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39 results for Western Cape

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Vine lines

21 March 2024

We chart a course along South Africa’s Atlantic coast, taking in vineyards, family farms and seaside restaurants on a three-day road trip. The water might be cool and the beaches bracing but the food scene is hotting up…

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Still standing

16 January 2020

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise: a cluster of modernist masterpieces that will transport you to Cape Cod’s creative past.

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Kerb appeal

29 April 2021

Driving along a road less travelled reveals South Africa’s charms. We start the ignition to take you from roadside craft shops to homely inns and pretty pit stops. Get your kicks on Route 62.

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Expo 51: Black gold

16 February 2012

The mining boom in Western Australia has seen both the natural and economic landscapes transformed. New services fly thousands of workers in and out each week. So Monocle went to dig a little deeper.

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Business

23 May 2013

Smuggling in Mali, locking up in Singapore, film-making in Mauritius and other business news.

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Africa/Middle East

15 September 2016

A risky ride with Robert Mugabe’s motorcade and the South African mayor signposting a watershed in Cape Town politics.

Radio

The Late Edition - Wednesday 3 June

3 June 2015

Andrew Tuck and guests appraise the fight against IS as western and Arab states back a plan by Iraq to retake territory from the militants. Plus, they look to Cape Town as business, government and civil society leaders…

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Asia

17 September 2007

Chinese contemporary artist Yue Minjun may command millions for his paintings overseas but at home he is dogged by a growing trade in cheap copies of his work. While Microsoft, Louis Vuitton and Hollywood studios have been…

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Africa/Middle East

17 September 2012

We kick off a new series on strategic flight paths, starting with Istanbul to Mogadishu.

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Africa and Middle East

8 September 2015

The first black leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance outlines his party vision.

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Aircraft procedure

17 October 2012

Despite over 30 years in Australia’s public health sector, Greg Rochford experienced some turbulence when he became CEO of the country’s iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service. One year on, he’s gaining altitude.

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The Directory

22 June 2017

Where to sleep, eat and shop this month.

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Africa/Middle East

15 September 2011

The substantial motorcade of the 'humble' Ugandan president, Norway looks to turn Quatar's desert green and a new bridge betwen Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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Design/Architecture

17 June 2011

A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.

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Power struggle

8 January 2010

Thanks to substantial foreign investment and its status as the home of the African Union, the Ethiopian capital is positioning itself as Africa’s diplomatic hub. As the AU divides over how to expand its mandate, Addis is…

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Culture

17 March 2009

Books: Real-life football yarns, a fictional White House exposé, and an ode to the migrating swallow. Film: Armando Iannucci's political satire goes stateside, and Michael Sheen as Brian Clough in The Damned United. Art:…