not a
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guarantee of it. The light sources in his essay vary: from the last filigree of daylight on the horizon to various forms of electrical sources. Sibusiso’s subject is mythical, not infrastructural. He recalls being reprimanded and told not to play at night. “I was told if you play at night, you are playing with ghosts,” he says. In part, his essay is a playful exploration of “the idea of ghosts, whether they exist or not”. A ghost story is a good way to keep a child off the streets, out of harm’s way. “To be honest, growing up as a child was tough,”
concedes Sibusiso. “You witness a lot of things happening in Thokoza.” His photographs only describe a defined period of dark, an early dark. None of his photographs were made late at night. “That is a dangerous hour,” he says. “At that late time, there is too much alcohol drinking. I have never thought of photographing at that time.” Despite the optimistic claim his subjects make to public spaces at night, his photographs are defined by a prescribed working method. “I usually work alone because people know me here, but if I have to go on
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the outside section of Phola Park where I live, then I get people from school to join me.” While his essay invites sociological readings directed at the meaning of electricity, crime and the changing role of public space in South Africa’s slowly transforming townships, he is not a documentarian in the manner of Brassaï in 1930s Paris, or Weegee in New York of the same period. His is a playful and autobiographical project. Many of Sibusiso’s photographs include him as a protagonist. “The reason why some of the pictures are staged is so that you don’t get that actual feeling of real events,” he says. Understood in this sense, the strange offcolours, long shadows, constant blurring and ghostly auras that surround his human subjects are integral to the meaning of his photographs, not mere by-products of shooting at night. They are expressive attributes, not simply examples of photography’s ongoing struggle to record events in low light. “When I show people who live in my
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neighbourhood my pictures, they don’t believe it is actually Thokoza,” he says. This constitutes praise for Sibusiso, who likens his photographic method in his essay ‘At night, they walk with me’ to storytelling. “It is like a novel about an old lost town,” he says. A forgotten place that has been found and reimagined by an alert young mind.
“I am trying to describe my neighbourhood in a way I see and experience it. I am kind of creating my own scenario of what you would see in Thokoza – its atmosphere. I want you, when you look at the pictures, to experience the atmosphere.”
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GRĂœSSE AUS JOBURG Greetings from Joburg: The German community is about loving life, the outdoors and having lots of fun, as Anne Dolinschek recently found out
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’ll admit I didn’t know much about the Joburg German community when I started doing research on this article. The first thing that came to mind was the German school’s (The Deutsche Internationale Schule) Oktoberfest, which I’m sure most of us have attended at some point or another. I mean, dressing up in lederhosen and singing along to traditional songs is as fun as it gets. I was then introduced to Helmut Kanwischer, chairman of the German Country Club in Paulshof, who made me aware of an entire German subculture that exists in our City of Gold. He joked that he initially moved to South Africa at the age of 20 to get away from his girlfriend and soon fell in love with the weather and the easy way of living. He waxed lyrical about living in Joburg and I soon realised his views were shared by most of the German expats here. Joburg, and South Africa as a whole, is the perfect place for Germans because they tend to love nature and the outdoors in general. “It’s too cold most of the time to explore and enjoy nature properly at home, but our [South African] weather ensures that we can constantly be out and about,” says Helmut. The openness and friendliness of Joburgers also came up time and time again when speaking to expats. I personally think it’s our warm and sunny weather that comes through in our personalities. The German community gravitates towards settling in Joburg’s northern suburbs and I can only guess it is because it is central to the rest of the city and near to the The Deutsche Internationale Schule too. They have a love for life and get together as often as possible to catch up over a good, cold beer and traditional delicacies. And there are so many great dishes to choose from. The most popular and well-known are bratwurst, eisbein and, of course, sauerkraut, but there are a couple of others we should all try too. Believe it or not, there’s a popular meal that is fully vegetarian! I did not expect that. Spätzle is a bit like pasta and is traditionally served as a side dish to meat dishes, although it can be served on its own. The serving suggestion is to top it with lots of cheese. They had me at “lots of cheese”… where can I order mine? Another dish that sounds too good to pass on is Bratkartoffeln. Me being me, I tried to translate it off the top of my head and I somehow
“Whichever way you look at it, spending time with Germans is never dull or a waste of time. You are guaranteed good food, hearty conversation and probably an ice cold beer or two.”
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GERMAN FARE If you’re wondering where you can sample delicious German dishes, there are a couple of good German restaurants worth a visit. At the top of the list is Schwabinger Stuben in Randburg, Berlin Pub & Restaurant in Muldersdrift; and Die Kneipe in Kensington, to name a few. Schwabinger Stuben www.schwabinger.co.za Berlin Pub & Restaurant www.berlinpub.co.za Die Kneipe 011 616 8760
GERMAN BUTCHERIES Want to make your own German delicacies at home? Head to these local German spots for some wurst, frisches fleisch, eisbein and more. Schwaben Butchery www.schwaben.co.za Feinschmecker www.feinschmecker.co.za Seemann’s Deli www.seemanns.co.za Norbert’s Butchery www.norberts.co.za Alpine Butchery & Deli butchery.alpinefood.co.za Jumbo Goodmans 011 789 8085
Clockwise from top left Traditional German food; Students at The Deutsche Internationale Schule; Oktoberfest; Schwaben Butchery; Traditional German dancing
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GERMAN FANS The German community loves sport and the outdoors almost as much as sharing good food and drinks. A sporty, outdoors and slightly competitive event to look forward to at the German Country Club is their annual 3-LandeSpiele. It’s a fun event where the German Club takes on the Swiss and Austrian Clubs. Events include darts, tug of war, tennis using a frying pan, a quiz and much more. In addition to having a fun day in the sun, participants and onlookers can also look forward to delicacies from the three countries.
got to ‘brat potatoes’, which sounds great to me. I’ll eat most things containing potatoes, bratty or not. The dish comprises thinly sliced, boiled potatoes fried in a pan with a substantial amount of oil, bacon and onion until it’s dark and crispy. Doesn’t that sound delicious? Sign me up for German meal nights. If you’d like to experience more German and, more specifically, Bavarian culture, there are many Oktoberfest events held around Joburg on an annual basis where you can share German food and beer with friends and family. Once there, you can look forward to entertainment in the form of Bavarian brass bands, local girls trained by German mädchen (girls) on how to serve guests and let’s not forget the traditional outfits - a feast for the eyes. The best Oktoberfests to look out for are the ones hosted at the The Deutsche Internationale Schule, Monte Casino and smaller scale ones at the German Country Club. Whichever way you look at it, spending time with Germans is never dull or a waste of time. You are guaranteed good food, hearty conversation and probably an ice cold beer or two. Make sure to befriend the next German you encounter.
EXPATS If you are German and have just moved to Joburg, Internations.org is a great website to meet others in the area. The organisation also hosts a variety of social events throughout the year especially for the German community. They provide advice for living in the city and have forums if members want to discuss a certain topic.
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Top German soccer fan Left Tug of war game at the German Country Club
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THE SMARTEEZ ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AROUND 2006 WITH AN UNORTHODOX, ECLECTIC AND SUBJECTIVE APPROACH TO FASHION. THEY TRANSLATED SOUTH AFRICA’S NEWLY GAINED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INTO CLOTHES AND CAPTURED A MOMENT IN HISTORY. THEIR INFLUENCE IS STILL TANGIBLE TODAY, SAYS DANIELA GOELLER Photography Chris Saunders
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ashion is in the sky, in the street,” said Coco Chanel in another century, “fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening…”. The vision of the iconic French designer corresponds better to the spirit of The Smarteez than her iconic brand, considered mainly as a status symbol in our capitalist and neocolonialist world. The Smarteez’s style has been researched for its significance to South Africa and its consistency with postmodern consumer theories, as well as for its hybridity and the strategies of remixing and sampling employed, considered significant in the postcolonial context. On the backdrop of the revival of craftsmanship
and dandyism, The Smarteez set out to examine the role of fashion in South African society and the expectations and rules that define it. The Smarteez are a fashion collective from Soweto, formed by fashion designers Sibu Sithole (FDB), Floyd Manotana (Floyd Avenue), Kepi Mngomezulu (Kepi) and Lethabo Tsatsinyane (Liter). The four designers used to organise fortnightly style sessions on Sundays, and quickly gathered an important group of fans and followers. Like any other subculture in the world, they created their own recognisable style: a credo for its followers;
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iconoclast and provocative to the mainstream, but fresh, new, exciting and full of inspiration. Fashion traditionally plays an important role as an identity marker in South African popular culture, especially in the black community. In a country where the majority of the population was deprived of basic human rights, clothing allowed individuals to protect and differentiate themselves and maintain their dignity. Dress was used as a form of resistance and contestation. In the 1940s and ‘50s, the multiracial Joburg suburb of Sophiatown, with its jazz musicians, writers and notorious gangsters, was strongly influenced by American culture and fashion. People dressed in expensive and hard-to-get imported clothes, and labels were everything. This tradition lived on well beyond the forced removals and even apartheid – in the form of a conservative dress code that comes with nostalgia for the past and a relentless competition of labels. The importance of the labels is a
Opening page left The Smarteez founders Opening page right Floyd Avenue Left A fan of The Smarteez Top right Liter
constant in all South African youth cultures; in the townships, labels are used to impress and to assert social status and gender. The Smarteez played with this heritage. With a postmodern, postcolonialist attitude, they remixed and revisited their classics – in the form of thrifted original garments, materials and classic cuts. They amended and prepped them up, and combined them with contemporary items tailored by themselves. The Smarteez created a very open-minded and playful fashion, based on the original combination of old and new, masculine and feminine, high and low fashion, casual and chic, expensive swagger and DIY, modern and traditional, patterns and colours – a local, handmade and personalised fashion as self-expression that stood against the conformity of the global consumer market. It always carried the mark of the temporary and improvised, and was only true in the moment. The Smarteez fashion was all visual and movement and performance-based and became a symbol of post-apartheid identities – or the quest thereof. The Smarteez fashion was reflective of a certain optimism that came with the lived experience of the newly obtained freedom of movement and expression. It’s this mixture of global belonging and local context that is said to characterise the South African Millennials or Generation Y. Although The Smarteez achieved public attention in 2009, a reality TV show was based on their lives, they appeared in Dazed and Confused magazine in 2010, presented a collection at the South African Fashion www.joburgstyle.co.za | 47
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week in 2011, a more relaxed version of their fashion was to be commercialised for big retail and they even won an award as Joburg’s best subculture, the hype created around them ultimately never materialised in a sustainable business development. They struggled with the exploitation of their ideas by the mainstream, because they felt largely left out of the material side of their success. The fame became an obstacle in itself, as the hype around the brand at least partly destroyed its uniqueness and the dictate of the group worked against personal freedom and individual creativity. It also led to an identification of the individuals with certain looks, especially as certain images out of the two iconic portrait series, shot by the photographer Chris Saunders in 2008 and 2011, went viral. The conformity they wanted to combat caught up with them as their anticonformist style became the image of the new South Africa. The Smarteez have catalysed South African subcultures and street fashion in a very unique and innovative way. They made thrifting desirable before it became mainstream, inspired and influenced numerous young (and old) designers and contributed to creating the image of South Africa as a country of cultural variety, creativity and inspiration. But they were only one group among many, emerging in a strong creative field determined by fashion, performance and music.
“In a country where the majority of the population was deprived of basic human rights, clothing allowed one to protect and differentiate oneself and maintain one’s dignity.”
THE FOUNDERS “People wear clothes to look good, but we dress to feed our souls and feel good. Men wore make-up way before women did. It’s how I express myself” - Sibu Sithole (FDB)
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Explore | Zambia
there’s a DIFFERENT KIND OF magic in ZAMBIA
From sunsets to cruising on the Zambezi River, Eric Bornman discovered the true spirit of Africa in Zambia on an epic adventure
Top left Luxury room at the Royal Livingstone Bottom left Relaxing in the hotel grounds Below Gourmet picnic on Livingston Island
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ne minute I was soaring like an eagle over the breathtaking Victoria Falls in a helicopter, the next I was enjoying a dip in Devil’s Pool overlooking those roaring waters. I also journeyed on a 1930s steam train and enjoyed a luxury Colonial lifestyle at one of Africa’s most historic hotels. The people of Zambia are gentle, with spirits as strong as the mighty Vic Falls; they speak 72 official languages, but still manage to communicate their warmth and friendliness without uttering a single word. Wherever you go, the surroundings are spectacular and filled with natural beauty, making a getaway here an unforgettable experience. If you love adventure, there’s never a dull moment, whether you’re enjoying a helicopter flip, going on a safari cruise to see wildlife in its natural habitat, swimming in the waters above the falls at Devil’s Pool or enjoying trail biking, bungee jumping or white water rafting. There’s also plenty of time to relax; on a booze cruise at sunset or while enjoying superb, Colonial-style cuisine at the sumptuous Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara. This iconic hotel, which is arguably the most opulent hotel in the area, was our base for three nights. It’s an historic place named after the legendary explorer, David Livingstone, who was the first 56 | www.joburgstyle.co.za
European to discover the mighty Victoria Falls, and boasts a UNESCO World Heritage Site location on the banks of the Zambezi River overlooking the spectacular falls. Offering every possible luxury facility, the hotel features 173 opulent, air-conditioned guest rooms located in two-storey clusters, each with a private balcony or terrace. While staying there, we enjoyed fine dining, a selection of adventurous outdoor activities and warm, personalised service. With ‘The Smoke That Thunders’ (Victoria Falls) just a 10-minute walk away, the hotel is an ideal base from which to explore – especially as it offers guests a complimentary private entrance to the falls. The hotel is also a great place to relax, with its deep verandahs, generous spaces and cool courtyard retreats. We enjoyed a number of fine dining experiences at the Royal Livingstone Restaurant, which overlooks the river and offers both international cuisine and fusion-style African dishes. A highlight of the trip was enjoying drinks at the Travellers Bar, which became a regular spot to sit and mull over each day’s adventures. Another really pleasant surprise was watching giraffes and zebra roaming the grounds. This is Africa at its most exquisite and untamed.
