Local tips on staying safe in Cape Town and its townships, from avoiding carrying large sums of cash and flaunting valuables, such as expensive camera equipment and mobile phones to making friends in the city and heeding the advice of your hosts on travelling around Cape Town, especially after dark. Is Cape Town safe? Is … Read more
I am, perhaps, the least ‘African’ person I know. However, I do, for a very white guy have rhythm enough to play rhythm and bass guitar and drums without embarrassing myself. Dancing, however, is another matter altogether, but I felt pretty comfortable attending an African drumming class. All the same, coming to Africa as a … Read more
Learning the art of African beading in classes in Cape Town, South Africa, was something I had wanted to do from the first day when I began noticing beautiful beaded jewellery and products everywhere. African beading lessons were high on my list of things to do during our stay. I’d long loved colourful African beaded … Read more
I just had to make this portrait of Monwabisi Sobitshi, an extraordinary actor and artist we met when we visited Guga S’thebe Culture, Arts and Empowerment Centre at the township of Langa, Cape Town. When Monwabisi is not teaching drama to school kids and high-school drop-outs, he’s recycling soft drink cans into funky crafts. Monwabisi spontaneously … Read more
Doing a tour of Cape Town’s townships to learn about the history of segregation and apartheid in South Africa in an immersive, sensitive and respectful way was high on our list of things to do in Cape Town. During our Cape Malay cooking class, Faldela had taught us the meaning of Ubuntu – being open … Read more