Walking along the promenade at sunrise in Ballito recently, I glanced up at one of the complexes littering the beach coast town and spotted the signs of an excellent night before: a balcony vacant, save two Adirondack chairs, some glasses, an ice bucket and an empty, I hope, bottle of champagne.

Not two days before, back in Joburg, I’d watched two lovely young things celebrating a Friday afternoon at the Killarney Country Club, in the milky winter sun, over the same brand of fizz...

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