What we’ve read and liked this year (so far)
The Currency team and a couple of friends (especially my mom Jenny, who reads everything) rustled up a list of books we’ve enjoyed thus…
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The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Feel Like Making Love’ by Bad Company
Listening this week to the first time in years to tracks by both Mott the Hoople (remember All the Young Dudes?) and Bad Company…
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Yasmin Mayat
The Joburg architect on park walking, good pillows, and her mum’s ace cooking…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Righteously’ by Anna Ash
Mark Rosin unpacks the folk-meets-atmospheric indie pop track, Righteously, by Anna Ash – a distinctive cover version of a tune by the legendary Lucinda…
Currency’s on-trend guide to visiting … Cascais
Swap Lisbon for Cascais, a chic Portuguese coastal escape full of art, fine dining, museums, and sun-drenched charm…
What we’re drinking this week: Inverroche Amber Gin
This elegant amber gin is always a crowd-pleasing local hero…
Found in translation
The Interpreters is a new creative nonfiction anthology that shows off the best of contemporary South African writing.…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Family Affair’ by Sly & the Family Stone
Inspired by the passing of funk legend Sylvester Stewart, this week Mark Rosin unpacks Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone…
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Lebo Madiba
The PR maven on fizzy water, a high school crush on Common, and how gardening taught her patience and rhythm…
What we’re drinking this week: Vilafonté Seriously Old Dirt
This cabernet-led red blend is smooth, elegant and damn classy…
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