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Star-studded line-up for Stellenbosch on Stage

CLEAR your calendar for the latest live virtual concerts in the Stellenbosch on Stage series that will feature stellar South African talent Spoegwolf on August 29, 2020 and the University of Stellenbosch Alumni Concert featuring Laurika Rauch, Stuart Taylor, Sunday Kelechi, Jan Braai and the…
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A weekend of peace at Elgin Vintners Country House

AS I was standing at the kitchen sink of Elgin Vintners Country House, doing the last bit of washing up – because I don’t know how to work a dishwasher - and gazing out the window overlooking a corner of the garden and just the tip of the new wine tasting room, it occurred to me that it was probably…
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Chasing waterfalls at Cascade Country Manor

ONE of the unexpected silver linings that Covid-19 has brought to travel, is more or less compulsory room service for breakfast, with no extra tray charge. I’ve been on two staycations in the past two weeks, and at both guesthouses, breakfast was served to the room. The first place offered the…
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Tourism wheels start rolling

THE City Sightseeing Red Bus, an icon on the tourism landscape, is revving up the fleet and is ready to hit the city streets this Woman’s Day weekend. During nationwide lockdown, like all tourism operators, City Sightseeing has been closed for business as the country waited for the Covid-19…
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Prime Circle to rock the cyber waves

SOUTH AFRICA’S rock royalty, Prime Circle, will be performing to 200 000 of their fans across the globe online on August 8, 2020. The concert is set to go live at 7pm across the globe (including their strong and growing fan base in Europe). After 20 years and still going strong, rock legends Ross…
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Sunday spoils at Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

ESTABLISHED in 1692, just 13 years after Stellenbosch itself and the third oldest farm in the area, Lanzerac has a rich and colourful history. It was the first wine estate to bottle and label the uniquely South African cultivar Pinotage way back in 1959. A popular student hangout for decades, it…
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The music will play on through innovation, say DJs

IT’S safe to say that music will never die. It’s the feel-good factor in our lives and in the blood of all South Africans. It’s one of those forms of expression that bring people together and transports listeners to another realm where daily stresses and worries melt away with not a second thought.…
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