POTPOURRI EPISODE 4: THE STORYCATCHER'S STORIES

By popular request we also have a new feature, a fortnightly story from the book of my life. Adventures are varied by nature and memorable for unexpected reasons. This is the story of two women I encountered in the Johannesburg mortuary and will never forget.

While preparation for Season II is underway, we will be bringing you fortnightly tales from people and places nearby. This week we feature Professor Ryan Blumenthal, well known forensic pathologist who believes that the dead have a lot to teach the living. And after 15 000 autopsies he knows what…

The season 1 finale finds me in the Waterberg learing from the wonderful people who reside there. Warwick Tarboton, someone who has known the Waterberg since childhood and who has watched it shift and change over several decades, shares his knowledge. Bronwyn Maree is an award winning icthyologist and ornithologist…

This month takes me to the Waterberg to chat to, none other than, Clive Walker. Wildlife warrior, artist, educator, writer, photographer and the list goes on! So you can just imagine how many stories he has to tell…

This month I sit down with Rynhardt Erasmus, who takes the description ‘Horse Whisperer’ to another level. Vincent Carruthers brings us a story about Boer leader, Paul Kruger. And I bet it’s something about the old man you didn’t know! Then, not before time, I have a love story for…