Michael Jameson

Michael Jameson is a Cape Town-born journalist whose reporting on food culture traces the city’s flavours from Bo-Kaap kitchens to township braai spots. When he isn’t tracing spice routes for his weekly column, you’ll find him surfing the chilly Atlantic off Muizenberg with the same ease he navigates parliamentary press briefings.

Cape Town’s “Red Wedge”: How a 900-Metre Airport On-Ramp Became South Africa’s Most Watched Kill-Zone

{"summary": "The \"Red Wedge\" in Cape Town is a dangerous 900meter stretch of airport road. It's famous for terrible crimes…

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A Province That Won’t Stop Knocking on the Constitutional Door

The Western Cape really wants to break away from South Africa, but it's super hard because of the law. The…

2 days ago

Canal+ Turns the Tables: Inside the Last-Minute Rescue of 12 Warner Bros. Discovery Channels Across Africa

Canal+ swooped in at the last minute to save 12 Warner Bros. Discovery channels from disappearing across Africa! People were…

2 days ago

A December Ember: How One Wind-Whipped Spark Rewrote Laborie’s Future in a Single Afternoon

A quick spark, fanned by a wild wind, turned Laborie's peaceful afternoon into a fiery nightmare. Giovanni's restaurant, fancy suites,…

2 weeks ago

Cape Revolt: How One British Estate Agent Turned South Africa’s Map into a Battlefield

Phil Craig, a British estate agent, came to South Africa and started a big fight. He wants the Western Cape…

2 weeks ago

From Bottle to Breakthrough: How Three Cape Town Schools Turned Trash into a Movement

Three Cape Town schools started a cool recycling project called "From Bottle to Breakthrough." They turned plastic trash into a…

2 weeks ago

Dezemba, Re-coded – How Ingenuity Became the New VIP Pass

South Africans are getting super creative to enjoy their December holidays, even when money is tight. They're finding smart ways…

2 weeks ago

When a 73-Second Clip Shook Bafana: Anatomy of a Racism Storm

A 73second video of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos scolding a player ignited a huge racism storm in South African…

3 weeks ago

The Tuesday R77 Million Mirage: A PowerBall Field Manual for the Hopeful, the Skeptical and the Downright Hooked

Tonight, a massive R77 million PowerBall jackpot sparkles like a desert mirage, drawing everyone into a wild dream. But wait,…

3 weeks ago

When a Courthouse Becomes a Crime Scene: 6 Hours of Controlled Chaos in Wynberg

A calm voice called the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court, saying there was a bomb. This started a crazy six hours of…

3 weeks ago

The Abacus and the Thunder: Why Orlando Pirates Still See Two Targets, Not a Table

Orlando Pirates' coach, Abdeslam Ouaddou, is hyperfocused on Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, ignoring other teams. He believes only these…

3 weeks ago

Sunset Code Warfare: The Invisible Shield Around Cape Town’s Ultra-Luxury Hideaways

Rich people's fancy homes in Cape Town use secret tech to stay super safe. Special codes and sensors watch everything,…

3 weeks ago

Cape Town’s Billion-Dollar Coast: How Twelve Months Rewrote the Property Record Books

Cape Town's fancy houses are selling like hotcakes! Rich people can work from anywhere now, so they're moving to beautiful…

3 weeks ago

Forty Metres of Air: The Morning Kiteboarding Rewrote Physics

Hugo Wigglesworth, a young kiteboarder, defied gravity and rewrote the record books by soaring an incredible 40 meters into the…

3 weeks ago

The Woman Who Taught Cape Town to Breathe Under Fire

Arlene Wehr taught Cape Town how to fight fires like a boss! She was one of the first women firefighters…

3 weeks ago

From Striker to Strategist: Kaizer Chiefs’ Quiet Revolution

Kaizer Chiefs, a famous soccer club, has changed a lot, thanks to Kaizer Motaung Jr. He used smart, databased ideas…

3 weeks ago