Capetowner News Updates

From actress to film-making, Samantha Brink, 45, of Tokai is juggling a new role as project manager of a community arts group, Touched By Style. Picture: Supplied Tokai actress turned film-maker and project manager, Samantha Brink, 45, has taken over the reins of Touched By Style, a performing arts group.… Read more »

Mitch Titlmann after completing a previous Ironman Championship. PICTURE: SUPPLIED Mitch Tiltmann will tackle a gruelling triathlon to raise funds for RX Radio, which is based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and is run largely by children. Mr Titlmann, from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, will compete… Read more »

Last year’s winners in the existing businesses category were from left Yanga Ngcayisa, Charnelle Davids and Katlego Montewa. Applications for this year’s #YouthStartCT are open until Sunday March 16, and the City of Cape Town is inviting entrepreneurs with established businesses, as well as those in the concept or planning… Read more »

The Traveller Crossing borders and connecting Africa Thebe Ikalafeng Tafelberg Review: Karen Watkins You are not traveling through Africa until you’ve seen your own country, a long-ago boyfriend told me after hearing my plan to travel overland from England to Johannesburg. So reading that Ikalafeng has travelled to all African… Read more »

Into the Uncut Grass Trevor Noah HarperCollins Publishers Review: Carmen Jacobs Playful. Entertaining. Witty with a charm reminiscent of old childhood classics I loved. These all come to mind when describing Trevor Noah’s new book. As a huge fan of his comedic brilliance, l struggled to remain objective for this… Read more »

Reviews: Lauren O’Connor-May All these books have a few things in common: romance and living houses. The Magic All Around Jennifer Moorman HarperCollins In this story, Mattie Russel goes back to her magical family home after the death of her mother. The house and her unacknowledged magical abilities lead Mattie… Read more »

Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros Little Brown Review: Lauren O’Connor-May This series feels like Hunger Games meets Dragons of Pern. Iron Flame, which follows on from Fourth Wing – romance author Rebecca Yarros’ first foray into her “favourite genre” – picks up the story of Violet Sorrengail, the physically fragile but… Read more »

Russia in Africa: Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender? Samuel Ramani Jacana Review: Lauren O’Connor-May If you are interested in politics, and the relationship between Russia and South Africa in light of the Soviet country’s latest activities, then you will like this book. Dr Ramani is a politics and international… Read more »

Atlas The Story of Pa Salt Lucinda Riley and Harry Whitaker Pan MacMillan Review: Lauren O’Connor-May Desperate Seven Sisters fans can finally get their satisfaction with the release of the long-awaited final chapter in the series that started in 2014. This is the second posthumously published story by Riley and… Read more »

The Murders at Fleat House Lucinda Riley Pan MacMillan Review: Lauren O’Connor-May What a treat to hear this author’s voice from beyond the grave and, even in this genre departure, Riley delights with crisp writing, interesting characters, mystery and romance. It is interesting that Riley considered this book unfinished and… Read more »