Ilse Burger

I was commissioned to write an article for Highbury Safika Media's Escapes Magazine on the street art scene of Berlin.

We're sitting around the campfire and I look at the three generations of Holgates in front of us: Kingsley approaching the age of 75, his son and expedition leader Ross, and also his grandson - the youngest daredevil in the making - Tristan. This is a rare and special encounter if you consider how this breed of adventurer is fading.

"For too long people have been concerned with what we do, as if that can explain who we are. I am a wife, a mother, a storyteller, a light chaser, and a lover of people. My camera is hopefully an extension of who I am," says Karin Schermbrucker.

Milan may be the place for fashionistas but it’s also a hub of arts, culture, history, and entertainment. Here’s how to discover the best the fashion capital has to offer without falling for the tourist traps.

It seems there is no area in South Africa where innovation and creativity isn't disrupting the industry. Especially in the logistics space, there’s been forward-thinking individuals and companies all aiming to make the industry more efficient. Just look at Empty Trips, and Linebooker.

‘Just for a change powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship’

Episode 1: Innovative responses to problems

In this first episode of ‘Just for a Change powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ host, Kentse Radebe, introduces the work of the centre. What is social systems thinking and how can we engage this way of thinking about the world to bring about systemic change and justice?

The rolling hills of the Transkei make you enter your deepest thoughts, even if you don’t like your thoughts to travel so deep. The landscape is dotted with green, pink, blue and turquoise mud huts as far as the eye can see.

"We're taking a look at the Green Climate Fund, the world's largest fund dedicated to the fight against climate change... its main purpose is to financially support development action in the global South”. In this third episode of the “Finance for resilience” podcast, we take a look at the Green Climate Fund.

HDM Global has revealed the new Nokia mobile phones that will be available to the South African market. In addition to the budget-friendly Nokia 1 which was launched earlier this month, HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 plus and the new Nokia 6 in South Africa.

Though the Namaqua West Coast is dry and somewhat desolate it is spacious and free. Nine months of the year it may be a desert, but come August, a miracle happens: a multi-coloured flower tapestry slowly starts covering the earth.

Digital transformation is affecting and reshaping the entire automotive business model - from design and production to distribution and retail. Brands now need to consider data, connectivity and customer centricity, along with cybersecurity.

Something big is about to happen in the South African wine industry and it is led by none other than top wine connoisseur and negociant, Wade Bales. According to Bales, South African wines are somewhat undervalued and wrongly positioned in the international market and he believes it is because we have something to learn from countries such as France and New Zealand.

One of the semi-finalists in this year's South African Car of the Year competition, sponsored by Autotrader, is the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. This is the car brand's first SUV, and an impressive one at that.

A red Coca Cola-branded water tank, a light blue skedonk with its bonnet buried in the ground, and a signboard that reads “Free Wi-Fi” indicated that this must be it. It’s hard to believe that there’s any form of network connection here so we remained sceptical…

Over the past year, Nissan has been launching new and facelifted models at the speed of lightning. The most recent one being the upgraded #cityproof urban crossover, the Qashqai. At the recent media launch, we cruised around in the Nissan Qashqai 1.2T Acenta.