In landlocked Rhodesia the nearest destination for a seaside holiday was Beira, the second biggest town in Mozambique. My father persuaded my mother that it would be good for all of us to take a two-week break, and that the most affordable and fun wa...
I recently took a short, slow hike along the Geological Trail at the Penguin Sanctuary near Kleinbaai. By 'short' I mean about a hundred metres, and by 'slow' I would say it took about an hour.
As living conditions in the rest of the country rapidly deteriorate, a growing number of people is moving to the Western Cape, where provision of services is of a higher standard.
Alright, so the surgeion had been largely unsuccessful in his attempt to remove the cancerous lymph node from my neck. There being nothing more he could do for me with his scalpel, he pointed me in the direction of an oncologist just down the road. ...
Have you heard the joke about a warning sign near the brink of a dangerous cliff? They took the sign down because no one ever fell over the edge.
When I first started coming to Pearly Beach in the 1970s, access was on a gravel road that went through Baardskeerdersbos and then turned right and headed in an almost straight line for the sea.
On a hot day in February 2019, I consulted a dermatologist in Hermanus. A thin woman in her fifties, she wore a strapless dress that was so flimsy and loose-fitting it occurred to me she might be wearing a nightie. I asked her to take a look at some ...
Towards the end of 1967, which was my last year at Fish Hoek High School, the headmaster called my parents in for an interview. He told them it was his sad duty to inform them that their son would never amount to much in life.
For as long as I can remember I have been interested in and perplexed by identity, espcially my own.
In 2015 I went to Dr M for a check-up. After shafting me with a gloved and lubricated forefinger she told me my prostate was hard and enlarged, and recommended I have a blood test.
While in the army, Plug received some advice from the Quartermaster.
Man, but this life is hard! You know how much trouble and pain I've had ever since I was a kid?
