For some people, a house is just a convenience where they sleep at night. Not for us. In 1999, my husband and I were charmed by a house in Melville, a lively suburb in Johannesburg. It has been our home for 22 years. Born in Durban, I headed for London as soon as I finished […]
CHATTING UP A STORM:CINDY AND SUZANNE
CINDY ALTER, best known as the lead singer of Clout, the South African all-girl group of the ’70s, still plays the circuit with the gals of yesteryear as well as on her own. She is also the host of DiscovrTV’s live chat show, Where Are They Now? Catch it on her Facebook page or on […]
EX-SOUTH AFRICAN REVEALS £2M EROTIC ART COLLECTION
South African-born Norman Coates is a retired theatre designer who lives in London. He’s been making headlines in the art world about a secret erotic art collection that was for many years passed from safe keeper to safe keeper. The explicit and exquisitely executed collection of 422 drawings is the work of a well-known, 20th […]
RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM MELVILLE
Day 36, lockdown Strange thoughts come and go as a new phase of lockdown begins on Worker’s Day, nogal. How ironic was that? I decided not to venture out but those who did so reported back that the atmosphere was akin to the erstwhile Melville Mardi Gras. Laughter and chat provided relief from cabin fever. I’m […]
DARLING – THE FINAL DAYS : A memoir by the magazine’s last editor, Suzanne Brenner
My introduction to Republican Press was a real baptism by fire. Luckily, I was not fazed by challenges, but the uproar that surrounded my appointment as editor of DARLING was nonetheless a test of endurance. Perhaps I need to start at the beginning. A Durbanite by birth, I’d written since my schooldays. Eve Stuart had […]