Alexander Matthews
Travel and restaurants
Destinations
Breathtaking nearby mountains and an enviable lack of rain are just two of the things to recommend the handsome city of Ueda.
Culture
New waves
With its bustling gallery scene and artist-friendly lifestyle, Cape Town is the epicentre of new South African art.
Affairs
Same difference?
Zimbabwe has a new leader who’s talking reform and wooing foreign investment. Is the rhetoric enough to reverse the country’s economic crash and restore international relations?
Society
Over the rainbow
It’s been more than two decades since South Africa’s first democratic election and, while corruption allegations persist, there is some blue sky peeking through the clouds.
Affairs
Africa and Middle East
The first black leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance outlines his party vision.
