Load shedding has become the phrase of the moment. Eskom, the nationalised electricity company doesn’t make any money, is badly managed and corrupt and can’t afford to maintain or repair it’s infrastructure. We are, therefore, subjected to rolling power cuts/outages/load shedding- call it what you will. To be helpful, you can look up when your area is due to be out. To be unhelpful, Eskom don’t necessarily stick to this! For example, this morning was su...

Now where was I? Ah yes, we were about to go to my favourite restaurant. Stopped off at TukTuk- you remember that - for a whistle wetter and a quick watch of the cricket T20! Foliage is just across the road. Seated in full view of the open kitchen, this gave us something to watch as chef individually prepared each dish. He is a forager and it is fair to say that the menu had gone a bit ‘wonky’ since last time and there wasn’t a great deal that we fancied...

So, after a break in 2019, we find ourselves back in SA. Well, to be fair, we knew we were coming because we booked it months ago so there was no real surprise! We flew Virgin from LHR and arrived in Joburg at 08.00 after a 10.5 hour flight. Luggage was quick coming off and we changed terminals to catch the Domestic flight to CPT. This was delayed slightly, probably due to the arrival of a number of VIPs. We only travel with the best! Actually, this is not true...