Tag: carte blanche

“Nickolaus Bauer has many attributes, but the one for which I am generally most grateful is his eye for a decent Rioja and his willingness to hand-deliver the occasional bottle to his Executive Producer. Hats off to him, too, for finding a South African making a name for himself as a winemaker in the region… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 August 2026

“The Con Court judgement on the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point is, at its surface, a seminal ruling. Its unequivocal statement that all spheres of government across the country are obliged to provide affordable homes for people close to their places of work leaves no room for debate. Now, hands up those of you… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 August 2026

“Meiringspoort is breathtaking, and its closure is a blow to people who consider it their preferred passage into the Garden Route: nothing like a winding mountain pass through sheer sandstone cliffs to break the monotony of an otherwise flat Klein Karoo. But the communities surrounding it surely have little time to ponder the impact of… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 2 August 2026

“Riebeek Kasteel is a microcosm of how the country at large is dealing with the fallout from the anti-immigration marches. It’s complex, too. The toxic rhetoric and incidents of violence that accompanied the protests were easy – and rightly – criticised as xenophobic, but undocumented migration, its consequences, and the complicity of some employers in… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 26 July 2026

“As far as I’m concerned, a good flight is one with an equal number of planned take offs and landings. Despite catching dozens of planes a year, I remain a nervous passenger. Not terrified, but irrationally distrustful of the structural integrity of what is essentially a composite tube hurtling through the air at close to… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 12 July 2026

“Ahead of our story on the latest TikTok fad, I asked our team what an appropriate age is for girls to start wearing make-up. As a dad to two daughters, it’s a question that has vexed me for some time. I settled on ‘around about the time they start dating’ as a reasonable answer, and… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 5 July 2026