ACTIVITIES
We enjoyed a number of unforgettable experiences, including a 15-minute helicopter flip over the falls and a luxury steam train journey on the olde worlde Royal Livingstone Express, which included being wined and dined beside the falls. Travelling on this charming Victorian train through scenic passes is reminiscent of rail journeys of yesteryear. We travelled through untamed bush on a nostalgic journey, enjoying
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Left On the edge... in Devil’s Pool Below Enjoy drinks at Travellers Bar
every luxury and comfort in the five Pullman-style coaches that have been meticulously restored. The train is made up of two dining cars, a kitchen car, lounge car and observation car from which we watched the sunset. For me, the highlight of the trip was an excursion to Livingstone Island and Devil’s Pool right next to it. Located right on the edge of the falls, it offers breathtaking views. We left the Royal Livingstone by boat from its private deck and first enjoyed a guided tour of Livingstone Island, with beautiful views beyond the falls. Then we swam to Devil’s Pool, a short swim from the island, and sat right on the edge of the falls. We also enjoyed a delicious picnic afterwards before heading back to the hotel. Time stands still at Victoria Falls, which is why it’s so important to return there as often as you can.
Anantara Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara royal-livingstone.anantara.com
Bushtracks Africa Royal Livingstone Express Train Airport Transfers Game Drive and also facilitated other activities. www.bushtracksafrica.com | www.royal-livingstone-express.com United Air Charter Helicopter flight www.uaczam.com
Livingstone Adventures Horse Riding African Queen Sunset Cruise Canoeing Water Taxi transfer www.livingstonesadventure.com Tongabezi Livingstone Island livingstoneisland@tongabezi.com Safari Par Excellence White Water Rafting www.safpar.com
Explore | Midlands
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS
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The magical KwaZulu-Natal Midlands offers hundreds of hidden treasures for those who come to explore this scenic, charming part of the world. Joburg Style’s team meandered their way through the area’s quirky nooks and crannies
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side from being a diverse ecological paradise with scenic beauty as far as the eye can see, the area was once a best-kept secret, nestling between waterfalls, misty mountains and pockets of rare indigenous forest and known only to those who had passed through en route to the coast or made it their home. Stretching from Mooi River in the north to Hilton down south and reaching outwards from the N3 highway in both directions, the Midlands offers numerous hidden treasures. These are discovered along what is called the Midlands Meander, a selection of the area’s most beautiful locations, as well as places where unique arts and crafts are created, all with their own special story to tell. The Midlands’ numerous fascinating cultural traditions are evident in the handiwork crafted by artisans in the area, from blacksmithing and exquisite quilting to fine woodwork, delicate embroidery, homemade jams and preserves. In many instances, time-honoured techniques are used in innovative ways to adapt items for use in the modern world. Artists and craftsmen have opened their workshops and studios to visitors, who can watch skilled hands moulding clay
into fine porcelain pots on a potter’s wheel or deft fingers spinning mohair into breathtaking carpets. This lush farmland area is called ‘the land of milk and honey,’ and understandably so. Here, rural life takes centre stage; the main source of income is those products that are created from the toil of those who work with the land. Farm-fresh products like cheeses, honey, vegetables and fruits and the sense of community here are what give the Midlands its very special charm. The people who live in this special place are dedicated to protecting their unique environment, a small area that has a relatively large selection of plants and animals. As a result, nature-lovers discover a wonderland in the Midlands. You’ll also discover a touch of history here, as within the area you’ll find the Capture Site, the place where Nelson Mandela was captured and arrested on 5 August 1962. Home to quaint, comfortable places to stay, including Brahman Hills, where Joburg Style had the pleasure of spending a weekend, the Midlands is a delightful place to explore. Here we list some of the hidden treasures we uncovered on our journey… www.joburgstyle.co.za | 59
Durban Green Corridor
YOUR TICKET TO DURBAN’S GREENEST ADVENTURES Drifting through the mangroves on a canoe, a hike to the secretive Rastafarian Caves, see some of Durban’s most spectacular scenery, hidden waterfalls and valleys, race along our epic mountain bike trails or savor our rich history and culture. Durban Green Corridor is the ultimate in responsible tourism, all our tours are done in conjunction with various local communities where we operate and support numerous small tourism businesses. Your support for these activities will directly benefit the communities, the environment and the tour guides you will experience in Durban Green Corridor Whether you want a single activity or range of activities, our friendly travel desk can also package these into an exciting, customized single or multi day tour of Durban’s hidden gems.
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Pop in at the greenhub at 31 stiebel place, blue lagoon and let us help you plan your next adventure.
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Clockwise from left Nelson Mandela Capture Site; Brahman Hills; Karkloof Canopy Tour
WHERE TO STAY Brahman Hills
Located in the heart of the Blue Crane Nature Reserve at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains, this upmarket hotel is ideally situated close to the Midlands Meander. Offering five-star accommodation as well as luxury self-catering cottages with every facility, the hotel also boasts a state-of-the-art spa, as well as an excellent restaurant, coffee bar, wine cellar restaurant and underground bar. Here, wildlife is literally on your doorstep and from your room you will be able to see zebra and other animals grazing peacefully. Most of the produce served here is grown on the property in the hotel’s own vegetable garden, and the rest is organically produced and locally sourced.
www.brahmanhills.co.za Fordoun
An oasis of relaxation and sensory pleasure set in exquisite surrounds, this five-star boutique hotel boasts an award-winning spa and is also known for its fine dining a la carte restaurant and luxuriously appointed suites.
www.fordoun.com
Granny Mouse Country House & Spa
Set in the magnificent Balgowan Valley on 52 acres of lush gardens, this famous boutique hotel is known for its hospitality, award-winning cuisine and wine cellar, luxury accommodation and stateof-the-art spa.
www.grannymouse.co.za
WHAT TO DO
Nelson Mandela Capture Site
The place where Nelson Mandela was originally
ALSO CONSIDER TO STAY Toad Hall Cottages Self-catering four star cottages. www.toadhall.co.za Hartford House An historic renowned racehorse stud farm that has won numerous awards for its superb restaurant and luxurious accommodation. www.hartford.co.za
TO DO Karkloof Canopy Tour Ziplining through magnificent scenery. karkloofcanopytour.co.za BergTrails Horse riding trails with guides. www.bergtrails.co.za
arrested in 1962 is now home to a fascinating museum and visitors’ centre, and a striking 50m-high sculpture that reveals a portrait of Madiba’s face created by 50 laser cut steel poles set into the landscape.
www.thecapturesite.co.za
Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve
One of the area’s gems, this unspoilt nature reserve offers a selection of walking trails through lush grasslands and forest. Aside from scenic splendour, visitors also enjoy seeing a variety of wildlife including zebra, antelope and 260 species of birds. There are numerous braai and picnic spots if you want to spend the day here.
www.wessa.org.za
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DINING
Piggly Wiggly
A delightful spot to enjoy a selection of food, shops and activities. The coffee shop is famous for fresh, home-made meals and delicious tea time snacks. There’s also a kids’ play area and train, and various little stores selling handcrafted items.
Left Swissland Cheese Below Midlands crafts Bottom left Dirt Road Traders
www.pigglywiggly.co.za
Terbodore Coffee Roasters
The Coach House offers a special coffee and food experience. Pick up some fine imported Arabica beans roasted on the premises.
www.terbodorecoffee.co.za
The Gourmet Greek Coffee Shop & Blue Cow Deli
Find traditional Greek yoghurt and hand-crafted cheeses made on the farm. www.thegourmetgreek.com Café Bloom
This restaurant offers delicious, wholesome, fresh buffet fare, including home-grown produce.
033 266 6118
Granny Doris Restaurant & Coffee Shop
Located at the Patchwood Elephant Centre, 5km from Howick, which sells beautiful handmade items, the café offers superlative food with fresh ingredients.
082 599 4241
SHOPPING Peel’s Honey
Established in 1924, this little store is famous for its creamed honey and peanut brittle as well as a selection of other honeys and nut brittles, peanut butter, caramel crunch and various other delicious snacks.
www.peelshoney.co.za
ALSO CONSIDER TO EAT + DRINK Nottingham Road Brewing Company For great beer. nottsbrewery.co.za Waffle Inn Famous for its delectable waffles, it also serves breakfast, lunch and coffee. 073 857 3825
TO BUY Zulu Lulu Art House A gallery full of collectibles, including ceramics, fine art, glass and sculptures www.zulululu.co.za Mohair Experience The luxury of mohair on a working Angora goat farm. Home industry at its best. 082 410 9936 Aladdin’s de-Light For exquisite stained glass windows, lamps, handthrown ceramics and a foodie market. www.aladdins.co.za
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Tsonga
Handmade shoes and bags created from fine leather. Already internationally renowned, this store, with its unique African magic, is a joy to explore.
www.tsonga.com Swissland Cheese
Located at the start of the Midlands Meander, this unique store offers an endless variety of awardwinning fresh cheeses.
www. swisslandcheese.net
Groundcover Leather Company
Visitors can tour the workshop, where fine handcrafted leather and accessories are made, then purchase at the wholesale store, which is more than a century old.
www.groundcover.co.za Dirt Road Traders
Located at Curry’s Post, this excellent store offers a selection of unique outdoor, safari and leather goods handcrafted from cotton canvas with leather and brass trimming. You can pick up overnight and weekend bags, belts and travel document pouches.
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LINDEN. ENDLESS DISCOVERY
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Linden has recently reached a whole new level of cool, with the addition of some ultra-trendy bars, restaurants and shops, as Jo Buitendach recently found out Photography Channay Harvey
Left Craft Beer Library Top right Brian Lara Rum Eatery Right Farm Table
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Bottom left Re-trend Right ROSTO Italian Rotisserie
njoying a coffee at one of the area’s fashionable street cafes, it’s hard to imagine that in the 1930s this charming, tree-lined suburb was home to a number of successful fruit farms, known for their fertile soil. Fast forward to 2017, and there might not be a farm in sight, but there’s a lot to do, taste and explore.
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Whether you like cheddar, brie, gouda or gruyere, there is no way you won’t find something delicious at Cheese Gourmet. Consisting of both a café and a cheese store, this is the perfect spot to grab a cheesy snack, or a few tasty treats to enjoy later. The highlight of Cheese Gourmet is definitely the huge array of cheeses, preserves and accompaniments there are for you to peruse and taste. But be warned, you won’t leave without an overflowing basket of cheesy indulgences. If midcentury modern is your thing, then a browse at Re-Trend is essential. The antique furniture on display will make you feel like you’ve stepped into an episode of Mad Men. Think wood, beautiful lines, striking colours and quirky design. And, if
you feel your purchase needs a modern update, it offers a reupholstering service, too. In its over 100-year history, Arthur Bales has been a firm favourite with generations of crafty Joburg residents. Known countrywide for its beautiful material, wool, patterns and quilting fabric, a visit will have you itching to pick up some needlepoint skills. Farm Table specialises in organic produce fresh from the farm, straight to your table. But it doesn’t just stop there; you’ll also find gourmet Greek yoghurt, hormone-free meat, free-range eggs, gluten-free bread and toxin-free home cleaners. Formally known as Ceramic Factory, Rialheim specialises in South African-made ceramics, inspired by local surroundings, heritage and international trends. I love the animal skull wall hangings (made from clay, of course), robot figurines and the uber stylish Gatsby face container.
MIAMI VICE Also known as Brian Lara’s ‘good vibe’ drink, served to the tables that are having a good time. It’s made up of half Pina Colada and half Strawberry Daquiri.
COFFEE
The Whippet is passionate about Linden, coffee, food, people and design, and is always popular with Lindenites looking for caffeine and grub. Whether you’re meeting friends for a chat or are looking to talk business with work colleagues, The Whippet is the ideal place. New kid on the Linden Coffee block, Yield Coffee Bar prides itself on simplicity, good coffee, a yummy sandwich and friendly service. Try the Cortado or the Yield signature, ‘Swart Skaap’.
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El Jalapeno is a festive little eatery serving up some scrumptious Mexican food and cocktails. Start with a Vampiro, a Bloody Mary-style drink made with tequila, tomato and grapefruit juice, followed by the pulled beef tamales in all their spicy steamed glory. Hashi is a Japanese Fusion 66 | www.joburgstyle.co.za
PINA COLADA Brian Lara’s most popular cocktail, not just because it’s served in a real pineapple, but also for it’s amazing taste. Its made up of Carta Negra Bacardi, Casa Blanca Bacardi, pineapple juice and sugar syrup.
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Restaurant, with Venezuelan owners passionate about healthy and delicious food. You could pick a classic spring roll or salmon nigiri, but why not be adventurous and order the sushi pizza? It’s a crispy rice base with thin slices of salmon and avo. From the owner of the celebrated Red Chamber in Hyde Park, Pron (or the People’s Republic of Noodles) serves up some fresh, fun and unpretentious food. Choose from the noodle dishes or Asian inspired tapas, order a whole bunch and share with your nearest and dearest. Looking for some French flair in the City of Gold? A La Bouffe might just be the answer. Under French chef Romuald Denesle, this familyrun restaurant delivers again and again. Regulars swear by its very tasty dishes, which include freshly baked bread, brown onion soup, snails and sirloin steak. And don’t forget to leave space for dessert.
name: Brian Lara Rum Eatery). We’re pretty much obsessed with the décor, which is filled to the brim with bright green plants and quirky furniture; you’ll think you’re on a Caribbean island. And to keep the beach vibe going, try the tasty Salt and Pepper Squid, accompanied by a Mojito, or two or three. The Craft Beer Library is perfect for any avid Joburg beer lover. The focus of this watering hole is craft beer and good food with a large selection of lagers, blonde, red and brown ales, and even a stout or two added for good measure. This is a spot you’ll keep on returning to. Work your way through all the beers, both on tap and in a bottle.
OLD FAVES SATORI PIZZERIA 011 888 7452
BIKANER
011 912 7770
LI KOU FU
011 888 6723
PAPUTZIS
011 782 9393
THE FAT ZEBRA 082 469 5757
REMBRANDT SLAGHUIS 011 888 4663
THE ARGENTINEAN
LINDEN LIBATIONS
011 888 9759
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Cheese Gourmet www.cheesegourmet.co.za Re-Trend 011 888 2593 Arthur Bales www.arthurbales.co.za Farm Table 087 802 1283 Rialheim www.rialheim.co.za The Whippet www.thewhippetcoffee.com Yield Coffee Bar www.yieldcoffee.co.za A La Bouffe www.alabouffe.co.za Pron 011 782 1736 El Jalapeno www.eljalapeno.co.za Hashi www.hashi.co.za Brian Lara Rum Eatery 076 320 9739 Craft Beer Library www.craftbeerlibrary.co.za ROSTO Italian Rotisserie www.eatrosto.com
EXPLORE | CAPE TOWN
48 hours IN THE 021 WHAT DO YOU DO ONCE YOU’VE BEEN UP TABLE MOUNTAIN, VISITED THE V&A WATERFRONT AND FILLED YOUR HOME WITH CURIOS? MEGAN PETA FROM BORING CAPE TOWN CHICK FILLS US IN 8AM People get very angry on social media when Four & Twenty goes on holiday. The bustling coffee shop neighbouring Wynberg Park has become a staple in the Southern Suburbs. Its basil infused hollandaise in the ‘Green Eggs & Ham’ offers a delicious modern twist on the classic Eggs Benedict and is a great way to start the day.
