Cape’s wetland wonder

Jeanne Viall|Published

Intaka Island is an oasis of biodiversity, and a birder’s paradise, writes Jeanne Viall.

Medicine ‘walks on two legs’

Jeanne Viall|Published

China is one of the few countries to have successfully integrated its traditional medicine with Western medicine. Jeanne Viall accompanied a group of SA doctors ...

Big ideas for small gardens

Jeanne Viall|Published

Let your imagination run wild as you create a lush, delicious herb garden, writes Jeanne Viall

Nature’s jewel in the heart of the city

Jeanne Viall|Published

The new Biodiversity Garden in Green Point is a wonderland of local plans, writes Jeanne Viall

My book is not anti doctors, says Holford

Jeanne Viall|Published

Author Patrick Holford has been been taken to task for his mention of research on vitamin C and Aids but he is is unperturbed by the flak he's getting, writes Jeanne ...

Donovan and kids plant seeds of success

Jeanne Viall|Published

Donovan van der Heyden's art is his garden - and he combines his love of gardening with the youth project he runs in Hout Bay, Cape Town.

Maasai warrior breaking the boundaries

Jeanne Viall|Published

Exploring the borders, both real and self-imposed, that keep us apart and restrict individual freedom is the idea behind an interesting event organised by Maasai ...

Young artist is on a mission of love

Jeanne Viall|Published

Babalwa Mhlauli's Claremont studio is a riot of colour, every wall covered with her large and vibrant artworks. In the next room, paintings spill from the walls ...

Matrix offers hope for tik addicts

Jeanne Viall|Published

Jeanne Obert has been in Cape Town running a three-day training seminar on the Matrix system of treating addiction, which is cost-effective, out-patient based and ...

Thrilled organisers caught off guard at fair

Jeanne Viall|Published

Organisers of this year's Cape Town Book Fair are smiling, with 20 000 people having attended so far, more than double what they initially anticipated.

Local jazz legend dies penniless in hospital

Jeanne Viall|Published

Legendary pennywhistler Robert Sithole has died, penniless, in a Cape Town hospital - a death that is just one more on a long list of musicians who have died in ...

The shark encounter Peter never saw

Jeanne Viall|Published

He didn't heed the warning sirens, he didn't see the shark in the waters of False Bay: a cheerful Durban tourist is still trying to get to grips with the second ...

Hobby project wins world title for olive oil

Jeanne Viall|Published

Italian Giulio Bertrand's olive oil - produced at Morgenster in Somerset West - has just been voted best blended extra virgin olive oil by the Italian olive oil ...

'Sorry, we don't allow gays'

Jeanne Viall|Published

When tour guide Brian Nel decided to visit Sutherland to see the new Salt telescope, he called ...

Ready, steady - go to school

Jeanne Viall|Published

It is back to school for thousands of children in KwaZulu-Natal - and some children were more ready than others. Jeanne Viall looks at the issue of school readiness. ...

How to pack power lunches

Jeanne Viall|Published

Ramona Josephson, a qualified dietitian and author of HeartSmart Nutrition, Shopping on the Run, explains the importance of a nutritious packed lunch for your children. ...

Rugby boys do the 'half monty'

Jeanne Viall|Published

Eighteen of South Africa's hunkiest rugby players have decided to do the "half" monty and pose for a restaurant chain's flaming hot calendar.

Clinic for drug addicts closes down

Jeanne Viall|Published

An addiction treatment centre in Plettenberg Bay has been forced to close its doors because of financial difficulties.

Claudia uses old ways to help with the new...

Jeanne Viall|Published

There's nothing unusual about white sangomas working in the suburbs. But how does a traditional healer with a Western background integrate her skills in a way that's ...

Traditional healers join fight against Aids

Jeanne Viall|Published

South Africa's indigenous healing tradition, which has sustained itself with no state funding for hundreds of years, has now been recognised by an act of parliament. ...

Jumbo cancer bandanna all set to take flight

Jeanne Viall|Published

It's not often that a jumbo jet gets to wear a bandanna - but that what's happening after hundreds of hands spent many hours tying together thousands of bandannas ...

Grade 1 pupils accused of drawing 'porn'

Jeanne Viall|Published

The guardian of a Grade 1 boy from Rondebosch East Primary in Cape Town has reacted with outrage after the schoolboy and his friends were given detention for drawing ...

Understanding the sex games children play

Jeanne Viall|Published

Pre-school children are inquisitive, they are sexual and they will explore their own bodies and those of their friends. Where, as a parent, do you draw the line ...

Centres see massive increase in tik addicts

Jeanne Viall|Published

The number of addicts being treated for tik abuse at centres in Cape Town has risen by more than 400 percent in the past six months.

'There's no choice now, it's the N1 for me'

Jeanne Viall|Published

The N2 in Cape Town has a long history of being hazardous at times, and until recently Jeanne Viall was one of the people who "took their chances" when travelling ...