We stand on the edge of a rock pool at low tide. The water is crystal clear, the seagulls are cawing and the seaweed is fresh - the last place you would expect to grab a bite to eat. For Roushana Gray, a coastal forager in a giant floppy hat, a new moon and the low tide means lunch. "People always have these preconceived ideas that seaweed is slimy and revolting and how can you possibly think of eating it? It's nice to change their minds a bit," she says.
On August 3 2016, South Africa faces a severe test of its fragile democracy when it goes to the polls for municipal elections that could give ruling African National Congress a bloody nose. Even stalwarts of the struggle say they're not happy; including Dennis Goldberg. "Perceptions are important in politics. I have to say President Zuma has played a heroic role in developing the country. In a discussion he is fluent and his ideas are fluent...Now, I believe sadly, this circle around him is stealing the democracy of our people."
Journalist Claire Robertson left the busy streets of Johannesburg to live a quiet life by the sea. She didn't expect this would lead her to writing award-winning novels.
