by Henri Steenkamp | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
At one point in the narration of her new visual album, Black is King, Beyonce intones the following: “What a thing to be — both universal and familiar. To be one and the same, and still unlike any other.” It was a reference to the central character in the tale,...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The introduction on Dec. 11 of a draft amendment bill by South Africa’s Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has raised concerns of governmental overreach — that athletics would essentially be nationalized, with the minister of sports free to oversee the...
by Henri Steenkamp | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Edwin Koech battled a strong field, and a strong wind. Celestine Chepchirchir, while hardly lacking for competition herself, was ultimately fighting the clock. The two Kenyans nonetheless found success en route to winning their respective divisions in the Cape Town...
by Henri Steenkamp | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
September is always designated Tourism Month in South Africa, though by all indications the other 11 months are giving it a run for its money. In all tourism contributed 1.5 million jobs and R425.8 billion (approximately $29 billion in U.S. dollars) to the nation’s...
by Henri Steenkamp | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rule No. 1 for anyone embarking on an African walking safari is this: When confronted by a wild animal — like, say, a lion — don’t run. The thinking is that if you act like prey, you will be treated as such. Which, of course, is easy to do in theory, but...