The story of Hagar is extraordinary. An Egyptian slave girl to the increasingly wealthy Abram and Sarai, Hagar was probably forced to leave her country, her people and her beliefs. Hagar was most likely not her real name and, since it means ‘foreigner’, ‘flight’ or ‘forsaken’, probably generic. The relationship between Sarai and Hagar was […]
In an all-year rainfall area where lush vegetation and water sources abound, it is hard to imagine that the southern Cape had seen two major droughts in seven years and that more is to come. Local authorities have heeded the warning signs and continue to address bigger-picture issues in one of the fastest growing regions […]
If someone asked you out of the blue, ‘What is your story?’, what would you say? Would you answer chronologically and begin with your birth, talk about where you were raised? Would you define yourself according to your career, your qualifications, and achievements? Or would you adapt your answer based on who was asking? Do […]
Doing business on the Garden Route is not for sissies and few companies outlast the complications of seasonality, high transport costs and other factors that have caused thousands of businesses to fail here in the past. South talks to six local businesses that have managed to keep head above water in the Southern Cape for […]