The news has just broken that a young woman, sorry man, in Stellenbosch died after falling ill with swine flu. It’s the first swine flu death in SA. The Western Cape Health Department’s Faiza Steyn confirmed this saying, “We’ve had ou...

The FIFA bigwigs have put their heads together and given South Africa an “eight out of ten” for the hosting of the Confederations Cup. Peel away the spin and that probably translates into a six out of ten, which is not flattering. South...

International star, Moby has just released his new album called “Wait For Me”. Check out this animated video interview, as Moby and his friend, “Dog” discuss the new material. To stand a chance of winning a Moby hamper filled...

Proving a connection between the 3rd US president Thomas Jefferson and Cabernet Sauvignon is great for terroir. Just ask German pop impresario turned wine dealer Hardy Rodenstock (born Meinhard Görke) who fooled the upper echelons of the Mondovino...

I find it hard to believe that a woman who barely moves her face, and who was completely unconvincing Eyes Wide Shut, said this: ‘I’ve explored obsession. I’ve explored loss and love in terms of being in a grief-stricken place, I’ve explored strange...

It’s been a long week. It’s not quite over but tomorrow is Friday when I get to spend lots of time with my babies. I love this picture of Obama playing peek-a-boo with Maeve Beliveau, the daughter of Director of Advance Emmett Beliveau. I’m going to...

To Libya. Today our party ambled off down the coast from Tripoli to a Leptis Magna, a ruined city that was founded by the Phoenecians, captured by the Romans and finally ruled by the Byzantine empire to its end days. Related posts:Hard times loom...

The Times reporter Nicki Gules is currently in Australia on assignment for her paper and TimesLIVE. She’ll be blogging daily about her travels which so far have included a proper and personal introduction to some of the continent’s strange wildlife....