100% Design
Rooted in Stellenbosch, Kino is an innovative furniture brand founded by Nico Hendriksz and Anton Louw. In August 2018, they received the Best Furniture Design Award at 100% Design South Africa. MARGUERITE VAN WYK spoke to Nico about their success and inspiration.
Bold & beautiful
The hills of the Winelands were filled with the unabashed screeching of the most powerful naturally aspirated series-production Porsche 911 ever made. DIETER LOSSKARN spent a day of thunder in the lizard-green race car for the road.
Things to do this weekend: 19 – 21 April
Catch the legendary Jesse Jordan at De Akker, take the kids to a petting zoo and grab some fresh air under a starlit sky as the Galileo Open Air Cinema screens Legends of the Fall at Hoogeind Manor.
SU med-student victorious at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
Stellenbosch student is the local winner and set to represent SA in Macau, China in April this week.
Liquid gold flows from TOKARA’s olive groves
Harvest season knows no bounds at TOKARA, the family-owned wine and olive estate on the crest of the Helshoogte pass outside Stellenbosch.
Strauss & Co set to establish ground-breaking fine wine auctions in South Africa
In a trailblazing initiative, South Africa’s foremost auction house, Strauss & Co, has entered a joint venture with leading online wine merchant, Wine Cellar, and top sommelier, Higgo Jacobs, to launch a Fine Wine Auction programme.
Introducing the Graff Lesedi La Rona 302.37 carats: a record breaking jewel
The largest highest colour, highest clarity diamond ever graded by the GIA.
Talk of the Town
A new Mediclinic is set to open it’s doors in June, Bergzich Training Facility celebrates 27 years of helping the powerless help themselves and the SU Museum’s curator is honoured for her contributions to heritage.
Where to eat on Easter weekend
Our top picks of where to eat offers up a whole basket of treats to enjoy with your family in the Winelands this Easter.
Things to do this weekend: 12 to 14 April 2019
Easter might be around the corner, but this weekend already offers an eclectic variety of ways to rest, relax and rejuvenate.
Lace up!
Experience and explore the most beautiful Winelands estates up close in our pick of the top upcoming outdoor trail events.
Things to do this weekend – 5 to 7 April
Start your weekend with a breath of fresh air at the Spier Night run, schuck and slurp the day away at the Bubbly and Oyster Festival and the Stellenbosch Wine Festival is bringing a new twist as the V&A Waterfront plays host to this great gathering of and wine experts and fans.
It’s the little things
Look down, says DAVE PEPLER, at the small things in life that in fact hold up our entire world.
Fine art needs fine care
Sanelisiwe Gantsho speaks to Stuart Cox, senior relationship officer at Marsh Africa, about how best to look after fine art.
Jan Boland Coetzee to receive honorary doctorate from SU
The well-known former Springbok rugby player, foremost winemaker and industry leader, Mr Jan Boland Coetzee, will be among the recipients of honorary doctorates from Stellenbosch University (SU).
A natural harmony
Everyone needs a bit of yesteryear now and again. And whenever this feeling raises it’s head, Emile Joubert makes a beeline for Vriesenhof.
Stewards of the trails
The wind whipping past your face, the blur of singletrack as you descend the trail at pace … Remember to give thanks to the Stellenbosch Trail Fund for the outdoor playground that surrounds the town urges JACQUES MARAIS.
Things to do this weekend: 29 to 31 March
Take a tour of our bumper edition of things to do as the Winelands come alive with events and activities this weekend.
Talk of the Town
This week Eikestadnuus’s Danie Keet reports on the feel-good stories currently uplifting the local community.
Schurter and Langvad guide their newbies home
Former winners Nino Schurter and Annika Langvad on Sunday completed their objectives of guiding two Absa Cape Epic newbies to victories in the gruelling eight-day race around the Western Cape.