As my daughter gains confidence behind the wheel, I can spend less time fretting about fender-benders and more time taking in the vista from Cape Town’s M3. And there certainly is plenty of time to take in the scenery with the 6.45am traffic already backed up past the Constantia turn-off.

Last week the pastoral hum of the urban farmlands was rudely interrupted by a cacophonous clatter. I thought the car’s gearbox had dropped out. Fortunately, the noise emanated from another vehicle — a metal shopping trolley...

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