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10AM Boulders Beach is home to Cape Town’s much loved penguin colony. Get up close and personal with these cuties by popping through the back garden gate (once you’ve paid your entrance fee) to paddle among them. 12PM Once you’ve worked up an appetite, enjoy panoramic 70 | www.joburgstyle.co.za
minutes you’ll spend in your life. views from the slopes of Steenberg Estate. The polished, modern architecture of Bistro Sixteen82 offers the perfect venue for visitors to enjoy their risotto of the day with a glass of Steenberg Rosé. 2PM It wouldn’t be Cape Town if you didn’t squeeze in a wine tour. Groot Constantia, one of the oldest farms in the Cape, offers an informative tour of its cellar. Tuck into the home-made chocolate and wine pairing to enjoy the full flavours of the wines. 4PM Head to the V&A Waterfront and grab a quick flight on NAC Helicopters. Expect unparalleled views of Signal Hill, Lion’s Head and Table Mountain. Without question, one of the best 20
4:30PM Grab a freshly made ice cream sandwich from Crumbs & Cream outside the aquarium for the perfect, hot summer’s day snack. 5PM Stop in for an early dinner at Cape Town’s the HogHouse in Ndabeni. Home to craft beer and a sumptuous meat feast, try the signature brisket and maple syrup roasted butternut for some of the best country style food you’ll ever eat. 7:30PM Wrap up your day at the Galileo Open Air Cinema in Kirstenbosch. Blankets, chairs and an array of food stalls ensure that you are cosy and comfy while you watch movies under the stars (and listen to the croaking frogs!) in the famous botanical gardens.
5PM Wait for the rush hour traffic to settle down from Long Street’s latest balcony bar, One Up. Watch twilight creep in from the fourth storey landing while listening to vinyl and enjoying a sundowner.
8AM Start your day filled with fresh sea air at the One&Only’s Stand Up paddle boarding classes. Watch schools of fish swim underneath you as you navigate the hotel’s canals. “If you can stand up, you can paddle board.” Fun for the whole family.
Day 2
10AM Enjoy a two-hour game drive at wildlife sanctuary, Villiera. Located on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, spot zebras, giraffes and gemsbok before indulging in a nougat and sparkling wine pairing in the tasting room. Delicious!
7PM There’s really no more exquisite place to watch the sunset than at Oudekraal. The beach under the Twelve Apostles boasts some of the most incredible colours the sun and sea can create. Watch camera flashes from Table Mountain and lights twinkling on Lion’s Head as hikers make their way up after dark. Oudekraal sunsets are a must-see
1PM Head back to the city bowl for some of the best burgers and ribs in town. Jerry’s Burger Bar took Cape Town by storm with its delicious, casual cuisine. Sit outside, have a cold beer and tuck into the scrumptious food while taking in the bustle of the city.
8:30PM Enjoy a one-of-a-kind cocktail experience at the Outrage of Modesty in Shortmarket Street. A ‘meal’ centred around cocktails made from the freshest ingredients and premium liquors offers a unique foodie experience. Alternatively, listen to local musicians over a G&T at the motorbike-inspired The House of Machines next door.
3PM After lunch, stroll through the iconic Company Gardens to the South African National Gallery. The Iziko Museums house a collection of South Africa’s best modern artists as well as French, British and Dutch works.
11PM If you love techno, end the day at Era in Loop Street. Its FunktionOne sound system will have your feet moving all night in the tunnel of lights.
ALSO CONSIDER DAN SHOUT If it’s a Sunday evening in summer, head to Casa Labia on the shores of Muizenberg for Dan Shout’s jazz evenings. Listen to the sounds of international and local jazz aficionados in the Venetian– inspired banqueting hall. WAITING ROOM If it’s a Friday, arrive early to secure your spot on the dance floor at Cape Town’s best loved hip hop party, Uppercut. Expect Golden Era classics to modern day hits to keep you jamming on a Friday night. JAZZ FESTIVAL Africa’s grandest gathering celebrates its 18th Anniversary with over 40 local and international artists. This multiple-stage event boasts five stages and hosts over 36, 000 people over two days. One of the highlight’s on the Cape’s event calendar. THE SA CHEESE FESTIVAL Taking place from 28 to 30 April at Sandringham Farm in Stellenbosch, the SA Cheese Festival is the biggest outdoor culinary event, offering a diverse selection of cheeses, from well-known brands to unique artisanal varieties, paired with products that complement cheese perfectly.
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THE SNEAKY SAUSAGE
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This prime eatery has lit up the city centre, Shortmarket Street to be exact, with its eclectic atmosphere, which comes as no surprise, with the creators being part of the team behind The House of Machines and Outrage of Modesty. Born from a passion for quality ingredients and no mess, no fuss service, the atmosphere for this trendy hotspot encourages large groups to gather for delicious drinks and yummy food. Favourites include the Currywurst, a pork-filled sausage served on a bed of fries, topped with the secret signature sauce. Another is the option of three sausages, with a choice between a cheese griller, bockwurst, knackwurst, chorizo and bratwurst – pork sausage with some extra flavour. There are also vegan and vegetarian options.
POD
www.pod.co.za This glamorous, 15-bedroom boutique hotel in Camps Bay is barefoot luxury at its finest, with butlers ready to whisk your chaise, towels and chilled water down to the beach at a moment’s notice. There are sea views from the pool, deck and laid-back lounge and bar, where cocktails are served. The suites are sanctuaries of calm, with raised, wooden, podlike structures containing the bed and cleverly designed LED lighting to soften the sleek, sharp lines. You’ll love the attention to detail, including architect Greg Scott’s eco-friendly features (sustainable water supply, energy-saving lighting and insulation).
THE SILO
www.theroyalportfolio.com Built in an historic grain silo complex above the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), The Silo is set to be part of a new ‘symbol of Africa’ in Cape Town. The ultramodern, industrial-style hotel has 28 rooms, each with whimsical interiors and dramatic waterfront views. Each room has been individually designed and decorated by the stylish wand of Liz Biden. The hotel, part of The Royal Portfolio Hotel Collection, has a restaurant overlooking Table Mountain, a spa and a rooftop pool.
MORO GELATO
LA PARADA DEL MAR www.laparada.co.za
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This upmarket gelato hotspot in Long Street offers a taste of authentic Italian gelato. With 100 percent natural ingredients, no preservatives, colourants or added fats, Moro Gelato offers a guiltfree experience of flavours that will blow your mind. Think the traditional Cioccolato (chocolate) gelato, which is made according to co-owner Stefano Moro’s grandmother’s recipe.
La Parada del Mar occupies prime position on Camps Bay’s strip. The barmen behind the mosaicclad Bombay Sapphire bar whip together their signature Gin & Tonic Del De Barra. Executive chef, Martin Senekal, has pushed the level of cooking into a new league. Flavours are bold yet perfectly balanced, but the focus will always remain on interpreting and reinventing traditional Spanish flavours.
The food at this fabulous new eatery in Cape Town’s CBD is straight-up, simple, fresh and delicious. Poké is traditionally Hawaiian fare–fishermen would cut up and marinate their catch of the day to keep it fresh for longer. The original Poké is typically Hawaiian– raw tuna, shredded kombu, sweet onions and toasted macadamias with a zesty, soy-based furikake seasoning and a bit of a kick.
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48 hours IN THE 031 APHIWE KHAMBULE EXPLORES SOME OF DURBAN’S GEMS AS WELL AS SOME FUN AND AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY WHEN YOU NEED TO LIVE A LITTLE
6AM – 11:30AM Start off the morning the right way by visiting the popular and festive Shongweni Farmer’s and Craft Market located in the greeneries of Shongweni. Grab a yummy, freshproduce breakfast while sitting on a hay bale listening to some nostalgic music. Unlike other markets, the Shongweni market doesn’t cause much damage to the pocket. Everything at the market is freshly made or home-made. It is also the ideal place to pick up some everyday grocery items such as eggs, bread, vegetables and milk.
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includes a delicious, fruity smoothie and a main course of Thai chicken and prawn curry with rice. While it is a wonderful place to lunch, it also has some exquisite gift shops and local design stores, so be sure to spend some of the afternoon browsing around these corners of Bellevue in Kloof. 4PM – 6:30PM If you’re someone who finds joy in taking adventurous hiking trips then the Krantzkloof Nature Reserve is just for you. For people like myself, who aren’t regular hikers, the nature reserve is still enjoyable, and there is no entrance fee. The Blue Trail, also known as the ‘Longshadows Trail’, is my favourite. It is a simple route and one that gives
you a reward at the end, the remarkable and glorious view of Molweni River. 7:30PM – 11PM It is always great to end off the day with a beer or cocktail and a delicious, perfectly cooked mouth-watering burger. If you agree then you’re going to love Stokers Arms pub and restaurant. The burgers are so appetising, but then again, so is everything on the Stokers menu. Food is served until 10pm, afterwards, the night is still young and it’s all about getting your groove on.
“Wake up for morning high tea at the chic Oyster Box Hotel.”
8:30AM – 10AM The Oyster Box offers high tea specials on Sundays and a buffet breakfast over the weekend. The buffet has so much to offer, such as traditional English breakfasts, continental breakfasts, a stewed fruit, pancake and waffle station, and from the kitchen you can order a local South African Jungle Oats breakfast with a drizzle of honey. Oh, and the buffet also includes some bubbly or, if you’re feeling extra fancy, treat yourself to a glass of mimosa instead.
Day 2
11:30AM – 1PM Sundays are usually slow and easy in Durban, but the opposite can be said about the KZNSA art gallery. This contemporary and creative space has refreshing, out-of-the-box artwork from experimental artists as well as art collections from renowned South African artists. If you’re someone who is looking for a creative juice boost then this is the place for you. Entrance is free, but having some loose change so you can grab a quick snack at the café is always a good idea.
ALSO CONSIDER A TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES Featuring the greatest hits of world-renowned band The Eagles on 8 April at the Playhouse Opera Theatre.
2:30PM - 3:30PM Go bike-riding on the popular promenade along the Durban beachfront. The Golden Mile is a picture-perfect place to get that flawless Instagram shot while cruising on your bicycle and basking in the sun. You can hire a bike at the many cycling shops close by from R150 per hour. 4PM – 6PM Spend the rest of the afternoon at the famous Eyadini Lounge. If you aren’t the party scene kind of person, like myself, and you’re looking for a more chilled and relaxing experience, then Sundays at Eyadini are perfect. Enjoy a late lunch ‘chisanyama’ while bopping along to some Afro-jazz musical numbers. Sundays have never been more rejuvenating than this.
KEVIN FRASER – LIFE ON THE HEDGE Comedian Kevin Fraser is pushing society over the hedge in a hilarious blend of modern world problems, delivered with multiple South African spices. On stage at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 30 March to 1 April. SHAKTI BEATS MUSICAL This vibrant and versatile indo-fusion musical show band will set the stage ablaze with their dynamic, explosive and unique array of music at Izulu Theatre, Sibaya Casino on 13 May. GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS Watch the amazing Great Moscow Circus at The Mighty Big Top, Suncoast, on until 22 March. With the funniest clowns, most-daring acrobats, death-defying daredevils, balancers, jugglers and much more all under the mighty Great Moscow Circus Big Top tent.
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MUNDO VIDA RESTAURANT www.mundovida.co.za
When in Durban, make Mundo Vida your restaurant of choice. With its prime location on Umdloti Beach, the restaurant serves seafood and bistro fare in a casual, yet professional, environment. The fabulous contemporary menu honours both its produce and great chefs who’ve gone before by fusing traditional cooking methods with modern influences and tastes. We love the Norwegian salmon gravadlax for starters, oven-baked linefish of the day as our main and the divine dark chocolate tart as our decadent dessert.
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USHAKA MARINE WORLD
BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
DURBAN NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
Nickelodeon and uShaka Marine World are making a big splash with the first ever African edition of SlimeFest on 8 and 9 April. “uShaka is a trendsetter when it comes to providing entertainment that appeals to a wide range of people. In fact, we are looking forward to adding a whole new dimension to our fun in the sun offering in April,” says Stella Khumalo, CEO of uShaka Marine World. Tiny tots can look forward to games, treasure hunts and soft play in the Preschool Zone.
The legendary dame on Umhlanga’s beach front, Beverly Hills Hotel is as glamorous and luxurious (if not more) today than she was when she opened the doors to her first guests in 1964. The hotel has, over the years, hosted many a royal family member, celebrity and esteemed captain of industry. Amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, a fitness centre, a heated pool, a business centre, two restaurants with an al fresco dining option and a gift shop.
The museum attracts almost 300,000 visitors annually. A visit presents an opportunity for future bright sparks to come face to face with a past dodo and for you to feel rather insignificant alongside the life-sized reconstruction of the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur. Meet Peter Amen and the authentic Egyptian mummy. The Museum Research Centre also offers the public access to the third-largest collection of birds in Africa.
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The international-size Durban Ice Arena recently celebrated one year since its relaunch. The facility is a world-class establishment and offers the ideal space in which all ages can enjoy a day out, with a range of recreational ice-skating activities. What’s more, it offers skating assistance for young kids, so there’s no need for them to be nervous on the ice.
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
www.durbanexperience.co.za eNanda - Rasta Caves and Umzinyathi Falls Tour This is one of Durban’s most interesting experiences. Your guide will show you the way to the uMzinyathi Gorge, where you will discover its waterfall and pristine valley vegetation. iSithumba Valley of a 1000 Hills Village Explorer Tour At iSithumba Adventures, in the Valley of 1000 Hills, you can take a guided tour of the quintessential rural Zulu village. The guides are all local people who know the area like the back of their hands. Woza eNanda - Bhambayi Trail, Visit Gandhi’s House The Bhambayi Trail takes you to the home of the late Mahatma Gandhi, where he lived for 21 years, and lets you experience his way of life in this area as you walk through the community.
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Plan. Party. Play. Stay
SPLASHY FEN MUSIC FESTIVAL www.splashyfen.co.za
The country’s oldest music festival is back for its 28th year from 13 to 16 April in the scenic southern Drakensberg. International act The Temper Trap headlines this year’s festival. The festival offers citydwellers a chance to unwind and enjoy the beauty of the mountains. New ideas, new acts, value for money and the good old Splashy vibe is what brings people back year after year. There are a number of new developments in the pipeline and festival-goers can look forward to one of the best Splashys ever!
