Book review: Before we forget kindness

Chantel Erfort|Published

Before we forget kindnessToshikazu KawaguchiPicadorReview: Chantel ErfortHaving finished last year reading countless journal articles and academic texts for the ...

Pools, beaches and picnic sites closed as crowds head out on Boxing Day

Chantel Erfort and OWN Correspondent|Published

As temperatures soared across the city today, access to public pools and beaches had to be cut off with queues of people still waiting to get inside. With the mercury ...

‘I think they thought my poetry was a petrol bomb’

Chantel Erfort|Published

As a young Athlone News reporter in 2001, I was sent to interview writer James Matthews at his Silvertown home. Around that time, I’d also been involved in the local ...

Book review: When Love Kills

Chantel Erfort|Published

When Love Kills – The tragic tale of AKA and AneleMelinda FergusonMelinda Ferguson BooksReview: Chantel ErfortMy first encounter with AKA was at a Heineken event ...

Book review: Closer to Love

Chantel Erfort|Published

Closer to LoveVex KingBluebird Books for LifeReview: Chantel ErfortOrdinarily I would avoid anything even vaguely related to catchphrases like “self-love”, let alone ...

Book review: Riding Life

Chantel Erfort|Published

Riding LifeGrant Lottering with David GardnerTafelbergReview: Chantel ErfortIsn’t it funny how, when we get involved in a sport or hobby, we immerse ourselves in ...

World Cup win for young rugby fan

Chantel Erfort|Published

This is the picture of Joel van der Vent and his poster that Canan Moodie posted in his Instagram storyFriday was a day that young Wynberg rugby fan, Joel van der ...

Book review: The Accidental Medium

Chantel Erfort|Published

The Accidental MediumTracy WhitwellPan MacmillanReview: Chantel ErfortIf you’ve ever heard a book being described as a “delightful romp” and been confused about ...

Book review: The Family Retreat

Chantel Erfort|Published

The Family RetreatBev ThomasFaber & FaberReview: Chantel ErfortWhen I picked up The Family Retreat I hadn’t done any “reading for fun” in a long time and while the ...

Book review: Run for the love of life

Chantel Erfort|Published

Run for the love of lifeErica TerblancheQuickfox PublishingReview: Chantel ErfortIn 2009, recently divorced adventurer, Erica Terblanche took her broken heart into ...

Book review: How I took back my power

Chantel Erfort|Published

How I took back my powerNompumelelo RunjiTafelbergReview: Chantel ErfortHow I took back my power is a deeply personal and intimate account of the emotional and mental ...

Book review: A ’delightful’ guide for dog lovers

Chantel Erfort|Published

Posh and FriendsA dog lover’s guide to happy dogsDr Denis WorrallGreen Shoots BooksReview: Chantel ErfortRemarkable.  Charming. Delightful. These are some of the ...

Book review: How To Save A Life

Chantel Erfort|Published

How To Save A LifeEva CarterMantleReviewed by: Chantel ErfortOn the eve of the millennium, Joel Greenaway, a popular, rising star in school sports, suffers cardiac ...

Breathtaking views win award for new city hotel

Chantel Erfort|Published

When Hotel Sky was officially opened on April 1, general manager Mercia Horn joked that “it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke… we really did open a hotel during the ...

Book review: People Like Her

Chantel Erfort|Published

People Like HerEllery LloydPan MacmillanReview: Chantel ErfortEmmy Jackson is Mamabare. Instagram influencer extraordinaire. Once a magazine industry “it-girl” (is ...

Book review: Billie Eilish book

Chantel Erfort|Published

Billie EilishBy Billie EilishWren & RockReview: Chantel ErfortLet me start with a disclaimer or two. I am not a Billie Eilish fan. I’m also not not a Billie Eilish ...

Careful analysis of a deeply troubled country

Chantel Erfort|Published

There has been much fodder for political, sociological and socio-economic analyses of South African society

'Nation on the couch’ analyses violence in SA

Chantel Erfort|Published

With these words, clinical psychologist Wahbie Long concludes our interview.

Review of Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch

Chantel Erfort|Published

Nation on the CouchWahbie LongMelinda Ferguson BooksReview: Chantel ErfortWahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch is not an easy read, but it certainly is a fascinating ...

Long looks at violence through psychoanalytic lens

Chantel Erfort|Published

Let’s plant that tree. It’s never too late. With these words, clinical psychologist Wahbie Long concludes our interview. I had asked him if he had any parting shots. ...

Common shows off its beauty

Chantel Erfort|Published

On a crisp winter morning, after days of heavy rainfall, Rondebosch Common showed off its beauty this week. Chantel Erfort, editor of Cape Community Newspapers, ...

A’Eysha Kassiem’s book reviewed

Chantel Erfort|Published

Suitcase of MemoryA’Eysha KassiemKwêla BooksReview: Chantel ErfortIt’s been a long time since I have picked up a book and was unable to put it down. This was the ...

A’Eysha unpacks memory in debut novel

Chantel Erfort|Published

“Don’t be afraid to tell your story. Whatever it is, write it. Save it. Rewrite it. The world needs your voice. ”This is A’Eysha Kassiem’s advice to aspiring writers. ...

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Grade R, are you ready?

Chantel Erfort|Published

While some children may have been dreading the end of their extended summer break and the return to school, Tsakile Hlungwani, 5, couldn’t wait to get started at ...