Chantel Erfort

Cape Town

Editor in Chief at The Southern Suburbs Tatler

Editor in Chief at Vukani

Editor in Chief at Cape Community Newspapers

Passionate and opinionated about culture, music, society. I edit 15 community newspapers and tweet in my personal capacity.

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Articles

Book review: Watersound Reflections: Wanderings through haiku

2 weeks ago | falsebayecho.co.za | Lauren O'Connor-May |Lauren O'Connor-may |Chantel Erfort |Phiri Cawe

Karen Watkins|Published 13 minutes agobook coverSteve Shapiro of Hout Bay has collected together a poetry anthology of haiku. Image: suppliedWatersound Reflections: Wanderings through haikuSteve ShapiroOlive PressReview: Karen WatkinsThis collection of haiku is something to keep by your bedside and dip into early morning or late at night, in fact at any time. If you, like me, isn’t sure what Haiku is, it’s described as a tight type of short poem.
Trapeze artist writes book about healing

1 month ago | atlanticsun.co.za | Chantel Erfort

Chantel Erfort|Published 1 hour agoAllan Weppenaar PedersenAllan Weppenaar Pedersen, who grew up in Gardens, Cape Town, has combined his knowledge and life experience of different philosophies to write Flow: Pathway to wellness, joy and fulfilment. Image: suppliedIt was working as a catcher on the flying trapeze that taught Allan Weppenaar Pedersen about flow – and it was coming close to death that prompted him to finally write a book about how this concept had shaped his life.
Book review: The Interpreters

1 month ago | constantiabergbulletin.co.za | Lauren O'Connor-May |Lauren O'Connor-may |Chantel Erfort |Karen Watkins |Lauren O Connor-May

book coverThe Interpreters: South Africa's New NonfictionImage: suppliedThe Interpreters: South Africa’s New NonfictionEdited by Sean Christie and Hedley TwidleSoutie PressReview: Lauren O’Connor-MayI really enjoyed this book and hope that a copy finds its way onto every library shelf, especially in high schools. It’s hard to sum up what this book is. One of its editors, Hedley Twidle, seemed to have a similar struggle when he wrote the introduction.
‘I think they thought my poetry was a petrol bomb’

Sep 9, 2024 | athlonenews.co.za | Chantel Erfort

As a young Athlone News reporter in 2001, I was sent to interview writer James Matthews at his Silvertown home. Around that time, I’d also been involved in the local poetry scene, and since that meeting, “Uncle James” and I remained in contact. Ten years after that meeting, I was invited to speak at his 82nd birthday celebrations at Centre for the Book.
music industry Archives - Southern Mail

May 7, 2024 | southernmail.co.za | Chantel Erfort

The Southern Mail was established in 2000. This long established popular community title includes the key shopping centres the Promenade Mall and Sanlam Centre within its distribution area.
Book review: When Love Kills

May 7, 2024 | southernmail.co.za | Chantel Erfort

When Love Kills – The tragic tale of AKA and AneleMelinda FergusonMelinda Ferguson BooksReview: Chantel ErfortMy first encounter with AKA was at a Heineken event around the time Fela in Versace was getting lots of airplay. While I was tuned in to the Cape Town hip hop scene, I knew little about the Joburg scene that AKA was part of despite him having been born in Cape Town. So when “surprise act” AKA took to the stage and the crowd went wild, my first thought was “who is this guy?”.
Book review: Closer to Love

Apr 16, 2024 | southernmail.co.za | Chantel Erfort

Closer to LoveVex KingBluebird Books for LifeReview: Chantel ErfortOrdinarily I would avoid anything even vaguely related to catchphrases like “self-love”, let alone a book written by someone described as a “self-love writer” who “rose to fame on Instagram”. Thankfully I went against my instincts and gave Closer to Love a chance.
Book review: Riding Life

Nov 7, 2023 | southernmail.co.za | Chantel Erfort

Riding LifeGrant Lottering with David GardnerTafelbergReview: Chantel ErfortIsn’t it funny how, when we get involved in a sport or hobby, we immerse ourselves in often obscure trivia about it – and then imagine that everyone else should also know this trivia? While reading Riding Life, I felt like Grant Lottering imagined that everyone should know his story (spectacular as it is) … but the truth is, I had no idea who he was until I picked up this book. And therein lies the rub.
World Cup win for young rugby fan - Southern Mail

Nov 3, 2023 | southernmail.co.za | Chantel Erfort

Friday was a day that young Wynberg rugby fan, Joel van der Vent, 11, will never forget. Having convinced his mom Shantle to drive him in to the city centre for the Springboks’ trophy tour which made its way through Cape Town, Langa and Bonteheuwel, he also got his sister Anna to make him a very special sign. Joel’s hero, Canan Moodie, born and raised in Paarl, turns 21 on Sunday, so the poster bore a happy birthday message and 21st birthday key.
Book review: The Accidental Medium

Sep 6, 2023 | plainsman.co.za | Chantel Erfort

The Accidental MediumTracy WhitwellPan MacmillanReview: Chantel ErfortIf you’ve ever heard a book being described as a “delightful romp” and been confused about what it meant, I suggest you read Tracy Whitwell’s The Accidental Medium. The book, the first in a trilogy featuring lead character Tanz, is already a couple of months old, so if you find yourself loving this book, Gin Palace, the second in the series, is already available.