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FRANSCHHOEK LITERARY FESTIVAL www.flf.co.za
From 19 to 21 May, Franschhoek will become a bustling get-together of readers, writers, booksellers and publishers. The visiting authors, including Alexander McCall Smith, Kate Mosse, Redi Tlhabi, Finuala Dowling, Ndumiso Ngcobo and many more, have been selected for their exceptional writing, and their passion for promoting reading. Fringe events include literary and publishers’ dinners, book launches, writing workshops, a school spelling bee and classical music concerts.
PINK LOERIE MARDI GRAS
With over 1 million albums sold worldwide and, having supported the biggest band in the world (The Rolling Stones), The Temper Trap are set to be the biggest signing ever in the history of Splashy Fen.
www.pinkloeriefoundation.com This very popular and highly colourful celebration is always a highlight on the local and international events calendar. Taking place from 26 April to 1 May in Knysna, the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras offers non-stop entertainment. With thousands of like-minded people absorbing the carnival atmosphere, energy levels will be high. During the Mardi Gras the entire town of Knysna will be painted pink… literally! A unique experience not to be missed.
GREYTON GENADENDAL CLASSICS FOR ALL www.classicsforall.co.za
It’s that time of year again, when the charming villages of Greyton and Genadendal in the foothills of the Sonderend Mountains come alive with the magical sounds of classical music. Taking place from 19 to 21 May, a number of one-of-a-kind concerts will take place including performances by Camerata Tinta Barocca, composer Dr Anthony Costandius, the Cape Town Tango Ensemble, and many more. The atmosphere will be food for the soul. Wherever you go music will be permeating –busking at the market, a flash mob on Saturday morning, violin, guitar, piano and opera in the restaurants, you name it.
CLUVER FAMILY HARVEST DAY www.cluver.com
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a wholesome, familyfriendly festival at the Cluver Family Harvest Day on Saturday, 1 April. Taking place at Paul Cluver Wines in the heart of the tranquil Elgin Wine Valley, you can sample the superb cider and wines on offer, and the kids will be in their element as they get stuck into a myriad old-school fun and games (think bobbing for apples, sack race, eggand-spoon race, to name but a few). Enjoy artisanal gourmet fare on offer, including home-baked apple crumble, a selection of fine cheeses, charcuterie and gourmet sandwiches. Live music adds the final touches to what promises to be the ultimate outing.
MTN BUSHFIRE www.bush-fire.com
Named Africa’s Top Festival by the BBC, and known as one of the most inclusive and diverse festivals in the world, MTN Bushfire takes place from 26 to 28 May in the Malkerns Valley of Swaziland. More than simply a music festival, it’s a holistic experience made up of a rich texture of arts, cultures, crafts, food and people, carefully curated into specialised zones to create an explosive event and a memorable take-home, family– friendly experience. Over the past 10 years, more than 100,000 people from over 120 countries have contributed to MTN Bushfire’s mandate for personal and collective commitment to social change, expressed as #BRINGYOURFIRE.
STAY THE TURBINE BOUTIQUE HOTEL & SPA Is located on Thesen Island, and offers first class luxurious accommodation, exceptional cuisine, stunning panoramas and a range of world-class facilities to choose from. www.turbinehotel.co.za CONRAD PEZULA Offering a variety of luxurious amenities and is just a short scenic drive to the exquisite secluded Noetzie Beach. www.conradhotels3.hilton.com HIMEVILLE ARMS HOTEL Not into camping or glamping? Stay at the Himeville Arms Hotel. With its olde world English charm, it’s the perfect spot to unwind after a long day at the festival. www.premierhotels.co.za
KNYSNA SPEED FESTIVAL www.speedfestival.co.za
Knysna Speed Festival, taking place from 4 to 7 May, will entertain any and all speed lovers from all across the country for days of pure adrenalin and fun-filled action for the whole family. The Knysna Speed Festival story began in 2009 with the running of the first Knysna Hillclimb. The festival incorporates a variety of events that not only benefit charities and provide significant economic benefit for the town of Knysna, but offer exciting activities for participants and spectators. In addition to the Renault Knysna Hillclimb, events include the Knysna Motor Show, the Knysna Kart Grand Prix, Knysna Slot Car Challenge, Knysna Soap Box Derby and the Knysna Speed Festival Charity Golf Day.
OLD MAC DADDY LUXURY TRAILER PARK is an experience like no other. The Airstreams have been transformed into bespoke bedrooms, each with its own theme, from the magical to the quirky. www.oldmacdaddy.co.za HAPPY VALLEY HOTEL Located in Ezulwini Valley, a short distance from the festival, the hotel has a Mediterranean feel, with beautiful gardens. www.happyvalleycasino.co.sz LE QUARTIER FRANÇAIS A 21-room boutique hotel and three-bedroom LQF Villa located in Franschhoek, is set in private, perfumed gardens with mountain views. www.leeucollection.com
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DAVID HIGGS
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Marble restaurant was inspired by the element of fire. That is why there is an open kitchen with a fire grill.
If Joburg had a specific taste, award-winning chef, David Higgs, would most likely have created it. With a multitude of awards under his belt, Higgs’ career is one to applaud. Currently head chef at his own distinguished restaurant, Marble in Rosebank, Higgs solidified a name for himself as the crème de la crème of South African chefs when he held the title of executive chef at Five Hundred at Saxon Boutique Hotel. His initiative has seen the Marble become one of Joburg’s go-to luxury restaurants in the last year. Read more about Marble on page (18).
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OLD AFRICAN FAVES… WE DIVE INTO LOCAL CULTURE, CELEBRATE IT, EMBRACE IT AND QUITE LITERALLY, FEAST OVER IT ALL Recipes & Styling Leila Saffarian | Photography Karl Rogers
South Africans love their traditional ‘go-to’ recipes (nothing wrong with that), however, the team decided the beloved braai could do with a little update. A few tweaks, new interpretations and new cooking methods on the grid prove just how versatile our national pasttime of braaing really is.
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Roast vine tomatoes over the coals as the base for the Prego sauce, it will give the most magical smokey flavour to the final product.
CREAMY PREGO BASTING SAUCE Nothing quite beats a bit of basting heat on some good quality meat (or vegetables or chicken or fish). A braai doesn’t simply have to involve the cooking of the meat.
Ingredients 500g tomatoes on the vine 3 tbsp (45ml) olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 2-4 garlic cloves (in their skins) 1 tsp (5ml) sugar 1 tbsp (15ml) harissa paste ½ cup (125ml) fresh cream 1 tsp (5ml) fresh thyme
Method 1. Place the tomatoes in a roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil. Season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and add the garlic. Cover with foil and place on the braai grid over medium coals for about 10 minutes. Remove the foil and roast for a further 5 minutes until the
tomatoes have softened and are slightly charred. 2. Place the tomatoes with all their juice into a blender. Remove the garlic from their skins and add. 3. Place the remaining ingredients into the blender, adjust seasoning and blitz to form the Prego sauce. 4. Store the sauce in sterilised glass jars in the refrigerator. Use as a basting for chicken, meat, vegetables or fish.
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Serve some warm, crusty bread with the chicken livers because nothing beats bread dipped in spicy sauce
CHARRED CREAMY CHICKEN LIVERS Chicken livers are such a favourite and a great way to feed a crowd. Need a great starter for your guests while lazing around the fire? These chicken livers prove that the braai can be used for pan cooking, too.
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Ingredients 3 tbsp (45ml) olive oil 1 large onion, diced 600g fresh free-range chicken livers Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ½ cup (125ml) of the Ultimate Prego Sauce (previous page) ½ cup (125ml) fresh cream 2 tbsp (30ml) tomato paste
Method 1. Over medium coals, heat a cast iron pan and add the olive oil. Add the onions and fry for 3-4 minutes or until well browned. 2. On a separate section of the grid, place the chicken livers that have been lightly drizzled with
oil. Sear on each side for 2-3 minutes or until slightly charred. 3. Remove the livers from the grid and place into the pan, followed by the Prego sauce, fresh cream and tomato paste. Adjust seasoning. 4. Cook over medium coals for a further 6 minutes or until the livers are cooked and the sauce is slightly thickened.
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THE BEST CHOPPED BRAAI SALAD WITH GRILLED LIMES Salads no longer have to be stodgy or boring – ditch the three bean and same old rice salad and go fresh and zesty with this gorgeous chopped variety – the grilled limes make all the difference. Plus, braais can be used for salad-making, too. Ingredients 300g baby tomatoes, finely chopped 1 medium cucumber, diced 1 small red onion, diced 3 discs of feta, broken into chunks 4-5 spring onions, roughly chopped
For the dressing: 3 limes, halved 100ml olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Method 1. Add the salad ingredients to a large platter. 2. Rub the lime halves with some olive oil and place onto the braai grid for 3-4 minutes over hot coals. Then remove once the limes have softened jusy slightly and are beautifully charred. 3. In a small bowl, squeeze the warm lime juice into the olive oil and season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, mix well and pour over the salad just before you serve.
BRAAI CHOPS WITH A SALSA VERDE DRESSING Lamb chops get a new flavour profile with this herby and zesty salsa verde! Ingredients 10 lamb chops 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salsa verde: 100g Italian flat leaf parsley, finely chopped 100g coriander, finely chopped Small handful dill, finely chopped 4 tbsp (60ml) olive oil 4 tbsp (60ml) apple cider vinegar ½ tsp (2.5ml) sugar
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Method 1. Brush the chops with olive oil and season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2. Place over medium coals and cook to your liking. 3. In the meantime, for the salsa verde, combine all ingredients in a small bowl, season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix. 4. Place the lamb chops on a serving platter and spoon the salsa verde over just before serving.
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If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes before using to prevent them burning while on the braai
Ingredients 500g skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
SPICY CHICKEN TIKKA KEBABS We love a bit of spiciness on the braai and these chicken tikka-style kebabs are perfect for the chilli-lovers!
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For the tikka marinade: 1 cup (250ml) Greek yogurt 3 tbsp (45ml) olive oil 2 tbsp (30ml) tomato paste 1 tsp (5ml) garam masala 1 tsp (5ml) chilli powder ½ tsp (2.5ml) turmeric Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method 1. Season the chicken breasts well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and thread onto stainless steel or wooden bamboo skewers. 2. For the tikka marinade, in a small bowl, combine the Greek yoghurt, olive oil, tomato paste, garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric and season well with
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. 3. Spoon the marinade over the chicken, cover with cling film and marinade for 1 hour in the refrigerator. 4. Remove from the refrigerator and place over hot coals, cooking for 4-5 minutes per side or until charred and cooked through. 5. Serve with chopped salad and a bread of your choice.
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I WANNA TAKE YOU TO A GIN BAR SOUTH AFRICA HAS EMBRACED THE WORLDWIDE CRAFT GIN TREND WITH OPEN ARMS, MORE THAN A DOZEN ARTISAN DISTILLERIES OPENED IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, GIVING THE SPIRIT A LOCAL SPIN WITH FYNBOS, BUCHU AND SPEKBOOM. SO, LET’S TAKE THE G&T UP A NOTCH, SHALL WE?
“Gin originated in London in the 17th century where it took on a life of its own as a drink.”
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According to The Botanist Gin brand ambassador and former head bartender and shareholder at well-known Mother’s Ruin Gin Bar in Cape Town, Caitlin Hill, gin has been on the rise for some time now for various reasons. “Both men and women drink gin; it doesn’t require an age statement, like whisky, rum or tequila. It’s a lot quicker to make; it can be made anywhere in the world, making it accessible to quite literally everyone. The reason we’re seeing such an interest in South Africa at the moment is because we have one of the largest plant kingdoms in the world. We have so many flavours you can’t find anywhere else. This makes us unique.” Gin originated in London in the 17th century where it took on a life of its own as a drink, cheaper than beer, and able to drown sorrows and help those living in misery forget their woes. It soon became known as ‘Mother’s Ruin’ as not even a ‘mother’s instinct could survive the ravages of gin’. To curb frenzy, the government introduced license fees on gin retailers and gin taxes (later met with riots). In the 1800s, gin’s reputation took a turn for the
better, as ‘gin palaces’ sprung up over London making the most of gas lighting and offering sophistication over the dingy drinking holes of old. Fast forward many many years later, to 2015, where gin is now enjoying a revival after lurking in the shadows of its cousin, vodka, for far too long. Caitlin adds, “More people are becoming aware of gin and more people are liking it. It’s not just the drink you grew up watching your parents and grandparents drink. There are loads more varieties of gin available with lots of tantalising flavours. Consumers are playing around a lot with different garnishes, and even different tonic brands and flavours, which have become more available to us – making it that much more exciting.” What’s the best way to drink gin? Caitlin says there’s no right or wrong way, however highly recommends having a double gin, with your favourite fruit and botanical flavours, muddled lightly together in a big glass. “Fill the glass with ice and then top up with 200ml tonic water. Your ratio of gin to tonic water can greatly affect the flavour. I work with a ratio of one part gin, to four parts tonic water.”
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DABBLE IN THESE DELICIOUS GINS HOPE ON HOPKINS Has plenty of juniper and is distilled with Buchu which gives it a juicy blackcurrant and earthy flavour. It works well with Schweppes tonic and soda water, lemon zest and a sprig of rosemary. Musgrave Gin has lovely ginger and cardamom notes. It works well with a few freshly squeezed lime wedges, some grated, dried ginger and a few leaves of fresh sage or basil and Fevertree tonic. www.hopeonhopkins.co.za | www.musgravegin.co.za
HENDRICK’S GIN FLORA DORA COCKTAIL Ingredients 40ml Hendrick’s Gin 20ml Fresh lime juice 10ml Raspberry syrup Topped with ginger beer Preparation Build all ingredients in a highball over cubed ice. Churn and serve.
