Viv Vermaak

Life might have been harder in the times of Moses, but it was simpler: Move towards a promised land, move away from an evil persecutor,

Earlier this week I bought groceries at the Pick n Pay with Bitcoin. It was my first time. I felt as it must have felt

Easter Egg hunts in my family were robust events. Ostensibly about the search for sugar in sparkly wrapping, they were also about checking to see

The Boers left the Cape in 1838 because they were unhappy with the governance. We are glad to see you have learned your lesson now

The ANC-led government has taken a functioning country and turned it into near-ruins. They take no personal responsibility for it. Truth be told, they appear

The legend of Leander’s fatal swim across the Hellespont can teach us many lessons about the nature of happiness, although most just view it as

In this piece, published in May, and which was one of our most-read pieces of 2023, Viv Vermaak describes her travails with installing solar electricity

When I was small, I thought God spoke Afrikaans and the Afrikaners were the chosen people. This simple truth was evident in the fact that

The intensity and explosion of celebration surrounding our recent Rugby World Cup triumph is cause for a pause for reflection. People are stealing time off

Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand in 1886. The valuable product brought industry to the East Rand with its gleaming underground arterial grids of potential.