Category: Good Hope
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Old School SA’s Stellenbosch brothers riding Bafana Bafana fever sweeping the country
Listen here Stef and Daneel Steinmann couldn’t buy the vintage Springbok jerseys they kept seeing around Stellenbosch in 2019, a Rugby World Cup year when green and gold were everywhere, so after roughly 100 emails they found a supplier and started their own brand, Old School SA. Six years on, Old School holds official partnerships…
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Jemmy Button and the lost Yaghan: A tragic encounter in Tierra del Fuego
By Peter Dearlove Four young people were taken from their tribe in the remote land of Tierra del Fuego as ransom for a stolen boat in 1830, yet they were treated like celebrities and introduced to the British King and Queen in London. When they were taken home it seemed they had everything they needed…
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The loudest room in South African finance: JSE floor traders reunite 30 years after the screen took over
Listen here In June 1996, the JSE’s open-outcry trading floor fell silent forever. Thirty years on, Irakli speaks to Bernie Montgomery — clerk-turned-broker — who recalls the chaos, camaraderie, and colourful lunches that defined an era before the screen took over.
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Johatsu: The secret world of Japan’s disappearing people
Key topics: Thousands of Japanese voluntarily disappear each year. Social pressure, debt and trauma drive many to vanish. Johatsu reveals hidden cracks in modern society. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. Register here. Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering…