Scintillating running at Silvermine

The second edition of the Spur Silvermine Mountain XL set off in one of the Cape’s finest nature reserves, the Silvermine Nature Reserve on Saturday morning. Spot on the South African Trail Running Team The race represented a chance to gain valuable points towards a...
Robert Slingsby, Crossing the Line

Robert Slingsby, Crossing the Line

With a career spanning almost four decades divided between South Africa and Europe, Robert Slingsby is a seasoned veteran of the arts with a loyal following and collector base. He studied at the Vrije Akademie in Den Haag, Netherlands but it is arguably his...
Sea Point of Late

Sea Point of Late

Sea Point Hotels of Yesteryear There was a time when there were numerous hotels along the Sea Point Beach Front. Not modern glitzy hotels, but old fashioned hotels, two or three storeys high. Many of these were residential hotels. In an era before old age homes were...
2014 CHAN volunteer programme

2014 CHAN volunteer programme

The 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is set to be hosted in Cape Town from 11 January to 1 February 2014, and volunteers from all over the city are gearing up to ensure that the tournament runs seamlessly. In preparation, the 600-plus volunteers are undergoing...

Friendships forged at Run

Taking part in a three day stage trail run as part of a two member team might be considered a challenge in itself to most trail running enthusiasts, but imagine meeting your team mate for the first time the night before the start of Stage One.  Although this was the...