The Sky is the Limit
1 August 2011
Voted as Africa’s foremost low cost carrier for two years running, 1time airline has continuously maintained that passengers’ safety and comfort will always be top of its business agenda. This is why the airline continues to fly its McDonnell Douglas (MD) 80 fleet, says 1time’s Chief Executive Officer, Rodney James. “Since entering into the market [...] Continue Reading »
The Home of Golf
1 August 2011
South African golfing legend Dale Hayes explains why St Andrews in Scotland is still one of the best golf courses in the world. Peter Matkovich once said to me: “Golf courses are like women: Thank goodness we all like different ones.” It is always interesting to hear a golfer’s opinions on different courses, but more [...] Continue Reading »
Moreira Chonguica
1 August 2011
He does what all of us dream of doing, yet few of us actually achieve: He lives his dream life every single day. Saxophonist, ethnomusicologist and life enthusiast, Moreira Chonguica understands the world from a different perspective. “Writing songs, producing and playing music is what I do on a daily basis; it is what I [...] Continue Reading »
The Good, the Bad, and the You and Me
1 July 2011
We ponder whether our heroes and villains are as clearly defined as we like to make them out to be? Mobutu’s Zaire was a pretty grim place. To say it was corrupt is kind of like saying that Justin Bieber gets a couple of teenage girls twittering. Put bluntly, at the time of his dictatorship [...] Continue Reading »
It’s Good to be Bad!
1 July 2011
Marilyn Monroe once famously remarked that blondes have more fun. Well, when it comes to our favourite books, movies and TV series, I think the same can be said about the villains that inhabit them. Actors often remark that playing bad guys is more enjoyable, as it often is equally enjoyable for us to watch [...] Continue Reading »
Superheroes Equal Super Prices
1 July 2011
Not even Superman’s arch-nemesis Lex Luthor could have dreamed up such a moneymaking scheme. Buy a 1938 comic for 10 cents, and sell it later for $1.5 million (close to R10.4 million). It turns out that some comic book heroes wield amazing investment superpowers. It has been a question that has dogged comic fans for [...] Continue Reading »
