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WINNING LETTER

TOO LOCAL, NOT LEKKER

I have been reading the latest issue of FAIRLADY and I have finally found the time to draw your attention to something: how Cape-focused it is with regard to recommendations and persons interviewed for the magazine. I let it go mainly because I love the articles and the excellent research that goes into producing many of them. I excused the Cape focus based on the fact that most of your staff are based in Cape Town.

I’m sure you can see the bias of the magazine towards Cape-based producers and experts. While anyone can buy many of the products featured using online shopping, I think the rest of the country’s excellent talent suffers from lack of exposure.

I just don’t think it’s fair to the many talented people

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