On a trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, a reporter grapples with the whiplash of traveling through South Africa’s two worlds, from majestic mountains to struggling shantytowns.
Category: Cape Town (South Africa)
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A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa
The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape Town just gave the first staged performance.
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Zanele Muholi Documents the Beauty of Queer Black South Africa
Zanele Muholi discusses visual activism, gospel music and walking more than 15,000 steps in a day.
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5 Concierges Recommend Luxury Gift Experiences
Five concierges at luxury hotels around the world describe experiences that they think would be great gifts.
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9 Furniture Designers From Across the African Diaspora
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Jomo Tariku, a designer and data scientist, shines a spotlight on trailblazing industrial artisans and their provocative, inspiring work.
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Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene
The New York Times – Travel:White South Africans control a vast majority of the country’s wine industry. But it’s growing increasingly possible to support Black winemakers and owners.