Category Archives: #gamechanger
In 2007, driving through Langebaan towards Club Mykonos for the first time in ages, I was horrified by the huge housing estates — many Tuscan — that were primarily second/holiday homes which were empty for a large part of the … Continue reading
There are hundreds of millions of Rands of foreign donor funding in these projects. It should be an embarrassment to every South African. Dear Pravin Gordhan, please prohibit all Eastern Cape local government institutions from receiving any further foreign … Continue reading
Most tourism offices whinge about inadequate budgets without demonstrating that they do provide value for money or create significant numbers of extra jobs with taxpayers’ funding. Well, Swellendam has turned the “liability” of development on its head and gained itself … Continue reading
Thirty years ago, Franschhoek was sleepy hollow personified, and very little had changed in the preceding 70 years. It was a farming dorp which attracted a few city folk on a Sunday drive to escape the city and the only … Continue reading
Can you imagine a future where you are totally independent of Eskom for electricity and oil companies for the fuel in your car? Those are the two most resented purchases in daily life. Well, I’ve seen the future and it … Continue reading
