by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 28, 2017 | Environment, Language, South African languages
Note: this will be the first in a series covering the languages of South Africa, and some of its complicated politics surrounding it. For a country of 55 million people, South Africa has a lot of languages: eleven official ones, along with a wide range of dialects...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 21, 2017 | Alcohol, Beer, Food, Travel
Brewery tours in cavernous warehouses past rows of stainless steel machines. The smell of yeast and ferment, a mild, slightly sour scent that recalls sunny days and cold drinks. Tiny microbreweries with a vast range of choices. This craft-brewery scene isn’t in a...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 7, 2017 | South Africa, Sports, Uncategorized
What is your favorite rugby team? The only answer for this question is, of course, the Springboks. Clad in green and gold jerseys atop white shorts, the Springbok team’s mascot is the spry, long-legged antelope native to our country. Throughout their hundred-plus year...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 17, 2017 | South Africa, Sports
If you’re a new rugby fan, entranced by the spectacle that characterizes the sport, you must watch Super Rugby. What is Super Rugby? To put it simply, Super Rugby is the top transnational league for the Southern Hemisphere (and, recently, Japan). In a sense, it’s not...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 10, 2017 | Food, South Africa, Uncategorized, Wine
As a South African expat in New York, I find myself missing the foods, wines, and goods of my home country from time to time. Luckily, New York is a diverse, large city with plenty of variety and choice; because the United States (and New York in particular) is home...