The talented and openly gay South African musician, Armand Joubert (AJ), is a great role model for being unashamed about who he is both as a person and as an artist. He opens up to Jacques Botha in an exclusive interview.
Harder, faster and sharper than the standard Volkswagen Golf GTI, the TCR is a genuinely engaging hot hatch that you can use every day. As such, the new TCR is a fitting swansong for the Mk7.5 Golf GTI.
Indian built it aims at emerging markets where the Triber’s practicality, pricing and not looking like a Tupperware bread container would be embraced.
Volvo used to be a popular old fart’s car and I guess it appealed because it has always had the best seats designed by back specialists and everything was simple to operate and worked the same for ever. However, a few years ago Volvo funkied up and got so sexy that it attracted a much younger market along with their grandparents.
Recently Toyota and Suzuki announced a mutually beneficial formal alliance between the two companies, to leverage each other’s strengths and competitiveness globally.
Senior lecturer in Sociology, North-West University (Potchefstroom)
A trained artist who can paint a partner or loved one from a photograph
The Sabi Sand Game Reserve adjacent to the Kruger National Park is possibly our favourite place. It’s a place we return to often, lured there by the natural beauty, the abundant birds and game and, of course, the people.
A previous trip to Earth Lodge several years ago had imprinted the lodge on my mind as one of the best I’d ever visited. This second visit confirmed to me that this is indeed so. It was as beautiful as I’d remembered and everyone went out of their way to make our stay memorable.
Dr Marc De Villiers has spent a lifetime focussed on the role hormones plays in the aging process and how it affects our moods and feelings. Changing your life is in your hands.
Unbeatable value at R 70 000 off the price at only R 569 995 with an exceptionally long list of standard features.
Alan Samons is one of very few South African dealers in antique and vintage Japanese art – scroll paintings, kimono and obi, ceramics and chawan tea bowls. Fully archival remounting of kakejiku scroll paintings on rigid supports for ease of display in Western interiors. This highly specialised service is unique in South Africa.
Reiki offers incredible potential for healing and spiritual development.
Mikao Usui is the father of Reiki and successfully healed thousands of people with physical, spiritual, and emotional problems.
Reiki has become popular in South Africa during the past 20 years but has been around for 80 years.
Mazda Motor Corporation celebrated its 100th anniversary of its founding on 30 January, 2020.
The BMW Group is opening a new chapter in its history with the unveiling of a pure-electric Gran Coupé.
Known for its artistic and unconventional styling, Citroën continues to make waves in South Africa as part of French parent company, Groupe PSA.
Funky and fun with a compliant suspension is oh ever so Citroën and the butch little C3 Aircross instantly crawled under my skin with its rebellious attitude.
A young Johannesburg based sketch artist that creates hand-drawn detailed sketches inspired by his life experiences. His motivation and illustration ideas came from how the world perceives the models of today, but with a vintage twist in fashion choices
My “Coming of Age” story in the Summer edition had an incredibly good response, but almost everybody wanted to know more…
Coming of age, nobody suspected me of being gay…
I was all about lifesaving, judo, the smell of two-stroke oil
and racing with the boys.
After lockdown and not being on a track for three months it was with great anticipation that I attended BMW South Africa’s unveiling of the third generation BMW X5 M Competition and BMW X6 M Competition.
There is a generation that remembers the Opel Kadetts of the 1980s and ’90s with misty-eyed fondness. The expectation placed on the new Opel Corsa GSi by purists seems unrealistic to me, but I have never been swayed by brute performance alone. This girl needs a bit of luxury, tech and a safety feature or three.
The “vroom vroom” factor is back with the seventh generation Mazda 3 reaching our shores. I have long awaited the return of the excitement factor in Mazda’s everyday run about range.
The new 10-speed transmission, which we´ve experienced in the Ranger Raptor, makes the most of Ford´s 2,3-litre EcoBoost engine, which has seen a reduction in power output of 20kW but it gains 11Nm. Coupled with the clever auto box and an overboost function, Ford says there´s been no discernible harm to performance.
Drop dead gorgeous, oodles of presence, lots of substance and the most aerodynamic SUV is also extremely innovative. The GLE’s active suspension system E-Active Body Control on a 48volt basis is a world first and the new driver assistance systems also quantum leaped along with infotainment via MBUX Interior Assist, which detects hand and arm movements to assist with control functions.
This is one particular expansion to the X range that excites me, the behemoth X7 definitely has a neck cracking presence on the road, one as large as the controversial grille on its façade.
The Mahindra XUV300 was a pleasure to drive. Newly imported to South Africa from India, this compact SUV is going to do well because of great trim levels at affordable pricing.
Way back in 1991 the 8 Series made a brief appearance – it was a status symbol but zero fun to drive. Fast forward to 2019 and get ready to squeal with delight as this hunk of beautiful low-slung, sinuous metal lets you experience sensual speed. It’s a good thing max speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h, as driving it you are tempted to put your foot down and keep it down.
Delightfully divine, the gooseflesh inducing Toyota GR Supra makes you want to sing when you allow its playful nature to harmonise with your boisterous mood.
A small car staple resurfaces in the South African market, the Hyundai Atos has made a compact hatchback comeback, and well at least its name badge has returned.
A spectacular A-Class hatchback took the jury by surprise when it beat all the other cars to the bride’s bouquet by winning Car Of The Year in South Africa in 2019.
Driving the much-anticipated T-Cross proved to be more fun than standing and looking at it. I find it to be a very handsome car, but also felt that Volkswagen may have played it safe on the design style – a swollen Polo by the looks of it.
The moment you look at the BMW X3 M Competition you realize it follows in the footsteps of other M cars by the strictest of margins.
Striking new upgrades to the harmoniously profiled Lexus RX 450h SE flagship offers exquisite craftsmanship and an expansive cabin, filled with many connectivity features that are brimming with cutting-edge tech and safety technology.
KIA Motors Corporation has revealed first images of the new KIA Carnival, the fourth generation of the brand’s flagship minivan. Released in Korean specification, the new KIA Carnival – sold in many markets worldwide as the KIA Grand Sedona – has been designed to appeal to progressive young families, with a leading combination of innovation, flexibility, and style.