ALSO CONSIDER… THESE LOCAL GINS
Jorgenson’s Gin www.jd7.co.za
Wilderer www.wilderer.co.za
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Triple 3 Three www.triplethree.co.za
Six Dogs Distillery www.sixdogs.co.za
Angel Heart Bev www.ahbev.com
Woodstock Gin Co www.woodstockginco.co.za
1. Bombay Sapphire The 10 precious botanicals used in the gin are held separate from the spirit in perforated copper baskets, and when the heated vapours rise, the distinctive flavour of the botanicals are released. www.bombaysapphire.com 2. Tanqueray London Dry Gin Distilled in Scotland with four known botanicals: juniper, angelica root, coriander seed and liquorice. www.tanqueray.com
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3. Inverroche Classic Try this with grapefruit and fresh sage with Fevertree Mediterranean Tonic. Inverroche Verdant is more floral. Inverroche Amber is earthy, woody and spicy. www.inverroche.co.za 4. Gin Mare From Spain, it is distilled with black olives and rosemary which gives it a unique and delicious Mediterranean flavour. www.ginmare.com
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011 Dainfern 010 4933660/1 Workshop 55 www.workshop55.co.za Social on Main www.socialonmain.co.za Sin + Tax 010 900 4987 The Countess www.thecountess.co.za
AND THESE INTERNATIONAL GINS
Cape Town Gin Co capetowngincompany.com
New Harbour Distillery newharbourdistillery.co.za
Cruxland www.kwvempyrean.co.za
Gordon’s Gin www.gordons-gin.co.uk Hendrick’s Gin www.hendricksgin.com Stretton’s London Dry Gin www.esnell.co.za The Botanist Gin www.thebotanist.com Beefeater Gin www.beefeatergin.com
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EAT.DRINK | RESTAURANT SPECIALS
SEASONS CUISINE www.seasonscuisine.co.za
TUMULUS RESTAURANT
www.maropeng.co.za
Easy on the wallet
Seasons Cuisine in Sandton focuses on organic growers and farms for a supply of the best produce. This approach allows it to offer healthy and clean food and present it in a manner that is appealing both to the eye and the palate. If you are looking for a great sushi spot on a Sunday, definitely head to Seasons Cuisine for its amazing special. Their Seasons sushi platter with tuna, salmon, prawn or vegetable is available for just R180. Sushi and special? Now those are two words that go well together.
Situated on the first floor of the Maropeng Visitor Centre, Tumulus boasts the best views in Gauteng. Book a table on the deck and soak up the breathtaking vista of the Witwatersberg and Magaliesberg mountain ranges. Enjoy a delicious, reasonable carvery every Sunday at the restaurant. At only R150 for adults and R75 for kids under 12, with a fabulous range to choose from, there is something for everyone. You’ll get a starter, main course, salad and dessert. Our favourites? The roast beef topside with peppered brown onion sauce and a trio of chocolate mousse for dessert.
AQUILA CAFÉ
www.blackeaglehotel.co.za Head to Aquila Café at the Black Eagle Boutique Hotel in Roodepoort on a Sunday for a delectable, home-cooked lunch. Meals are freshly prepared and sure to satisfy your appetite, from tangy starters to scrumptious main courses and indulgent desserts. Adults are R225 per person, kids under 12, R105 and kids under five, free. Special valid until 30 April 2017.
The concept of selling food for profit goes back to ancient civilisations, including ancient Rome and China, where street vendors sold bread and wine to people in cities
LA VIE EN ROSE www.lavieenrose.co.za
Take a step outside Joburg, well not really, but you’ll feel as if you have when you visit La Vie en Rose at the Killarney Country Club and take in the divine surroundings. You can enjoy the restaurant’s scrumptious and quirky Recess Menu every Friday from 4pm to 7pm. Think sliders, apple fritters, homemade falafel and flatbread pizzas. Top it off with a glass of chilled bubbly, and you’ve got the perfect after-work hangout.
YAMITSUKI
www.yamitsuki.co.za On Mondays at Yamitsuki in Bedfordview, get three of the same colourcoded plates for the price of two. Also enjoy the daily lunch sushi special for R55 between 11am and 12pm. Pay R85 for a six-piece sushi lunch or R55 for dumplings, chicken teppanyaki, vegetables and choice of starch from 11am to 5pm every day. Celebrate ‘Pink Tuesday’ with pink sushi plates for R44 each. Forty-four cents per pink plate will be donated to the Pink Drive. This offer is available for sit-down only.
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BEERHOUSE
www.beerhouse.co.za Hungry? Or worse, hangry? Don’t worry, Beerhouse in Fourways has you covered. It has daily weekday lunch specials of interesting new dishes to keep you from ripping your coworkers’ heads off. Served from 12pm to 4pm, you’ll find its kind on your overburdened pocket too for only R60 for lunch and a 330ml draught or soft drink. Follow Beerhouse on Facebook for the weekly updated lunchtime specials.
HOOTERS
www.hooterssa.com Step into Hooters on Wednesdays and enjoy the all-you-can-eat Wingsday special for R129. This special is available between 6pm and 10pm and applies to boneless wings only. The special is for dine-in purposes only and may not be combined with any other discounts or promotional offers. Every Sunday, kids under 12 can eat for free. The special is available all day as an eat-in option only. Two kids are allowed per adult and the adults must be ordering meals.
MOYO
www.moyo.co.za
ROSTO
Enjoy Meat Feast Sundays, from 12pm to 5pm, at Moyo Melrose Arch. Indulge in your choice of 300g beef rump or sirloin, served with African spinach, nophi dovi and a side of your choice for just R99. Tuck in while absorbing the soulful sounds of the live African entertainment. Special valid until 30 April 2017.
ROCOMAMAS
www.rocomamas.com Look out for the limited edition burgers every day of the week. Order the beef Le Bomb burger with two 100g patties, cheddar cheese, bacon, salsa, barbecue sauce and feta for R72 or R150g for R60. Or, order the beef El Grande burger with two 100g patties, cheddar cheese, salsa, guacamole and Rocomayo for R65 or 150g for R150. Or order the Big Kahuna burger with two 100g chicken patties, Emmental cheese, pineapple salsa, gherkins and Rocomayo for R72 or 150g for R55. If you misss the special, no worries, you can build your own burger at a reasonable price too.
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www.eatrosto.com
The word restaurant was once used to describe the rich bouillons served at taverns and public houses in France, to restore the spirits and relieve ailments
At new popular eatery, Rosto in Linden everything is made fresh on the premises, using the best ingredients, and staying true to its Italian heritage. The menu is based on the Italian ritual of going to the weekly market or rosticceria, buying a woodroasted chicken and various things to eat with it, and then devouring it at home or in the local park. On Tuesdays, the restaurant offers a great special – all the chicken dishes are discounted for takeaway as well as sit-down lunches and dinners. Several sides can be chosen with your special dish as well.
EAT.DRINK | VEGAN
MEXICAN FRESH www.mexicanfresh.co.za
FRUITS AND ROOTS www.fruitsandroots.co.za
Going Gree nie
Step off the busy city streets and into little Mexico, if only for a minute. The owners feasted on Tex-Mex food on holidays in Los Angeles and then decided they couldn’t only enjoy it once a year, so opened Mexican Fresh in 2010. Mexican Fresh is the good life both in its atmosphere and on your plate. Everyone has a little craving for Mexican at some stage in their lives, and Mexican Fresh is the perfect solution. Enjoy their speciality burritos, nachos, fajitas, tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and quesadillas. All dishes are made with only the freshest ingredients, accompanied with the sides of your choice, such as guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice, refried beans and fresh salsa. The food is just right to suit anyone’s palette, and has vegan options too. You can find Mexican Fresh in Craighall, Cresta, Fourways or Epsom Downs.
Buffet it up at this proudly vegetarian restaurant in Bryanston. The restaurant holds the idea that food is medicine, and serves it as so. Making veganfriendly options and gluten-free options, Fruits and Roots is an obvious choice for people to explore their meal options. You can also shop for your daily earthgrown ‘medicine’ in store.
DUKES BURGERS 011 486 0824
There’s nothing like sinking your teeth into a good, juicy burger. It’s even better when that burger is gourmet and tailored to your tastes. Dukes has an aim to make burgers “cool again”, and they’ve fulfilled that by adding vegan options to their menu. Don’t let your veganism stunt your burger craving, bite in to a vegan-friendly gourmet burger in Greenside at Dukes Burgers.
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JACKSONS REAL FOOD MARKET www.jacksonsrealfoodmarket.co.za
The key word is ‘real’. Grown, picked, grazed and pure, the food at the market either eats from the earth or grows from it. The freshest and finest quality, the market is a great spot for the whole family, fulfilling your vegan needs as well as making sure your friends and family who aren’t vegan are well taken care of. Make it a family affair at Jackson’s in Bryanston.
Reports that vegans are healthier are not myth-based. According to the American Dietetic Association (ADA), people who follow a vegan or vegetarian diet tend to display lower blood cholesterol, lower blood pressure, less chance of getting colon and prostate cancer, and a decreased rate of ischemic heart disease.
CONSCIOUS 108 011 646 7250
Situated in Greenside, this restaurant brings out the name of its suburb excellently by providing lush, green eats available for takeaway or sitdown. Open until late, the restaurant will fulfil your cravings late into the night. Conscious 108 has a rustic feel to it and a comfortable atmosphere, ensuring that you never want to leave.
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FRESH EARTH www.freshearth.co.za
How to go from vegetarian, to vegan, to poster-child for all-round green living? Find your way to Fresh Earth in Emmarentia. Its legendary buffet is made with the finest raw vegan and vegetarian ingredients, and served every day for the public to enjoy. The owner, Matthew Ballenden, is a nutritionist cook, and only natural and organic ingredients are used. Order good veggie burgers or choose from an array of interesting breakfasts from the menu. The menu includes delicious wraps like a falafel version, pizzas, wholesome sandwiches on all kinds of breads and salads, including a miso-marinated mushroom and walnut salad that’s to-die-for. The cakes baked on site are excellent, with the dark chocolate version being a highlight. The homemade juice combinations are scrumptious. There are raw juice options and make-up-your-own-blends too. Do your green grocery shopping there too. You’ll also find earth-approved cleaning and body products. An all-rounder of huge proportions.
GREENSIDE CAFE
LEAFY GREENS CAFÉ
It’s the name that pops in to every Joburger’s mind when you think of a vegan eatery. With an aim to “take care of the planet” and a vibe that reminds us that green is always better, the restaurant boasts an array of different vegan options, from wraps to pizza – the restaurant makes eating well an easy feat. On Gleneagles Road in Greenside is where you’ll find this vegan nirvana.
Juice cleanses and kale salad, or pizza slices and delectable burgers, Leafy Greens has you covered no matter what you’re craving. Whether you want a fresh start on a clean diet, or to dive in to a not-too guilty pleasure, Leafy Greens is a little bit of everything. Muldersdrift is where you can find the place that suits vegan and raw vegan needs.
www.thegreensidecafe.co.za
www.leafygreens.co.za
FREE FOOD
www.freefood.co.za Not just a trend, Free Food has been promoting vegan eating for almost seven years. Situated in Melrose Crossing, the restaurant has really become a go-to for everyday vegan meals. From its beginnings in 2010, the restaurant has progressed into something of a haven for the vegan community as well as those seeking to try something new. The restaurant also has a range of delicious elements on the menu and encourages its customers to eat clean and be conscious.
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EAT.DRINK | LOCAL FARE
THUNDER GUN STEAKHOUSE
www.thundergun.co.za
LUCKY BEAN
www.luckybeanrestaurant.co.za South Africa’s national sausage of coriander-spiced coarsely ground beef and pork can be hard to find in a restaurant setting, but Lucky Bean in Melville has a Tastes for Travellers menu offering boerewors and umngqusho (slowcooked sugar beans with samp) with home-made tomato gravy and chakalaka (spicy vegetable relish). There are also ostrich and springbok dishes, and a milk tart, which has been given a gourmet upgrade with saffron and naartjie.
SHA’P BRAAI 072 810 3109
Nestled within the heart of Joburg city in the Maboneng Precinct, SHA’P Braai feeds the masses daily. A shisa nyama-style shack opens onto the street and eating is kept casual with diners seated on overturned crates. The daily menu is scribbled onto blackboards, pap, wors and chakalaka reign supreme, and grilled chicken wings and steak are done to perfection by master braai chef Thabiso Doctor Ndlovu.
BANJAARA 011 467 7593
‘Slap tjips’ are our answer to French fries. Soft instead of crisp, they usually feature generous lashings of salt and vinegar and, in Joburg particularly, chilli powder is often added to the mix. Banjaara in Broadacres serves delicious masala chips, as well as samoosas and bunny chows, among many other yummy curries.
THE GREEN PEPPERCORN BISTRO www.greenpeppercornbistro.co.za
An African experience with a touch of Asia is one not to be missed at The Green Peppercorn in Morningside. Choose between relaxed daytime meals and fancier dishes such as chilli-dusted squid with perfumed cardamom mayonnaise, ostrich carpaccio maki, pulled pork, paella, mushroom fillet with chorizo arancini and melt-in-your-mouth lamb panzerotti with a creamy rosemary sauce. The fried chocolate wonton wrappers, served with chilled white chocolate sauce, are sublime.
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Photograph Graeme Wyllie
The ‘rainbow’ nation applies not only to the people but to the food too, for one finds in South Africa the most extraordinary range of cuisines
Mzansi & meaty
The Thunder Gun Steakhouse, located in Blackheath, first opened its doors in 1968 and for over 40 years, it has offered great food, friendly and efficient service and excellent value for money. Today, the tradition continues, with the Thunder Gun Steakhouse enjoying a remarkably loyal following among discerning patrons looking for a warm atmosphere and a great meal at a reasonable price. Best known for its mouth-watering steaks, ribs and burgers – arguably the best in town – the Thunder Gun also offers a range of starters and desserts, chicken, fish and other great options. Choose the hustle and bustle of the restaurant itself, the cool breeze on the enclosed outdoor terrace or the jovial atmosphere of the pub.
EAT.DRINK | LOCAL FARE
CARNIVORE
072 223 2648
www.recreationafrica.co.za
This vibey Brixton spot serves up wholesome soul food. On an average night, start off with cheese and spinach samoosas, peanut soup, sugar bean curry with rotis and mango atchar, or African ‘risotto’ made with samp, beans and morogo. The desserts are playful and delicious with options like caramelised, currydusted pineapple pieces on sticks, koeksisters or super sweet watermelon platters.
In the 20 years since it first opened its doors, thousands of local and international visitors have savoured the unique dining concept at Carnivore. Flesh is the name of the game at this meat eaters’ and tourists’ paradise. The central attraction of the restaurant is a large, circular open fire with 52 converted Masaai tribal spears holding a variety of 15 different types of meat, including pork, lamb, beef, chicken, ribs, sausages and chicken liver, and game meats such as wildebeest, crocodile, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, impala and ostrich, all gently roasting and waiting for guests to begin the feast. The meal starts with the home-made soup of the day and fresh, daily baked honey bread. A lazy Susan is placed on the table and on the bottom level are six different salads, such as tomato salad, three bean salad and carrot and corn salad. On the top level are six sauces to complement the meat. A steaming hot cast iron plate is placed in front of you, followed by two potjies with pap and sauce. Baked potatoes are also served.
