UNCOVERED: 14 | History Defined

Opera in Cape Town: critics trace how a colonial art form was reinvented as African

Many people thought that classical opera in South Africa – regarded as a western, colonial art form that was the preserve of white people during apartheid – would die with democracy in 1994. Instead the opposite happened. Black singers emerged as the new stars and the format of opera began…

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2023

Three runners mugged during Cape Town’s Ultra-Trail this weekend

It follows the high profile mugging of a pro-runner during training on Table Mountain last week

Advnture · Nov 27, 2023

Kenya approves police deployment mission in Haiti despite court order

In tonight's edition: Kenyan lawmakers try to sidestep court orders delaying plans for a police deployment to Haiti. More than 100 people, including 16 children, have died and over 700,000 forced out of their homes because of flash flooding in the Horn of Africa. Africa Tech Festival, the continent’s biggest…

France 24 · Nov 16, 2023

Access all arias for South Africa’s rising young opera singers

A pioneering initiative in Cape Town is helping a new generation thrive in what was once seen as a ‘white space’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

8 of the best Christmas holidays for festive winter sun

Leave bad weather behind this Christmas in favour of sun-soaked beaches and warmer cities

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa

Angry protesters in Cape Town have confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands as they visited a museum that traces part of their country's 150-year involvement in slavery in South Africa

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Evolution revolution: how a Cape Town museum exhibit is rewriting the story of humankind

Picture your typical human evolution museum display. You walk into a dimly lit space with glass boxes on white plinths or roped off areas. There are lots and lots of bones. Maybe a bit of history on how those bones were collected, and pictures of the famous people – usually…

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023

South Africa's 2022 census missed 31% of people - big data could help in future

No census is ever exact: as academics Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington at the University of Cape Town have noted previously:

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

8 of the best wine tour holidays around the world

Wet your palette with wine-fuelled trips – both close to home and far-flung – in some of the world’s best wine regions

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

It’s real coup that major yacht race is coming Scotland – let’s make the most of it

IT’S not often that you’ll hear Oban mentioned in the same breath as Washington, Cape Town or Panama. But in winning selection as a host port of…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2023