Barbara Hollands
Young artist’s booming career birthed from loss
Her childhood on an Eastern Cape farm stirred up a love for artistic expression and entrepreneurship and pre-empted a return to the family cucumber...
How doing the washing has changed over the years
I was young not that very long ago and no-one I knew had washing machines.
We still had laundry to do, of course, and one...
This clothing business is a cut above the rest
Travelling to the fashion capitals of the world to stock her thriving online store is just part of the job for former Eastern Cape...
The Tannie is back in town
She appeared in 1991 Irish extravaganza movie The Commitments, played an unstable character in hit television series Downton Abbey and, next week, Irish actress...
Epic African road trip ‘restored my faith in humankind’
Uninvited elephants, migrating bats and cheesed-off chimps are just some of the unforgettable sights East London theatre impresario Amanda Bothma experienced on her epic...
A Christmas in the Karoo with Marmite cake and paptert to delight guests
Former East London restaurateur Petro Lotz, who now owns an Eat restaurant in Prince Albert, will be rustling up an African-inspired Christmas lunch for...
Youngest ‘MasterChef SA’ winner’s culinary journey began as a child to help her mom
She was afraid her youth would get her eliminated from MasterChef SA Season 5, but 20-year-old Bridget Mangwandi cooked her way to a R1m...
A thrifter’s guide to downscaling your gift budget
They do not know it yet and they may be shocked to read it here, but my loved ones are getting old stuff for...
How the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas all began
In just one month, families will gather to enjoy festive food, wear Insta-worthy reindeer headbands, tug on crackers and watch cheesy movies.
If budgets allow,...
Putting parameters in place for those steamy scenes
Good actors make scripted sexual encounters appear steamy and unrehearsed, but in reality every move is choreographed and often monitored by intimacy coordinators.
Because intimate...