CHAF POZI
www.chafpozi.co.za Chaf Pozi in Soweto makes it onto the itineraries of most foreigners who want to enjoy a local meal at a genuinely South African restaurant. Located at the Orlando Towers, it offers patrons the opportunity to bungee jump off the historical structure – or stay where they are and enjoy the friendly environment. With great music, freshly braaied meat and long communal tables, at which every diner will inevitably meet someone new, South African hospitality comes together in this one place.
THE BRAAI ROOM www.thebraairoom.co.za
If you’re looking for scrumptious steaks, finger-licking potjies and amazing braai-worthy starters, The Braai Room in Fourways is the place to go. Country Meat has opened this fab spot next to the Country Meat shop. Expect only the best, hormone- and antibioticfree beef, lamb and pork as well as free-range chicken. You have to try their shisa nyama: boerewors, chicken, chuck, brisket, lamb chop all spiced and grilled to perfection. Served with pap en sous, chakalaka and coleslaw. Also, try the lamb curry potjie served with basmati rice or your choice of any side. You can choose your cut of meat at the butchery and they’ll cook it for you.
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LICORISH BISTRO www.licorish.co.za
Traditional fare meets modern high end street food at Licorish in Bryanston, resulting in an eclectic menu with local roots. Try the samoosas with a wild twist of oxtail meat. Breakfast dishes also feature some iconic South African favourites; order the puthu (pap or cornmeal) cakes or a snoek frittata with chutney made with local Hanepoot grapes, traditionally used for sweet wines.
Photograph Dan Rosenthal
ROVING BANTU KITCHEN
EAT.DRINK | DESSERT
WALNUT GROVE www.walnutgrove.co.za
PAUL
Sweets for my sweet
Walnut Grove has stood the test of time since 1975, and being Sandton City’s oldest restaurant, has served up everything from gorgeous rainbow and ombre cakes to red velvet burgers. Co-owner, Fotis Drakopoulos, says some of the goodies served up by his eatery are indeed crazy with a capital C. “Walnut Grove has built its success on coming up with new food trends that push the boundaries in South Africa. One such food trend? Cake in a jar. Because cake on a plate is so passé. Try the fairy floss cake or chocolate chip cookie dough cake.
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International family-owned French bakery-restaurant has just opened at Melrose Arch and the 180-seater spot is a dream-like blend of a bakery-patisserie-café service, a full table service restaurant, and its signature display counter for onthe-go orders. The aroma of PAUL’s wide variety of artisan and elaborate breads, including the finest brioche, baguettes, specialty breads, and of course, cakes is filling the air.
CHÂTEAU GÂTEAU PATISSERIE www.chateaugateaux.co.za
Under the guidance of the Maître Pâtissier, Château Gâteau Patisseries around Joburg create a range of traditional and customised European and local gâteaux and desserts to suit every palate. Only the best natural flavours, fine chocolate, real fruit and other quality ingredients are used to create party-in-yourmouth flavours. Try the Decadent Individuals mini cakes to make your heart melt. Our favourite? The Fudge Picasso, a white chocolate mousse loaded with chunks of home-made fudge, coated with a white chocolate ganache.
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BELLE’S PATISSERIE www.bellespatisserie.co.za
Nothing beats a good slice of cake, and Belle’s Patisserie knows cake, great cake to be exact. Its number one bestseller, red velvet, is deep red, velvety rich and buttermilky, and will steal the show at any gathering. If Belle’s Ferrero Rocher cake doesn’t wow you, then nothing will. This heavenly cake is fluffy in texture with a rich hazelnut flavour. The crunchy bits of divine Ferrero Rocher throughout the cake provide a taste explosion. Healthy option? Or not… The carrot cake is decadently moist with a pinch of spice topped with cream cheese icing, orange chips and caramelised pecans. If you’re looking for something a little lighter, try the mini cakes. Designed as a convenient sized indulgence, mini cakes fit somewhere between a cupcake and traditional cake, and ooze sophistication.
PATACHOU PATISSERIE
www.patachou.co.za A sophisticated and trendy French patisserie and boulangerie, bringing a truly Parisian experience, located in Rivonia. With cakes to die for, classics like the Opera, Millefeuille and Tarte Citron will make even the fussiest of palettes weak at the knees. And the delectable macarons and range of eclairs will have you saying “Encore!” Fresh breads, baguettes and flaky buttery Viennoiseries pack the shelves daily and the almond croissant is legendary. Feel like something a little healthier? Start with a salad or sandwich and then move onto cake, because it’s all about balance, right? Patrick, the master pastry chef, is locally known from Cassis in Cape Town and, before that, was renowned in the patisseries of Paris, London, Bangkok and Las Vegas.
THE PATISSERIE
PATISSERIE DE PARIS
www.thepatisserie.co.za
From a relaxed breakfast to a convivial luncheon or a spot of afternoon tea, served in silver teapots with indulgent cakes, iced treats, a range of cupcakes and the deliciously light Millefeuille, The Patisserie in Illovo is the perfect venue in which to meet and eat. Parisian themed with black and white chequered floors and pink and white walls, it’s the ideal spot for indulging. Take a taste of Paris home with you in one of the beautifully decorated cake boxes; you shouldn’t be the only one to enjoy the spoils, including divine carrot cake, a selection of cupcakes, tarts or biscuits.
www.patisseriedeparis.co.za
At some point around 1789, when being told her French subjects had no bread, MarieAntoinette (bride of France’s King Louis XVI) supposedly sniffed, ‘Qu’ils mangent de la brioche’—‘Let them eat cake’
“Bonjour!” Patisserie de Paris is a genuine patisserie and boulangerie – pastry shop and bakery – in Blairgowrie, which uses traditional French baking techniques and chic continental style, all produced by a Frenchtrained pastry chef and baker. The cakes and cupcakes are always ‘just out the oven’ fresh and even if your tooth isn’t that sweet, you’re bound to be won over by the baked New York cheese cake, carrot cake, cream cheese icing, red velvet cake and Sacher Torte. Not up for cake? Enjoy the piping hot cinnamon rolls and handmade biscuits.
OREGANO PATISSERIE
www.oreganocatering.co.za At Oregano Patisserie in Linden, food is love, especially cake. Owner Sharon has been in the industry for over 20 years, first opening a restaurant, a coffee shop then the catering company called Oregano Catering. Her two daughters, Candy and Lauren, joined her as chefs at Oregano Catering. Well known for their mouthwatering cakes, you can choose from the more traditional rich red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and decadent chocolate ganache cake or the more exotic beetroot and walnut cake with cream cheese frosting and nougat baked cheese cake. Gluten-free? No problem. All the cakes can be baked gluten free on request or try the specialty glutenfree cakes – flourless chocolate torte and orange polenta cake with cardamom syrup and a yummy cream cheese topping.
WOLVES
www.wolves.co.za Wolves Café is located in the perfect place (Illovo) for corporate foot traffic, students and general coffee catch-ups. This fabulous cake and coffee spot started the ‘red velvet cake revolution’ in the city and has gained momentum ever since. The hip little eatery is known for its decadent array of cakes, including firm favourites like peanut butter, chocolate and vanilla with marshmallow icing. But the fun doesn’t stop there, as Wolves also hosts some awesome events, from a scrabble league to comedy and music nights. So, sink your teeth into a freshly baked slice of cake or pie while working on the free Wi-Fi or chatting to friends in this eclectic space.
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MILK BAR
www.katyspalacebar.co.za For an immersive experience of the African aesthetic, Milk Bar in Rosebank is a must. With traditional African materials, art and design covering every visible surface, this colourful café and bar is perfect for a snack or coffee during the day or a drink when the sun goes down. If you’re feeling a bit peckish, the re-interpreted traditional meals on offer give a great taste of South Africa. For a truly South African treat, try the miniature bunny chow (Durban curry in a half loaf of bread). Milk Bar’s twin brother in Sandton is just as charming.
The last of the summer sun
EAT.DRINK | SUNDOWNERS
THE LANDMARK COCKTAIL BAR www.thelandmark.co.za
The Landmark Cocktail Bar in Bryanston serves some of the finest cocktails, beers and wines in Joburg. The décor and intention was inspired by classic landmarks throughout the city, from the Rissik Street post office to Vilakazi Street – landmarks that have stood the test of time and are very dear to local Joburgers. The Bar’s respect for classic cocktails, which are just as old if not older, is impressive. The extensive wine list is sourced from some well-known and not so well-known estates from South Africa as well as notable houses with rare vintages from around the world, complementing its Italian flavour and style. The small and focused beer list rotates every three months to offer styles pertaining to the seasons, providing amazingly crafted beers for the connoisseur and a new experience to the novice. The Bar’s cocktail list prides itself on seasonal, fresh ingredients. While enjoying drinks, order starters and pizzas from Café Del Sol Botanico next door.
THE GOOD LUCK CLUB
www.thegoodluckclub.co.za The Good Luck Club in Illovo and Emmarentia reinvents itself regularly by showcasing a different local artist on its walls every week. The majority of the bar spills out onto the pavement, making this is an ideal peoplewatching spot while you sip on ice-cold craft beer and snack on Joburg’s best dim sum.
THE ARTISAN
CRAFTER’S ROOFTOP BAR
The Artisan’s cocktail menu reads like a classic fantasy novel: all the old favourites are there, along with some new creations, such as the Pink Panther and the Basil Dragon (a brave combination of craft beer, muddled basil, ginger beer, vodka and Cointreau). Head upstairs for an incredible view of one of Joburg’s leafiest suburbs, Greenside. When hunger sets in, snack on something off the extensive tapas and snack menu. Nachos and cocktails – the perfect combo!
The magnificent view of the sunset from Crafters, the rooftop bar in Norwood’s popular Grant Avenue venue, The Factory on Grant, is sure to bring you back to this alternative and artsy spot again and again. A Bedouinstyle tent plus a warm and relaxed ambience makes it a great venue. There’s a wide variety of drinks, including craft beers, and delicious snacks, and you can also order food from the downstairs Vovo Telo menu. It also hosts live music performances. Let the sun go down on you at this hip spot.
www.theartisan.joburg
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www.thefactoryongrant.co.za
THE LIVING ROOM
MAD GIANT BREWERY
www.livingroomjozi.co.za
You won’t find better views of inner city Joburg from a bar than this. The rooftop jungle that is Living Room is filled with plants and fairy lights, making this spot feel like cocktail hour in the Amazon jungle. The buzz of traffic four floors below strongly contrasts with this urban oasis. Opening hours tend to change, so check before you go.
www.madgiant.co.za
A sundowner is an alcoholic drink taken after the day’s work, usually at sundown
Located in 1 Fox Street precinct, the Mad Giant Brewery is bordered on one side by one of Joburg’s most notorious police stations and apartheid detention centres, and on the other by a double-level highway, contributing to the urban energy and inner city vibe of the district. After a couple of cold ones, grab some burgers to enjoy outside in the beer garden, or, for something a little fancier, head to Urbanologi just across the path for a gastronomic feast.
FLAMES
www.fourseasons.com Enjoy the indoor-outdoor seating and watch the welcoming hive of culinary activity at the open kitchen, chef’s table, fireplace and outdoor grill at popular sundowner spot, Flames restaurant, at The Four Seasons Westcliff. The urban-casual menu features fresh regional and seasonal ingredients. The upscale fare is perfectly at home in the elevated location, where you’ll find inspiring panoramic views of the modern cityscape and lush green terrain. Flames is open for lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner.
STANLEY BEER YARD www.stanleybeeryard.co.za
Found inside the lush courtyards of 44 Stanley is one of the city’s most attractive beer gardens. Stanley Beer Yard hits the craft beer gastro pub spot perfectly. Stanley Beer Yard specialises in craft beer (commercial beers are conspicuous by their absence), boutique wines not found in many places and an eclectic selection of meals such as grilled German sausages, Karoo tjops, veg and halloumi kebabs, cheese and cured meats board, rib eye with a Moroccan rub, mussels in a tequila white wine sauce, pregos, salads and Lindt chocolate brownies. On Sundays it has a wood-fired braai, where you have a selection of spring chicken, espetada and ribs.
BOLTON ROAD COLLECTION www.facebook.com/ BRdCollection
Claiming a coveted spot on the corner of Jan Smuts and Bolton roads, this new restaurant has very quickly become the go-to place for a night out with friends. Chef Andrew Green and his team serve a range of creative and light meals (think slow-roasted beef short rib with pickled egg yolk and tonka bean panna cotta) and a comprehensive range of drinks (cocktails, craft beers, whisky, gin and a fair number of wines by the glass). The location also offers the perfect vantage point to view the sunset and Joburg winding down as the traffic dissipates.
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t s i L e h T Art
A South African art collection including works by William Kentridge, Norman Catherine, Gerard Sekoto, Kendal Geers, and Irma Stern
GENTLEMAN’S ARTHOUSE
Photograph Mariska van der Brink.
The 1911 heritage building – across the railway tracks from Market Theatre and above the underground parking at the Newtown Junction – used to be a bathhouse, complete with water closets. The Gentlemen’s Arthouse is a boutique artisan cocktail bar in the listed Edwardian Gentlemen’s Washrooms, replete with green-tiled urinals, cathedral-style windows and a unique bespoke cocktail and food offering from collaborations with internationally-acclaimed ‘startenders’ and superchefs.
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March 26
ADNAN SAMI LIVE IN CONCERT www.computicket.com
With the title of the fastest keyboard player in the world, he can play 35 musical instruments and just conquered the world with the number one song Bhar Do Jholi. The maestro Adnan Sami is heading to South Africa. Get ready to experience his electrifying magic on stage at Emperors Palace. Enjoy the one and only!
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ROCK ON THE LAWNS
www.computicket.com Marking their first visit to South Africa, PIXIES will headline the inaugural Rock on the Lawns music festival on the Festival Lawns at Carnival City. They’ll be supported by the cream of the South African rock scene: Springbok Nude Girls, Prime Circle, aKing, CrashCarBurn, Shortstraw, The Sweet Resistance and The Robfather (DJ).
22 March – 9 April
THE ECHO OF A NOISE
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24 & 25
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LEGENDS OF R&B VOLUME II
Sexpo returns just in time for one last summer fling at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. Don’t miss it for all things fun, flirty and naughty.
Enjoy the soulful sounds of The Whispers, The Stylistics and the legendary Lenny Williams, showing at the Teatro at Montecasino.
