Letters from South Africa

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN APRIL – MAY 2023 A SAD END TO THE SEASON For us, March ended on a tragic note. Moira’s

BEHIND THE PEARL ROCK About 40 minutes out of Cape Town, the south-to-north N1 freeway to Johannesburg vertically transects the Western Cape wine country. The

THE OTHER CAPE TOWN “A number of leading figures in the Cape Province – both black and white -advocated a federal union to ensure preservation

ON THE ROAD AGAIN There is just something special about putting suitcases in the trunk of our car and heading out of the big city

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