Aleks Kempisty

Alex Papadopulos

Amod Munga

Biba Pearce

Bryony McCormick

Jacqui Zurcher

James Francis

Johan Liebenberg

Kathy Hofmeyr

Kevin Kriedemann

Mimi Tsiane

Renay Pattinson

Ruth Bradbury-Horton

Sam Reinders

Stephen Timm

Toast Coetzer

Trixy Honore

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On Friday, in support of casual day and charity, I dressed up in one piece of a Santa Claus suit.

KATHY HOFMEYR
Back to Africa
After growing up in Swaziland and studying in Cape Town, Richard E Grant left southern Africa to pursue an acting career in England. Twenty years later, he has returned to Africa to promote his very personal film, "Wah-Wah".

Mixing Your Drinks
There is a distinct difference between meeting for drinks and meeting for cocktails. Meeting for cocktails is “refined”. It somehow implies a sophistication above and beyond that attainable by the average human being. Meeting for cocktails frequently requires appropriate attire, the right setting, sparkling conversation, specific etiquette and very tiny food.

JOHAN LIEBENBERG
Oxtail for the winter chill
The other morning early, driving into town over De Waal Drive, I was greeted by a gratifying sight: down below the harbour an early morning mist lay. The mist had settled during the night and now lingered even though the sun was already up.

RUTH BRADBURY-HORTON
Give a little this Christmas
Put back that one extra gift for a loved one and instead take the time to buy something for somebody who would normally go without. Take time to remember that Christmas is a time for giving.

MIMI TSIANE
Dear bride
Sometimes a bridesmaid has to complain. The shocking pink dresses, the lecherous uncles and the adolescent younger brothers, is it all really worthwhile? Mimi Tsiane puts it down in writing...

JOHAN LIEBENBERG
Biography
After a long career as a copywriter, Johan Liebenberg became a freelance writer, focusing on what he loves best: wine, food and travel. In 2001 he began directing corporate videos and documentaries.
He is also a regular contributor to local as well as overseas publications.

BRYONY MCCORMICK
Biography
Bryony (pronounced: Braai-Knee), hails from a rustic surfing village nestled on the Kwa Zulu Natal Coast, Westbrook. She grew up without robots, stop streets, crime or electric gates. As a child she dreamt of winning Miss Tinkerbell, spent her waking hours in the surf and outdoors building tree houses and forts, was undoubtedly impressed every Friday by the mastermind MacGyver and was often preoccupied by hundreds and thousands, glitter and saving small animals.

SAM REINDERS
I am Sam, Sam I am
Sam lives in the shadow of Table Mountain in a house with a porta-pool on its roof. She's been to Outer Mongolia, has a dog named after a Bushman she once met and drives a car called Guacamole.

JACQUI ZURCHER
Biography
JACQUI ZURCHER isn’t a vegetarian, but occasionally enjoys Soya mince and lentils. She has an honours degree in Computer Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in African Studies, majoring in Postcolonial English Literature from UCT. She likes olives, abhors cigarettes and admires pregnant woman. She lives in Cape Town and is really chuffed about that.

AMOD MUNGA
Biography
Voted "Such a nice young man" for the second year running by the old ladies on his street, this devilishly handsome sophisticate with his insightful sense of humour and easy-going manner make him a must-invite to any social occasion.

KATHY HOFMEYR
Biography
Kathy Hofmeyr would like to be remembered as a best-selling author, a little-known blues singer and perhaps someone’s favourite aunt. She lives in Jo’burg with her dogs, two pure-bred mongrels named Harpo and Buffy.

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Touring Mosambique and explaining to readers just how you remove a land mine sounds like a good story. As technology explodes, it affects our cultures drastically. James likes sitting on the cusp of the chaos and staring into the abyss.

To read more from James Francis visit www.gabbahead.com.

ALEKS KEMPISTY
Biography
So what can one say about Aleks Kempisty. A few words spring to mind: explosive, opinionated, aggressive, occasionally rude but always brutally honest. You have to remember that this is someone who lists ‘taking the mickey’ as a favourite past time.

KEVIN KRIEDEMANN
Biography
Kevin Kriedemann is a Cape Town-based film publicist (e’Lollipop and 34 South). He also freelances for iafrica.com, The Callsheet and other media, has published poetry on three continents, and is currently finishing a number of screenplays, a non-fiction book on Christianity and sexism, and a novel. He also studies English and Theology through UNISA, preaches occasionally at a church in Rondebosch called Friends First, and is getting married in December.

MIMI TSIANE
Biography
People have causes, they fall in love, they plan weddings, have children, go to gyms, even climb Mt Everest. I am not one of those people. I go to school. I have made a career out of formal education and my latest quest has been a Masters degree in Communications in New York. While living in Rhode Island, I have decided that not only will I become a professional conversationalist, I will conquer love, life and yes, I will be victorious.

RUTH BRADBURY-HORTON
Biography
Ruth has been called Nosey, but prefers the more PC equivalent of Information Gatherer. It's not that she has a malicious intent regarding the knowledge she acquires, but rather she just likes to know what's going on. Having just completed her BA in Archival Studies via UNISA, she's looking forward to putting her nose into many a musty manuscript hidden within the depths of the Archives.Email Ruth...

RENAY PATTINSON
Biography
In pursuit of 'something different' and 'a new experience', Renay Pattinson and husband Terry moved to Abu Dhabi - the island capital city of the United Arab Emirates in 2002. Now they are finally leading the 'interesting lives' they were so desperate for...

TRIXY HONORE
Biography
Trixy Honore is a devotee of star gossip and Elvis Presley, counting among her enemies the modern colonial mindset and experimental jazz. She's of the firm belief that the lack of radio airtime nowadays given to such luminaries as The Beatles or The Spicegirls is the root of society's current malaise. Asked to pick her style icons, she would opt for Tretchikoff, Gwyneth Paltrow and Dorothy Parker. Trixy lives with a menagerie of acrylic, plastic, piscean and human characters in Cape Town.

ALEX PAPADOPULOS
Biography
Alex Papadopulos is your typical 26-year-old male, trying to make a living out of the ever popular IT industry. While he is not at work, which is not all that often, he juggles his time between writing columns, trying to get a game of basketball in once every three months, and driving his friends mad with his crazy, and generally, illogical ideas about life. Alex sits on the fence between hetero- and metrosexual, and is very undecided between the new millenium man who keeps his finger nails clean and the man who is just as meticulous about his car.