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THE MAGICAL SHIRE HIGHLANDS MALAWI’S SOUTHERN WONDERLAND
Malawi’s shire highlands are a galaxy of natural stars and landmarks, an abundance of riches guaranteed to spoil you for choice as you deliberate on how to get the most out of your travel schedule. Rising in elevation from 600 metres to as high as 1,100 metres and covering an expanse of 7,250 square kilometres,…
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Time out in Hartbeespoort
Working for a big company can be draining and when that happens, in my world that means get away, rejuvenate, have fun; explore and forget about everything else for a little while. If you work or are visiting Johannesburg, the small resort town of Hartbeespoort will be your saving grace. For a small town, Hartbeespoort…
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THE ONE ITEM CHALLENGE
So many of us want to follow fashion trends or develop a certain sense of style but sometimes, if not most of the time, we have a limited number of items to work with in our closets. With that in mind, we all need to organise our closets with items that suit our style and…
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The three gems of the North Swaka jewel box
Standing proudly, Mount Mumpu is Zambia’s highest free standing mountain. It is located in the North Swaka Protected Forest Area in Central Province, which is also the location of Changwena Falls and Fort Elwes. Standing at the peak of Zambia’s tallest free-standing mountain, Mount Mumpu, I was in awe of the breathtaking view of the…
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The closest you can get to nature Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
This is a perfect excuse to get out of bed on a Sunday morning (or any other morning). Pack a light lunch and plenty of liquids and head out to Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, sandwiched between Pinetown and Kloof in Durban. The reserve was established in 1950 by the Natal Parks Board, but is now managed…
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Dooderonomy 48
I trust that everyone is taking great care and staying safe amidst the pandemic. Due to the ‘new normal,’ people around the world are turning to online shopping ever more than before. This has resulted in online retailers adding billions to their revenue while brick and mortar stores struggle to keep up with the loss…
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Climate smart agriculture, the great green initiative
Global climate change has put enormous pressure on the world’s agricultural systems to produce enough food for a rapidly growing world population. An increasingly urgent issue is – how can we continue to feed our increasing populations sustainably and in a way that does not do further harm to the planet? And can climate smart…
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Village banking – key to supporting entrepreneurship in Zambia
Across the globe, entrepreneurs and business owners face a major challenge of accessing funding to start or grow their businesses. If a business person wants to acquire a loan, most lending institutions request for business plans or proposals and some form of collateral as a prerequisite to access funding and interest rates are typically high.…
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Rethinking domestic tourism
For many years, the hospitality, travel, tourism and events industries made the world go round and airplanes dominated the skies. That’s until they became a mode of transfer of the novel coronavirus. Movement between and within countries was restricted. National economies and the wider global economy have been in decline since then. Although Zambia kept…
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Throwing Tantrums on Canvas – At home with Zenzele Chulu
‘I was born in the hills of Chipata, Eastern Province, I grew up exploring the hills and my own surname means a small hill, and it comes with no surprises that my art goes far over the hills into the valleys and up again to another range of hills.’ – Zenzele Chulu Kenneth ‘Zenzele’ Chulu’s…