SEXPO
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25 & 26
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Pieter-Dirk Uys returns to the stage for just two weeks at the Studio Theatre Montecasino in his one-man memoir. He takes the audience on a walk along the path his life has taken. Alternating between German, his mother tongue – Afrikaans, school English and theatre shorthand, he celebrates being South African in his inimitable way.
NICKFEST
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The band The Pixies chose their name after guitarist Joey Santiago was flipping through the dictionary and happened upon the word ‘pixie’.
NickFest welcomes kids and families to the TicketPro Dome for an amazing weekend of music and family fun, packed with entertainment, activities, events and experiences for all ages.
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HEAVYWEIGHTS INTER COMEDY SHOW www.computicket.com
Non-stop laughter with AY – Ayo Makun from Nigeria, Gina Yashere from the USA and South African Thenjiwe at The Big Top Arena Carnival City. Also in the line-up is Trevor Gumbi, while Tall Ass Mo hosts the show.
BACK TO THE OLD SKOOL
This picnic-style concert hosts the likes of Goldfish, Mafikizolo, Gangs of Ballet, The Soil, Freshlyground, LCNVL, Black Motion and Urban Village. All the acts will feature on one epic stage at the Emmarentia Botanical Gardens.
A cultural celebration of local and international music in the form of house music, hip hop, R&B, Afrosoul, jazz and kwaito on three different stages at the Wanderers Rugby Club.
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Held at Mushroom Farm Park in Sandton, Joburg, Braai Festival is a fun day out for the whole family.
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HUAWEI JOBURG DAY IN THE PARK I’ve heard a lot of people tell us, ‘Hey, you guys are very humble or down to earth’, I don’t really understand how else we would be. We are just ourselves Jeremiah Fraites, drummer in The Lumineers
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THE REAL CONCERT www.computicket.com
Prime Circle, Just Jinjer and Tailor will each play their own set at the Teatro, Montecasino, as well as several collaborations.
April
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The band returns to South Africa at the TicketPro Dome to promote their latest album, Cleopatra. The band’s self-titled debut album sold three million copies worldwide and earned them two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album.
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COLOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA
www.colourinsouthafrica.co.za Thousands of attendees, dressed in white, will come together to share in music, dance, performance art and visualisations, with a uniformed ‘colour-splash’ that will take place every hour at Germiston Lake.
Until 30 April
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG www.computicket.com
This is comedy on steroids, directed by Alan Committie and showing at the Pieter Toerien Main Theatre, Montecasino. When the accidentprone, inept Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society receives an unexpected financial legacy, the amateur group decides to put the windfall to good use. But, when they attempt to put on a complicated 1920s murder mystery play, all hell lets loose.
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May 24 May – 18 June
EVITA BEZUIDENHOUT
Until 28 May
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATRONICS www.transformersafrica.com
For the first time ever on the African continent, Transformers Animatronics: The Exhibition will touch down to wow and excite fans of the globally popular movie, TV series, comic book and toy-line franchise. Explore the exhibition at The Big Red Shed, Emperors Palace.
A minimum of 2,500m2 of floor space is needed over a 20 day build up to bring the sculptures and statues of Transformers Animatronics to life.
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HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK www.computicket.com
After playing to five-star reviews and standing ovations in Europe, Pieter Toerien proudly presents a limited season of Abrahamse & Meyer’s internationally acclaimed Hamlet at the Pieter Toerien Main Theatre, Montecasino.
26 - 28
SOUTH AFRICA BIKE FESTIVAL
www.southafricabikefestival.com Whether you’re a dedicated motorcyclist, motor enthusiast or just looking for an exciting funfuelled day out for the whole family, South Africa Bike Festival, powered by Discovery Channel, is the must -attend event of the year held at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.
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From the arrival of a small Dutch ship called the Drommedaris to the coronation of a former political prisoner called Madiba, the legendary Tannie Evita will take her audience on a unique great trek as she follows the journey of the Kaktus of Separate Development. She’s on stage once again at the Pieter Toerien Main Theatre, Montecasino.
19 – 21
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS
www.computicket.com Showing at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Casino, A Night with the Stars is collaboration between the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra and Born to Perform. Enjoy a mix of musical styles featuring some of the country’s finest young musical talent.
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PETRONEL MALAN www.computicket.com
Petronel Malan is a South African pianist who has built a strong career in America. Her many recordings, including ‘Transfigured Bach’, have earned acclaim across the globe. Enjoy her amazing performance at Linder Auditorium. She also conducts master classes, workshops, and lectures.
THE LIST | LIVE
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT 29 April – 28 May www.computicket.com
DISNEY’S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS
On stage
Get ready for the musical journey of your life. Based on the Oscarwinning hit movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, this is the heartwarming, uplifting story of three drag artists who hop aboard a battered old bus named Priscilla, searching for love and friendship. This wildly fresh and funny adult musical, with its multi-talented, all-South African cast, features a hit parade of dance favourites including, ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’, ‘I Will Survive’ and ‘I Love The Nightlife’. With a dazzling array of over 500 outrageous costumes, 200 extraordinary headdresses, 23 tons of scenery and a 10m-long customised bus weighing 6 tons, Priscilla is a must-see spectacular. From the West End to Broadway and beyond, this ultimate feel-good show is a massive hit. Showing at the Teatro, Montecasino.
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14 – 16 April www.computicket.com
Enjoy a big, funny night out with five of South Africa’s top comedians on one stage at the Teatro, Montecasino. Starring Stuart Taylor, Joey Rasdien, Barry Hilton, Kagiso Lediga and Jason Goliath, with the legendary Ready D on the decks, it doesn’t get bigger, funnier or better than this. The Big 5 Comedy Show has been a sold out sensation in Cape Town and its Joburg debut is not to be missed. Oh, and it’s PG 16.
11 March – 30 April www.joburgtheatre.com
Take the kids to the People’s Theatre for its first production of the year, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh. Featuring the favourite songs from the film, as well as new hits by the Academy Award-winning Robert and Kristen Lopez (Frozen), this honey-filled delight is as sweet as it is fun. Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson. As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course, sharing snacks. The larger-than-life characters are played by a host of top professional actors. A must for anyone young or young at heart. Suitable for all ages from 3 to 103.
THE BIG 5 COMEDY SHOW
CHOIX
27 – 30 Apri www.roodepoorttheatre.com Jozi Youth Dance Company (JYDC) presents, for the first time ever, a double bill season of Choix at the Roodepoort Theatre. Both shows, Lu Afrique and Divertissement have been put together by Jayd Swart, internationally renowned teacher and choreographer. Also, JYDC are giving one of their student dancers the opportunity to choreograph and direct their own piece. JYDC earned its spot with two hugely successful seasons of completely sold out performances in 2015 and 2016.
LA TRAVIATA THE BALLET
RIAAD MOOSA AND FRIENDS LIVE
Joburg Ballet’s first production of 2017 will be the long awaited return of celebrated choreographer Veronica Paeper’s La Traviata The Ballet, for 10 performances at the Joburg Theatre. La Traviata is based on the 19th century story of the Lady of the Camellias – a deeply moving portrait of a woman who sacrifices all for the man she loves. The ballet is set to the unforgettable music of Verdi’s opera, La Traviata.
You’re in for a treat with one of the country’s favourite comedians live at Emperors Palace Centre Court. Riaad Moosa will be joined by a hilarious ensemble of fellow friends, including Joey Rasdien, Schalk Bezuidenhout, KG Comic, Tats Nnkonzo, Jason Goliath, Shimmy Isaacs and Simmi Areff, featuring Morgan Beatboxer. With this royal flush of South African comedy giants, it is guaranteed to be a show of hysterical proportions.
31 March – 9 April www.joburgtheatre.com
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RAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
26 March www.roodepoorttheatre.com The Rand Symphony Orchestra invites you to enjoy an afternoon of Symphony Concert at the Roodepoort Theatre. The Rand Symphony Orchestra has been a vibrant contributor to community classical music in Gauteng for nearly 30 years. It offers musicians an opportunity to play ensemble work and perform in regular public concerts for their own enjoyment and for that of the community. The Rand Symphony Orchestra will present a symphony concert under the baton of Carel Henn. The concert will start with Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Luisa Miller Overture’, followed by the ‘Piano Concerto no. 2’ by Serge Rachmaninoff with soloist Belinda de Villiers. After interval, the orchestra will play the ‘Symphony no. 101’ (‘The Clock’) by Joseph Haydn.
It’s a challenging world. The young talent needs to be committed and do it for the love of it. When we first started it wasn’t about the money, but more about the passion. Also, remember to be funny - Jason Goliath on the comedy industry
ITSOSENG
23 March – 2 April www.sowetotheatre.com A play by Omphile Molusi, Itsoseng is a love story played out against a backdrop of shattered expectations. Set in the township of Itsoseng in the North West, the play charts how the promise of each fresh beginning after 1994 has ended in despair. Mawilla, the main character, experiences this despair personally as circumstances force Dolly, the girl he has loved since primary school, into an early grave. The play is interspersed with Setswana (translations are provided), and gives a personal view of post-apartheid township life by its acclaimed author and award-winning actor, Omphile. This edition includes: an introduction by the playwright, vocabulary help on the page, exam-style questions for learners, and information on the play’s historical background. Showing at the Soweto Theatre.
JUSTIN BIEBER PURPOSE WORLD TOUR 14 May www.computicket.com
Justin Bieber is back to entertain his ‘Beliebers’ at FNB Stadium. With worldwide album sales in excess of 100 million units, Justin Bieber dominates pop culture and social media, and with 3.1 million sales worldwide for his latest album Purpose, Justin Bieber’s current global tour has smashed box office records. Hit singles include ‘What Do you Mean’, ‘Sorry’ and ‘Love Yourself’, which all peaked at number one on the Billboard Top 200, making him the first male artist in almost a decade to have three number ones from an album.
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THE LIST | BEST BARBERS
FREEDOM HAIR BARBERING & COFFEE 082 339 2087
SORBET MAN
www.sorbetman.co.za
Clean shaven
The Melville cool kids flock in their droves to Boyden at Freedom Hair, an old school, barber type set-up. This quirky spot does two things damn well: hair and coffee. The idea is that you get a trendy cut, style or colour, while enjoying a kick-ass cup of coffee. And for the guys looking to cultivate a sizeable beard, this should be your first port of call for advice, whisker centric products and a trim. Boyden says, “I do outrageous cuts from the classic pompadour to the cleanest bobs, colours range from electric blue to brilliant blonds – up styles and easily manageable personalised looks just for you.”
At Sorbet Salon’s big brother, Sorbet MAN, they barber, shave, wax, tweeze, thread, massage, cleanse and condition while you shoot the breeze with a complimentary Scotch on the rocks. Considered to be among the best barbers in the country, they’re a team of professionals who are there for the regular guy: the quintessential South African dude who can suit up, glove up, dad up and man up to invest in his swagger in a gentlemen’s bar that doubles up as a new age man cave. It’s a pitstop for the man on the move (with Wi-Fi to boot) and a welcome hideout for the guy who just needs some downtime. And a foot rub. Apart from a full house of on-trend treatments – from beard grooming to manscaping – Sorbet MAN not only has it all in one bar, but raises it by stocking international brands like Dermalogica, Blue Beards, Redken and KST – as well as Sorbet MAN’s signature skincare and body range.
The word barber comes from the Latin word ‘barba’, meaning beard. Back in the day, beards signified wisdom, strength, and manhood
BAR BER BLACK SHEEP 011 037 3660
Bar Ber Black Sheep, located at Park Corner in Rosebank, is the brainchild of Rory Sandilands, owner of Blo salon in Parkwood and Maboneng. He wanted to create a space people felt was an authentic barber shop, but where they could also have a whisky and cigar preor post-shave and style. A space where patrons would just pop in after a long day for a whisky, beer, glass of wine or coffee, which would ultimately become a favourite local watering hole; a grooming shop suggestive of a man cave. Patrons have a choice of bespoke grooming services, from a quick shave or trim to an executive experience (think three hot towels, hot foam shave with all the bells and whistles), as well as all other unisex hairstyling services.
CREW MEN’S GROOMING www.crewmens.co.za
Located in Rivonia and catering exclusively for men, the environment at Crew Men’s is upmarket and stylish. Gents can enjoy a complimentary beer, whiskey or just relax with a coffee while having their hair cut and styled. The traditional shave with oils, hot and cold towels performed with a cut-throat razor is one of the most popular treatments. The service is exceptional, the conversation always interesting and you will walk away with a fine, precision haircut… perfection!
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ROMA PARIS 011 880 8311
Located on 4th Avenue, Parkhurst, Roma Paris was first established in Braamfontein almost five decades ago. Quintessentially man, enjoy a traditional shave using original cut-throat razor methods coupled with a haircut minus the electric version of the old-style scissors. Experience all of this while watching the game on one of the numerous plasma screens, enjoying a fine cedar wood-infused cigar or browsing the exceptional selection of single malts on sale. One of Joburg’s oldest traditional Italian barbers.
BONAFIDE BARBERS
www.bonafidebeards.com
LEGENDS BARBERSHOP 071 854 7485
Located in Eldorado Park, Florida and Soweto, the brainchild behind this successful business is 28-yearold entrepreneur Sheldon Tatchell. In fact, he opened three barber shops in just two years. With a starting price of R70 for close shaves to intricate designs and fades that are “in a naat” (precise), Legends has attracted quite a following. The business is thriving and employs young barbers working from the three venues with a mobile service to boot. Celebrities like Reason, LootLove, J’Something and Riky Rick are just some of the people who trust Sheldon with their hair.
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FLOYD’S 99 BARBERSHOP www.floydsbarbershop.co.za
Located in Fourways, Floyd’s motto is ‘Walk in. Rock out.’ At Floyd’s they mix old school quality service with modern grooming techniques in a unique, fun, high energy, rock ‘n’ roll environment. The iconic poster wall, music, cappuccinos, skilled staff and functional head-to-toe grooming all add to the complete Floyd’s experience. They like to keep things simple and offer the best quality service at an affordable price.
Sweeney Todd, a London Fleet Street barber, surreptitiously murders his clients and their corpses are profitably made into delicious meat pies by his obliging neighbour, Mrs Lovett. “We’ll serve anyone… to anyone.” Still feel like a shave?
