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Politics

Wiser council

Mary Fitzgerald on why African representation at the UN is becoming a battleground for the West and its rivals.

  • Issue #163
  • 4 min read
Illustrated UN Security Council meeting with representatives from Russia, Africa, United States and France at desk
Hospitality

Field days

For the Dutch couple who run Sterrekopje among the valleys and fields near Stellenbosch in South Africa, operating a hotel encouraging guests to interact with its staff is as natural as the bucolic surroundings.

  • Issue #162
  • 5 min read
Rustic living room with exposed wooden ceiling beams, chandelier, burgundy armchairs, and fireplace
Business

Is the future electric?

Despite booming sales, electric vehicles face mounting challenges from infrastructure gaps to mining concerns, raising questions about whether mass adoption can truly deliver on climate promises.

  • Issue #161
  • 31 min read
Is the future electric?
Design

Design

A Practice for Everyday Life, a clever school extension, the revamped analogue Leica, an interview with Moshe Safdie and architecture as art.

  • Issue #159
  • 9 min read
Venice Biennale poster with pink graphic design featuring stylized eyes on floating platform in Venice lagoon
Entrepreneurialism

Business

A South African surfing start-up, food for thought from Cop27 and 25hours Hotels co-founder Christoph Hoffmann on the future of the hotel industry.

  • Issue #159
  • 6 min read
Rural farming scene with cattle grazing and people working in agricultural fields
Fashion

Business

Iberia’s new uniforms, the South African brand that converts sea waste into clothing and a chat with Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano.

  • Issue #157
  • 8 min read
Two female Iberia Airlines crew members wearing Teresa Helbig's new navy uniform designs with red and yellow trim
Hospitality

Staying power

Checking in at intimate boltholes including a Portuguese hilltop town hotel, a wine shrine in a former Arizona newspaper building, and more characterful new properties worldwide

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Interior of Casa Sagnier hotel bar with orange banquette seating, wooden stools, and framed photographs on walls
Culture

Beyond a joke

In an era where comedy walks a tightrope between relevance and risk, satirists worldwide navigate the delicate balance of wielding humour as political weapon while avoiding cancellation or worse.

  • Issue #150
  • 42 min read
Beyond a joke

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