Western Cape vineyard Vergelegen was among wineries celebrated on Thursday night at the 2017 international “Best Of Wine Tourism” awards ceremony at the Sao Bento da
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Cape Town overtakes Bali as best value for long haul
Cape Town Tourism’s chief executive, Enver Duminy, this week talked about “affordable luxury” as he welcomed the news that the Mother City had been named best-value
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Zambia, a reason to be thankful
By Siphelele Dludla “Zikomo”, the local way of saying thank you in Lusaka, always evokes a smile when said by a foreigner, Zambians rightfully laying claim to
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Catch The Firebird on its way to LA
Janni Younge’s production of The Firebird will open in Cape Town and pop in at Grahamstown before turning the tables on that big, brassy exporter of
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V&A: the jewel in CT’s crown
The final numbers are not in yet, but it certainly looks like a bumper festive season for Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, with record trade figures likely
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A smokin’ love affair
“It has to be Ardbeg!” The (familiar) accent was reassuring, and the confidence disarming as Smokin’ Josh Smit elbowed the duty free sales guy aside and
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It’s own kinda cool: Durban
Cape Town’s little sister and Jozi’s country cousin, Durban has frequently punched way above it weight on the nightclubbing scene. Remember Zodiac and Ronnies? How about
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While I was away I: Jozi
While I was away, Johannesburg has turned its back on its old emotional insecurity and obsession with guns, gangs and guards and blossomed into a hip,
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Day tripping: Kalk Bay
Some people insist that Kalk Bay is part of Cape Town; for me it is clearly a day trip from the Mother City. That says less
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Views on rooms
There is nothing like staying in different hotels a few nights in a row to sort the wheat from the chaff … I am going to
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