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A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art

Thando Mama steals the spotlight at Spier Light Art Festival

A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a retired gardener and his wife living in Joostenbergvlakte. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Court rules against eviction of couple living on rural land in Stellenbosch

The supreme court of appeal found the smallholding falls under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, meaning the gardener and his wife have a right to stay

Bosch or beach: Devonbosch is a new city in the Winelands, and its planned Klei ApartHotel promises to be part of innovations in urban living, such as traffic-busting ‘super-basement’ plans. Photo: Supplied

Much more than grapes is growing in the Winelands

Lifestyle estates and shopping centres are popping up in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek areas

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TEACHERS IN CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT (STELLENBOSCH AREA)

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) recently held the first of four professional development sessions planned for 2025 directed at intersen (grades 4-7) and senior phase (grades 8 and 9) teachers of natural sciences at Luckhoff High School in Idas Valley, Stellenbosch. The training offered to intersen teachers was conducted on Friday 21 February while […]

Congolese artist Alexandre Kyungu Mwilambwe. (Supplied)

The art of identity and migration

Artist explores the way that personal history challenges the concepts of home and belonging

The country must rethink its agricultural marketing and promotion approach in its export effort. Photo: Peter Adams/Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

High-foodie culture comforts

Elitism is the new authentic as diners seek solace at the Winelands’ exclusive restaurants

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GGA webinar series: The SA 2020 Scenarios Project

Pockets of excellence still exist: we must just learn how to harness them

River runs through it: A still from Abri de Swardt’s Kammakamma (2022 – 2024) video which appears on his exhibition at the Field Station on the outskirts of Cape Town’s Greenpoint Park.

Short film project pushes against the current

In his Cape Town exhibition, Abri de Swardt delves into the politics and history of water