South African Adventure: Mandela Statue Causing Ructions in Apartheid's Birthplace - but Not Among Afrikaners
Members of ANC Youth League believe statue of Madiba is scandalous waste of money, despite its positive message.
South African Adventure: Sizzling Tales of National Barbecue Day
Cath Everett finds out how a pioneering accountant turned the braai, or barbecue, into a South African institution.
South African Adventures: The Link Between Abba and Breaking Bad [BLOG]
Scourge of tik or crystal meth addiction among the young in poor areas is being fought by music, drama and education, says Cath Everett.
South African Adventures: Floral Tributes Herald Rebirth of Spring [BLOG]
Wild flowers blooming across the Cape put a spring in the step of expat Cath Everett.
South African Adventure: That's Entertainment Cape Town-Style [BLOG]
A week sampling the variety of live entertainment in Cape Town leaves expat writer Cath Everett glowing with approval.
South African Adventure: Cheese, Wine and Classic Vinyl Create the Perfect Market Combo
There are many things to love about Stellenbosch, says Cath Everett, but the markets are up there with all of them.
South African Adventure: NHS Model to Fix Healthcare Shambles [BLOG]
Brush with illness makes expat Cath Everett see the need for South Africa's move towards an NHS-type service.
South African Adventure: Winter Wonderland in Hermanus
Expat Cath Everett escapes Cape's miserable 'eight-day rain' phenomenon for whale-watching trip.
South African Adventure: Johannesburg, City of Gold without the Lustre [BLOG]
Cath Everett explores Soweto, the goldmines and the sometimes lively sometimes bland suburbs of South Africa's biggest city.
My South African Adventure: Paarl, The Town Where Nelson Mandela Walked to Freedom when Apartheid Died [BLOG]
Expat Cath Everett explores two landmarks that could not be more different in modern-day South Africa
My South African Adventure: The Legacy of the San Hunter-Gatherers [BLOG]
An inspirational book leads Cath Everett on a voyage of discovery into South Africa's tribal heart - and unlocks the secrets of the world's most ancient people.
My South African Adventure: Lynedoch Eco-village Rolls Back Pain of Apartheid [BLOG]
A community purpose-built to encourage diversity - and help save the planet - is the only one of its kind in South Africa, Cath Everett discovers.
My South African Adventure: Bastille Day Parties Like it's 1784 [BLOG]
Even 5,000 miles from their original homeland, descendants of French refugees in South Africa make the effort to mark Bastille Day. Cath Everett joins them.
My South African Adventure: How Living Abroad Brings out Green, Green Grass of Home [BLOG]
When you've lived amidst jagged beauty of South Africa, the rolling fields of home are even more striking, says Cath Everett.
My South African Adventure: Book Club Blues [BLOG]
Attempts to set up a social network of like-minded people in her new home has yet to promise a happy ending for expat Cath Everett.
My South African Adventure: Having a Whale of a Time in the Freezing Cape [BLOG]
The South African weather is chilling us to the bone but there's never a better time to spot a whale, says Cath Everett.
Nelson Mandela: Is South Africa Heading for a Zimbabwe-style Meltdown?
As anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela lies critically ill in hospital, Catherine Everett ponders risks and dangers facing Rainbow Nation.
My South African Adventure: How to Beat the Cape's Wild Winter Weather [BLOG]
Sudden onset of winter catches expat Cath Everett on the hop - but it does have its compensations.
My South African Adventure: 23 Years after Apartheid, Townships Still Mired in Poverty [BLOG]
Cath Everett steps away from easy expat lifestyle to help out in Catholic soup kitchens, while poverty claims black and white.
My South African Adventure: Missing the Charm of the English Pub [BLOG]
British expat Cath Everett thirsts for the lost world of the smokey English boozer and its unique atmosphere.
My South African Adventure: Post-Apartheid Comics Play the Race Card for Laughs [BLOG]
You can tell a lot about a country by what it finds funny about itself, says new South Africa expat Cath Everett.
My South African Adventure: Food Glorious Food (Oh, and Lots of Lovely Wine Too) [BLOG]
Gourmands glory in everything from cheese festivals to olive frenzies in a land in love with food and drink, swoons Cath Everett.
My South African Adventure: Power Blackouts Signal our Winter of Discontent [BLOG]
In a country as beautiful as South Africa, you might expect environmentalism to be a big issue. But green is not the colour, says Cath Everett
My South African Adventure: Stellenbosch, Beautiful City with Ugly Apartheid Past [BLOG]
British expat Cath Everett has fallen in love with her adopted home - but it has a dark past as birthplace of apartheid.
My South African Adventure: Wild Times with Violin Spiders, Goshawks - and Squirrels
From venomous spiders to stunning dragonflies, Cath Everett takes us on a magical mystery tour of her back garden.
My South African Adventure: Minding my Language with Afrikaans [BLOG]
It's only good manners to learn the language of your adopted home country, says Cath Everett. But that's easier said than done.
My South African Adventure: Ostrich Capital of the World [BLOG]
Cath Everett takes her head out of the sand to explore South Africa's national arts festival celebrating Afrikaans culture.
My South African Adventure: Forgetting Britain in the Big Freeze [BLOG]
As Britain freezes in the longest, coldest, greyest winter for 50 years, expat Cath Everett seems to have made a wise choice with new home.
My South African Adventure: Keep 'Em Safe Drug Abuse Campaign [BLOG]
Cath Everett joins scheme that uses drama and song to take anti-substance abuse message into heart of poor communities.
My South African Adventure: Grape Expectations in Land of Wine [BLOG]
Cape Winelands set global example for best way to lure customers to pleasures of drinking wine, says Cath Everett
