Kinderkinetics: Play with a purpose
Stellenbosch University is helping the children of Paternoster to get a firm foothold on their future. Kinderkinetics is the key to that, writes JOAN KRUGER.
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Deon Meyer: Anderkant ‘Donkerdrif’
'Donkerdrif' het ’n glansboef en ’n wraakgodin, gierigheid en intriges. Skrywer Deon Meyer en sy Marianne het mekaar, vreugde en saamwees, sê hulle aan WILLEMIEN BRÜMMER.
Stellenbosch Wine Routes: the first 50 years
Today the Stellenbosch Wine Routes collective seems to have been around forever, writes EMILE JOUBERT. But just 50 years ago, it was a novel concept and one that was greeted with scepticism, if not downright hostility.
Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction: ‘Experience the thrum and theatre of SA’s best wines’
The prestigious Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction could come at no better time. With the South African wine industry still recovering from the devastating impact of various COVID-19 alcohol restrictions, the CFRWA undoubtedly echoes the country’s resilience and grit as one of the world’s leading wine producers.
What’s new in and around Stellenbosch?
Shop handcrafted feel-good items on Luuks!, discover new book Stilspraak: Strijdom van der Merwe en Landkuns, dine at Eendracht's new eatery and go roller-skating in the Mother City. MIRANDI NEL brings you new stores, new designs and new flavours in and around Stellenbosch.
Studio Lockley: Portrette wat praat
Studio Lockley is nou al amper 150 jaar die visuele geheue van Stellenbosch. BUN BOOYENS het by dié fotografie-ateljee gaan inloer.
Bouchard Finlayson in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Situated next to Hamilton Russell, Bouchard Finlayson was founded in 1989 by winemaking legend Peter Finlayson, who was the first winemaker at the neighbouring farm. Peter, a dead-ringer for a more elegantly preserved Ernest Hemingway, still oversees all aspects of this prestigious winery, with Chris Albrecht having the task of creating a broad range of wines under the mentor’s watchful eye.
Hamilton Russell Vineyards in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
The late Tim Hamilton Russell pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, producing the region’s first wines four decades ago. Son Anthony took over the helm of Hamilton Russell Vineyards in 1991, continuing his father’s vision of creating world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a part of the Cape that had never grabbed anyone’s imagination as being wine country.
Freewheelin’
The world’s new normal is seen by many, including Dave Pepler, as an opportunity to re-evaluate our lifestyles. Why not, he suggests, embrace the many advantages of bicycles?
Fixes for the future | A new approach to LPG
A bright startup provides safe and affordable energy for cooking and heating by way of an innovative new business. PayGas brings the pay-as-you-go concept to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).