Bonafide Barbers opened in January last year next to Urban Grind Roasters in Parkhurst. There are two barbers on hand: Morgs Price (The Sinister Barber) and Bernadette Kruger (Barber Bern), along with the newest recruit and trainee, Linwill Adams (LL) and Alex (Big Al). The barber shop specialises in men’s haircuts, hot towel shaves, beard trims, ladies’ cuts, beard grooming and even hair graffiti. Complimentary coffee from Urban Grind is offered to each and every customer or an ice-cold beer when they’re in stock. They also stock the full range of award-winning Bonafide Beard grooming products, including beard oil, beard balm, cleansing bars and beard brushes along with various other hair care products by EVO.
THE LIST | ART
AGAIN AGAIN, BRETT MURRAY 2 March – 2 April
EVERARD READ & CIRCA
WYE, MIKHAEL SUBOTZKY 2 March – 1 April
GOODMAN GALLERY
www.goodman-gallery.com WYE marks a bold and vulnerable new direction in Mikhael’s work. The centrepiece, from which the exhibition takes its name, is a threechannel film installation that turns the lens ‘inwards’ to map the tumultuous terrain of the ‘white male psyche’. Viewed alongside works from the Smashed series and never before exhibited Sticky Tape Transfers, this demanding exhibition grapples with uncomfortable questions of white guilt in relation to heated politics on representation of the body in contemporary South Africa.
Galleries
www.everard-read.co.za l www.circaonjellicoe.co.za
Brett utilises the full breadth of both gallery spaces and expands upon the 2015 Cape Town exhibition of the same name. This includes the new monumental Again Again bronze sculpture installed in the CIRCA main space. The Everard Read galleries include the full selection of Again Again examples first seen in 2015 alongside freshly conceived artworks from the last two years: bronze sculptures, paintings, wall -based panels and video. The artist returns with many of his archetypal, satirical ‘languages.’ The inclusion of several wall-mounted artworks, mostly involving text, serves directly to reinforce the theme of repetition. Though Brett’s work is unequivocally rooted in his domestic experience in South Africa DARK DAYS (2017) says much about the pervasive prevailing global political climate: the swing towards populism, narrow introspection and xenophobic reactionary politics around the world. We are entertained, we are impressed but ultimately we are all forced to look at and acknowledge what is really going on for the artist, as he challenges the upheaval in the world around us.
THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN
UNFINISHED CITY
THE ISLAND, SIMON GUSH
JAG
MOAD
www.moadjhb.com
STEVENSON, JOHANNESBURG
Using works from the JAG collection exclusively by artists of colour, the exhibition explores various forms of identity and issues of feminism, queerness, revolution and culture in black identity. The exhibition is an opportunity for the public to see some works from the collection on display for the first time, such as Charles Nkosi’s iconic Black Crucifixion series and some of the gallery’s exciting new acquisitions, such as Portia Zvavahera and Blessing Ngobeni.
Joburg was meant to be a mining town, dug up and left behind. Yet, on the 130th birthday of the city, its planning and constant state of flux holds that same mining attitude of ‘do what works’. Unfinished City explores how we think about Joburg and features an anti-disciplinary look at the city. The show features neighbourhood developments by different architects, an exploration of the city by artists Naadira Patel, Kevin Krapf, Tanya Gershorn, Atang Tshikare and site-specific works that will be taken to the streets.
Following the thread of Workplace (2015) and Work (2013), this exhibition is focused on labour. Moving away from perceptions of work and the role that professions play in shaping identity, The Island investigates the sometimes fraught, consistently complex relationship between South Africa and Lesotho. Simon observes the displacement and dependency that characterise the movement of people and resources between the two countries. He frames this exercise as ‘thinking about a space that is thinking about someplace else’. The artist also opens up different ways of looking at the balance of power between the two nations. The Island is also the title of the central photographic essay in the exhibition, an exploration of worksites in Lesotho: workwear factories, diamond mines, government offices and the Katse and Mohale dams. Through the interplay of images and text, one is invited to reimagine ways of seeing the country beyond perceptions of dependence and migration, as a generative space.
Until mid-May
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Until July 2017
9 March – 7 April
www.stevenson.info
IMAGES OF DEFIANCE
NKHOSINATHI THOMAS NGULUBE
THE WOMEN’S JAIL, CONSTITUTION HILL
CANDICE BERMAN FINE ART GALLERY
Until 31 March
www.constitutionhill.org.za The South African History Archive (SAHA) has curated an exhibit of posters, photographs, banners and other visual resistance materials. Titled Images of Defiance, the display draws heavily on the 1991 Ravan Press publication of the same name, produced by the Posterbook Collective. The Collective consisted of Emilia Potenza, Marlene Powell, Charlotte Schaer, Judy Seidman and Maurice Smithers. The display features 39 posters originally featured in Images of Defiance and now archived in SAHA’s extensive struggle poster collection, along with photographs of poster protests, political banners and t-shirts from the struggle against apartheid, as well as visual resistance materials reflecting contemporary activism in South Africa today.
30 March – 13 April
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The hustle and bustle of life in the city inspires Thomas Ngulube. He notes: “I stand in the middle of it and observe its crookedness, its beauty, its mysterious people from all over.” Thomas is intrigued by the notion of female qualities; he describes the elements that inspire, “Her unique strengths, her passion, her masterpiece figure, her patience and her dramatic birth-giving experiences which inaugurate, unify and balance the conflicts within my creative space.” Thomas practises in a number of fine art fields, namely sculptural work, printmaking and painting.
A PLACE TO CALL THEIR OWN
ALSO CONSIDER WITS ART MUSEUM www.wits.ac.za
GRAYSCALE GALLERY
www.grayscalestore.co.za
GALLERY MOMO
Until 17 March
www.gallerymomo.com
www.goethe.de
ALICE ART GALLERY
GOETHE-INSTITUT JOHANNESBURG Homosexuality has long been a taboo in many societies. Of the 10 countries that still punish this ‘forbidden’ love with a death sentence, four are on the African continent. As Belgian-Ivorian photographer Raymond Dakoua points out, “Nevertheless, LGBT people try to live their lives as freely and happily as they can.” In this new body of work, Raymond explores LGBTI and Q realities in two countries that have recently decriminalised homosexuality, or don’t legislate it: Mozambique and Ivory Coast. “I felt drawn into this subject, as the number of LGBTI and Q political refugees in Belgium is fast growing.”
www.aliceart.co.za
UJ ART GALLERY www.uj.ac.za
IN TOTO GALLERY
www.intotogallery.co.za
DAVID KRUT PROJECTS
www.davidkrutprojects.com
THE LIST | KARAOKE
COBBLESTONE PUB www.tsogosun.com
The Cobblestone Pub at Montecasino, affectionately known as ‘Cobblestones’, is a vibrant sing-along Irish style pub with a reputation for good food, fun drinking, music and sport with regular special events, pub quizzes and giveaways. Along with an extensive drinks menu, including shooters and cocktails, Cobblestones offers a choice of starters, salads, pub classics like beer battered fish and chips, beef and stout pie, burgers and sharing platters. Pub Quiz evenings have become a seriously fun affair with teams of up to six people competing for cash prizes. Karaoke evenings and live screening of major sporting events are held regularly. Hard to beat for a proper pub night out in Fourways.
Karaoke is such a popular pastime in Japan (where it was born) that businessmen often hire professional singers to coach them how to sing to impress clients
THE COLONY ARMS
PADDY’S CORNER www.paddyscorner.co.za
Located in Ferndale, Paddy’s Corner hosts karaoke nights every Thursday. Mingle with some of Joburg’s best karaoke singers and some Wooden Mic characters too – all in the name of fun, of course. While enjoying listening or participating in the singing, you can grab a cold beer and some good grub.
Sing!
www.colonyarms.co.za
Looking for a memorable, or more like ‘not so memorable’ Saturday night, look no further than Colony Arms in Craighall Park. The Colony is synonymous with karaoke. Throughout the night you’ll hear individuals or groups of people belting out number one hits (normally slurring), clutching the pub’s infamous cane and cream soda in their hands. The fully equipped kitchen is open till late and serves a host of delicious meals. Try the mouth-watering Steak and Guinness Pie and great pub grub classics like chicken pregos, bangers and mash and fish and chips.
KEG & BEAGLE
TONINO’S PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT
Nothing to do on a Friday night? Then pop into the Keg & Beagle in Linksfield to sing out loud while indulging in a hearty pub meal of fish and chips or a juicy burger and some refreshing drinks. Sticking to pub-style service, this place is so warm and welcoming you might not ever want to leave, because you’ll be having such a great time discovering your inner diva, of course.
Toninos Portuguese Restaurant Pub and Pizza was established in 1993. Located in Orange Grove, it caters for a variety of tastes and styles. By day, it’s a sit-down restaurant and by night, there’s a joyous vibe with live bands every Friday and Saturday playing music from the ‘60s to date, rock ‘n’ roll and blues, plus a cover charge. Karaoke on Wednesdays is always a laugh, filled with ‘talented’ singers.
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ACROBRANCH
Soar between the trees at Acrobranch in Melrose. This treetop experience offers both adults and kids a unique adventure while moving from tree to tree in the world’s biggest man-made forest right on our doorstep. There are different obstacle courses in each of the parks, some for kids (Acrobranch Kids) and some for reasonably fit adults and teenagers. Obstacles consist of awesome treetop-high ropes and tricky crossings. To top it all off, there are also spectacular zip lines. Melrose Park has also now become the new home of popular Acro-bungy. Experience the Acro-bungy – an activity that will have you flying up from the ground to 14m high in a few seconds. Some call it the ‘reverse bungy’, while others have compared it to a catapult or being propelled out of an aircraft.
BOUNCE
www.bounceinc.co.za BOUNCE Fourways is the latest addition to the very popular BOUNCE clan in Joburg. Providing an adrenaline rush for all ages, it features ‘The Great Wall of Jozi’ and is decked out to the max with more than 100 interconnected trampolines and giant air bags with slam dunk arenas, wall-running and dodgeball courts rolled in. It’s all about jumping high and landing softly and safely, whether you’re polishing your aerial tricks or just getting an awesome workout while you warp the laws of gravity. BOUNCE Fourways also has an awesome Free-jump Arena, Trampoline Slam Dunk, Big Bag, Dodgeball and Wall Tramps in the Performance area.In addition to all of these epic areas, BOUNCE Fourways features a first-of-its kind, never-before-seen wall climbing area called Clip ‘n Climb, featuring more than 20 uniquely themed indoor climbing walls, perfect for those seeking an extra adrenaline rush. Fourways also features X-Park, an adventure challenge course like no other where elements of climbing, jumping and free-running are combined before zipping on the aerial runway to the finish line.
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Kids
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The Joburg Zoo is one of the most popular local and international tourist attractions with activities and events throughout the year to keep the little ones entertained. Covering 55 hectares of land, the zoo houses over 320 species of animals and is internationally accredited and highly respected for maintaining a high standard of animal welfare, nutrition and ethical conduct, ensuring the physical and psychological wellbeing of all its animals. The Joburg Zoo is committed to playing an important role in conservation projects for indigenous and worldwide endangered animals. As a popular tourist attraction for edutainment, the zoo offers visitors day and night tours, school holiday programmes, venue hire and regular events for the public. So, make a date with Charles the Chimp and Diana the Monkey; your kids will thank you. Some upcoming events to look forward to: Zoo Trot on 9 April, Easter Treasure Hunt and Earth Hour in April, Kaya FM Mother’s Day Concert on 14 May and Conservation Walk on 28 May.
IMAX
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THE WOODS PAINTBALL
www.woodspaintball.co.za The perfect place for kids to get rid of all that pent-up energy, The Woods Paintball at Riversands Commercial Park provides friendly service, safety and professionalism at all times. Kids parties have never been easier with refreshments available and eyes on them at all times to make sure they’re safe. There’s also the Riversands Farmers’ Market every Sunday. Now, TreeTop Adventures SA is also located in the forest to add to your overall outdoor fun and enjoyment.
With cooler weather on the way, IMAX is a great place to drop off the kids to keep them busy for a couple of hours. Based at Cradlestone Mall in Krugersdorp as well as Eastgate Shopping Centre and Mall of Africa, IMAX allows kids to enjoy the world’s most immersive cinematic experience in a safe space. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customised theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make you feel as if you’re actually part of the movie, and the kids will be enthralled. It is 4,500 times larger than the average television screen, eight storeys higher than any single dwelling, three dimensions and has 15,000 watts of light shining from a film projector so bright it would be spotted from earth if it were shone on the moon.
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developing a local brand that can match or surpass the best of the international beauty brands.
10 minutes WITH JANET RHYS
Since its inception in 1999, Charlotte Rhys has remained at the top of South Africa’s luxury market, on a par, and if not surpassing, many of its international counterparts. We chat to co-founder Janet Rhys about her vision, bestsellers and keeping ahead of the ‘green’ game. Partners Janet Rhys and Shaun McDermott’s intention was to create a range that would set
new benchmarks of quality and luxury in the South African marketplace. Formulated and crafted from the finest natural ingredients and available in a wide variety of fragrances, the brand epitomises quality, elegance and style. As a consumer, I have always had a keen interest in top quality beauty products, which is why, as a manufacturer, we set the bar very, very high when
Janet was born in Wales, grew up in South Africa and lived in Europe for many years, with homes in London and Marbella, Spain. On her return to South Africa she found there was no local equivalent to the top international luxury brands of lifestyle, bath and body products. She saw the gap in the market for a local range of luxury products that would set new standards of excellence, and in Shaun McDermott she found the perfect business partner with the expertise and experience to translate her vision into reality.
Since its inception, the brand has been synonymous with all that is covetable and desirable in luxury and style. All our unique formulations are developed at our laboratory and factory in Cape Town to the highest international quality standards using botanical, natural and organic ingredients, many of which are unique to Africa. We keep abreast of all the international trends and we introduce new products a couple of times a year. We are also constantly researching greener and more sustainable ingredients and formulations for our products. Our Hand and Body Lotion is a constant bestseller, as are our room fragrances and candles. All our products are available in a range of 18 unique Charlotte Rhys fragrances to cater for every taste, every age, every season. www.charlotterhys.com
LUXURY. QUALITY. ECO-FRIENDLY. CRUELTY-FREE • We have an internal green policy that promotes the protection of natural resources and sustainable development. • We’re committed to reducing negative impact and stress on the planet, and integrated environmental awareness and ethics into our core business strategy. • Charlotte Rhys is the only range of South African hotel amenities to achieve Beauty Without Cruelty accreditation. • All our products are biodegradable, free of harmful chemicals and dyes, and we use 75 percent recyclable and recycled materials in our packaging. • We bring a fresh approach to luxury, indulgence and excellence by combining cutting-edge modern technology with the purest natural, botanical and organic ingredients, many of which are unique to Africa.
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