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CoachingMay 13, 2018
No borders, no bricks, no bullshit — and BCorp. These are at the heart of the Innate Motion business transformation ethos. Yasmin Kathoria is a […]
CoachingMay 13, 2018
Yasmin Kathoria was a director at Unilever—one of few women to hold such a title—before she joined global Innate Motion as one of two South […]
Lifestyle FeaturesApril 30, 2018
In this age of radical transparency, ‘people first’—plus purpose and relevance—are key to profit and sustainability. Kanchana Moodliar, a South Africa-based ‘business humanizer’ with the […]
FeaturedJuly 15, 2017
Documentary filmmaker Petra Epperlein’s Karl Marx City is a personal journey that takes her back to the East Germany of her childhood.
DurbanApril 25, 2017
David Qadasi Jenkins and Maqhinga Radebe perform their traditional Maskandi at St Clements in Durban.
DurbanApril 24, 2017
David Qadasi Jenkins and Maqhinga Radebe perform their traditional Maskandi at St Clements in Durban. Radebe is a Ladysmith Black Mambazo veteran. He traveled widely with them before linking up with Jenkins. One of his many gigs was performing at Carnegie Hall with Paul Simon.
BuddhismAugust 29, 2016
The morning market opens at 6am, just after Sai Bat. To quote from the official Luang Prabang website: Lao cuisine draws almost exclusively on fresh foods. Few homes traditionally have refrigerators and modern supermarkets are rare. So at this market, you’ll find every possible type of food regionally available, including an amazing mushroom selection. Everything fresh is seasonal.
BuddhismAugust 27, 2016
When I see a young monk sitting at a little table inside a temple ground reading, I smile and he smiles and says Hello across the short distance and the wall. And tells me he is practicing his English and invites me to come and check the book he’s taken from the library. His English is good and his name is Bakh and he says he became a monk to get an education and he is turning 19 the next day. He is from a Mekong village where they had no high school.
Culinary AdventuresAugust 18, 2016
The Luang Prabang night handicraft market is good for browsing and bargaining. The Luang Prabang night food market is good for indulging what with all the barbecued meats and fish and sausage and a pigs heads and all manner of meaty bits and bites cooked over fire on grills.