The multinational naval exercise WILL FOR PEACE, hosted by the South African Navy in Simon’s Town, brought the navies of China, Russia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates to Cape waters in January 2026.
BOOK REVIEWS
Michael Stevenson’s Samuel Daniell: A Life of an Artist in Southern Africa and Ceylon, 1799–1811 stands as a work of rare distinction: sumptuous in production, meticulous in scholarship, and deeply rewarding in intellectual substance.
BLUE PLAQUES
The historic Rand Club has called 33 Loveday Street home since 1887, one year after the founding of Johannesburg. This is the third clubhouse to occupy the site, modelled on London’s Reform Club by the architects Lack and Emily and constructed in 1904.