Co-director Georgia Jones says the festival’s future depends on championing African artists, drawing younger audiences and making space for genres like amapiano without losing…
A legendary Swiss festival meets the Cape Winelands as Montreux launches its first African edition in Franschhoek with global stars and jazz visionaries
Two major jazz festivals. One weekend. The Western Cape’s music scene braces for an unusual clash between a global brand and a local institution.
South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace
Lifestyle estates and shopping centres are popping up in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek areas
The literary event aims to ‘inspire, delight, inform and challenge’ those who attend
The art fair speaks to the nuanced aesthetics of African art
South African wine celebrates winemaking mastery
This country boasts some of the best creators of fabulous food in the world. Here are our top 10 award-winning homegrown gourmets
It’s time to pop some bottles. The best champagne makes you feel fancy, but the celebration makes you feel special
The Franschhoek Bastille Festival is back after a two-year hiatus. Celebrate all things French-inspired with great food and wine.
Rights groups say government needs to intervene and expropriate land in cases where rich farmers don’t maintain labourer accommodation
The menu at Haute Cabrière is specifically designed to complement the estate’s wines – and it works.
The Groendal community’s rejection of a donation from a literary festival is symptomatic of South Africa’s divided landscape.
Franschhoek’s Literary Festival brings together some of South Africa’s brightest new talent, writes Judy Bryant.
"About half the pupils in my class suffer in some way or another from the effects of alcohol abuse by their parents and people around them."
South African politician-turned-tycoon Tokyo Sexwale said on Saturday the country’s president has a tough and thankless job, shying away from saying if he would make a run for…
The town of Franschhoek, a tiny outpost of French Huguenot heritage near Africa’s southern tip, splashed out in blue, white and red on Saturday to mark Bastille Day. The normally…
