Shotgun Tori aka Victoria Landey, drove through Smithfield recently on her way back from a gig in Aliwal North. She wanted a slot in our Platteland Preview festival, taking place in Smithfield June 21 – 23, and so we said: …Share this: Share on X (Opens in new...
A recent cold front passing over Smithfield showed itself in a dramatic sky; almost as though the cold had a colour and a shape: …Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on...
If you can’t go to Grahamstown this year for the National Arts Festival fringe, don’t worry – – – the fringe is coming to you! That’s the thinking behind our dorp’s new venture. We’re hosting a Platteland Preview of Grahamstown’s …Share this: Share on X (Opens...
WHEN criminal trials come unstuck because of technical failures by the prosecution, the public ought to worry. This week I was very worried indeed: two cases in completely different jurisdictions showed evidence of hopeless mistakes by the prosecution over such...
TWO experiences in our tiny platteland dorp today set me up for the judgment I’ve just read. We were running in the veld, the two dogs and I, when suddenly they stopped, alert, watching a cow and her still wet, …Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X...
