Letters from South Africa

LIFE AT THE VICTORIA AND ALFRED (V & A) WATERFRONT “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the

PREQUEL – A SLOW BOAT TO CAPE TOWN We departed Cleveland for Lisbon on election day, uncertain what sort of America to expect on our

INTO THE BUSH Nothing quite matches observing things through the eyes of children. This month we had the unmitigated pleasure of spending quality time with

TIME TO HIT THE ROAD With the historic South African Parliament Building a burned-out shell, South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, gave his annual State of

A GASTRONOMIC CARPE DIEM As the political climate deteriorates in both the USA and SA, and unbelievably that is still possible, I continue my efforts

My 2022 New Year resolution is to try and view everything from the bright side. Given the state of my two homelands, this is going

RETURN OF MY NEWSLETTER AND ARRIVAL OF A NEW COVID VARIANT Responding to the requests from so many of you, which I truly appreciate, I

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN THE FINAL ONE MAY  2020 Different times merit a different letter. I cannot prognosticate the future, find the present

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN APRIL  2020 A COVID-DRIVEN TRIP BACK INTO THE PAST Lockdown. Quarantine. Pandemic. N-95 Mask. Hand sanitizer. Social distancing. Virtual

The mother of all Black Swans has turned the world on a dime, and no less in Cape Town. But watching the way the problem

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN FEBRUARY  2020 BACK TO SCHOOL Several of you responded to my last “free-of-politics” newsletter saying you enjoyed political comment.