Tuesday 19 February: It was a sad farewell to Terry Dempsey, the multi-award winning 77-year-old songwriter, music composer, record producer, and music publisher, who died in tragic circumstances on Sunday 10 February. Terry and his wife Carrie were joined by their children and grandchildren at the Vaal Marina, just over an hour’s drive from Johannesburg, to […]
Blogs & Features
PUTTING WORDS IN THEIR MOUTHS (and other writing tales)
My company offers a service for anyone who needs a professional writer so, in theory, that should cover speeches for school children. So why do I have a moral dilemma? My writers and I have answered calls for subject matter ranging from business to (adult) birthday parties and pretty much everything in-between. The more unusual […]
27 BOXES REINVENTS AS A STYLISH FAMILY DESTINATION
Melville residents will soon be able to celebrate a new park at 27 Boxes – providing they can keep an open mind. Suzanne Brenner, who was one of the original development’s most outspoken critics, believes the new 27 Boxes is set to be a stylish addition to Melville and to the city of Johannesburg. Rising […]
WARNING: BLIND MAN ON THE MOVE
It was just a normal day of my life when I found my mind wandering to the travails of a friend far away, who was probably going about his day as he usually does. From a distance, I was recently privy to the everyday mountains he climbs in order to be independent. He is blind, […]
A TASTE OF WHAT 27 BOXES OUGHT TO BE
Openings at The Storr Room and Widmer & Co, and an exhibition of advertising posters from Andy Rice and Ken Preston, proved a great drawcard to Melville’s 27 Boxes on Thursday (September 14). It was an encouraging sign of what 27 Boxes could become with a revived thrust to make this retail space a relevant […]