Exploring trends in wine and food tourism
More than 15 top-level experts will be sharing the stage at the Wine & Food Tourism Conference at Spier on 18 September, including trends analyst Dion Chang, digital expert Judith Lewis, Wesgro CEO Tim Harris, as well as immediate past Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom.
Stellenbosch University’s research stature rises in worldwide rankings
For the third consecutive year the international citations to its research across multi-disciplines have increased markedly, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2020.
The whole wellness
In today’s high-pressure world, we all need a little help to relax. And relaxation, HELEN CLEMSON discovers, is the first step to all-round well-being. She tours some of the Cape Winelands’ top spa destinations to find out where wellness can be found.
Kuierwinkel vol kruie, snoepgoed en snuisterye
By ’n ikoniese negosiewinkel in Dorpstraat ontmoet twee Stellenbosse legendes mekaar: oom Samie, wat die winkel meer as 100 jaar gelede begin het, en Annatjie Melck, wat hom vandag laat voortleef. LIEN BOTHA het gaan snuffel.
4IR and Africa: Promise or peril?
The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is unfolding on the continent, bringing with it African solutions for African problems. But is it a threat to livelihoods or does it provide an opportunity for Africa to leapfrog the earlier industrial revolutions?
Choosing the hands to treat you
Ultimately, injectable treatments are most definitely the way forward regarding non-surgical rejuvenation, but your results will only ever be as good as the doctor administering them.
Franschhoek Uncorked 2019
Bid farewell to the Winter blues and swing into Spring by heading off to the picture perfect Franschhoek Wine Valley over the weekend of 14 and 15 September for this year’s Franschhoek Uncorked Festival.
Uniquely South African heritage celebrations at Lanzerac
A cultural experience showcasing a wide assortment of unique dishes cooked over open flames in honour of national “Braai Day”, join Lanzerac Hotel & Spa on the 24th of September to celebrate South Africa’s diversity and community.
A lodge with a view
Whether you’re watching the sun dip beyond distant Table Mountain or admiring the patterns of light filtering through the green shoots of next year’s harvest, sunset is a magical time just about anywhere in the Cape Winelands. But there are perhaps few places quite so enchanting as De Zeven Guest Lodge.
Things to do this weekend: 13 to 15 September 2019
This Friday sees Delvera’s popular Full Moon Hikes return for the season, some of the SA’s most renowned chefs are preparing a special feast for the Celebrate Life Dinner, and Watershed is playing a special acoustic set on Saturday evening at Hazendal.
The business of the future is an AI-fuelled organisation
Navigating the digital transformation successfully means having a plan that incorporates artificial intelligence at the core of every business offering.
Managing risk by insuring the insurers
Big businesses deal with the reality of risk every day. Sophisticated criminals increasingly target insurance companies, which can result in significant financial damage as well as potential reputational risks. Insuring the insurers helps executives sleep just that little bit better at night.
Talk of the Town
Young Ike Klaassen has grabbed everyone’s imagination on the global MTB stage, international think-tank the “Club of Rome” will convene in South Africa for the first time and a new mobile app was launched this week to assist the Stellenbosch Municipality in solving their housing challenges.
Wine collections: an increasingly valuable asset
Christelle Colman of Elite Risk Acceptances explains what wine aficionados should look out for when insuring their collections.
Tim Atkin: South Africa is making the greatest wine in its history
UK journalist says the Cape is now firmly established as “one of the most exciting wine-producing countries on the planet”.
Ten things to do this spring
Bid farewell to the winter blues and swing right into spring by soaking up the pleasures of being outdoors, raising your glass to our national wine (even running for it), celebrating our heritage at the annual e’Bosch festival in Stellenbosch and sampling delicious teas and picnics. Mirandi Nel shares some inspiration.
New wine. New wave.
In a new guise, the Nederburg Auction is returning to its starring role on the Cape wine scene as the Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction. And its offerings, promises MICHAEL FRIDJHON, will be truly fine and genuinely rare.
The Best Burger in Town
There’s an art to relishing the perfect hamburger and Kerneels Breytenbach has it down pat. And now he knows where to find the finest in Stellenbosch.
Mont Choisy La Réserve, the most prestigious address in Mauritius
Mont Choisy Golf & Beach Estate is the address for foreign investors keen to immerse themselves in island life, permanently or otherwise.
2019 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge winners
This year’s winners of the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge provide ample evidence of South Africa’s major advances with the variety, according to Ina Smith, manager of the Chenin Blanc Association.