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PUBLISHED BY PICASSO HEADLINE a proud division of Arena Holdings Hill on Empire, 16 Empire Road (cnr Hillside Road), Parktown, Johannesburg 2193 PO Box 12500, Mill Street, Cape Town, 8010
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ART Head of Design Studio Jayne Macé-Ferguson Senior Designer Mfundo Archie Ndzo Junior Designer Bulelwa Sotashe Production Editor Shamiela Brenner Cover Photographer Sven Kristian
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EXPERIENCE 7 THE SOCIAL SPACE Take care out there. 11 TAKE IT OUTSIDE Sun’s out, and so is the seating.
SALES Project Manager Merryl Klein – merrylk@picasso.co.za, +27 82 895 7260 Sales Consultants Richard White, Stephen Crawford Advertising co-ordinator Johan Labuschagne
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EXPLORE 17 REST ASSURED Jozi’s buzzing with new hotels.
management Business Manager Lodewyk van der Walt – lodewykv@picasso.co.za Management Accountant Deidre Musha General Manager, Magazines Jocelyne Bayer
23 SCARED STIFF Kate Pinchuck’s scariest adventures.
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27 THIS IS HOW WE DO IT It’s a big month for marathons, and a big month for Cape Town.
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31 OH, THE PLACES YOU WILL GO… Enchanted getaways to escape the crowds. DISCOVER 39 YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT GOOD THINGS AND SMALL PACKAGES? One of the world’s truly iconic cars gets a facelift. 43 HOME AND AWAY Dress for success, help feed those in need, and sample a few new beverages. 46 A FEW GOOD BOOKS Stock up for the beach.
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THE SOCIAL SPACE / Cinema
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KEEP IT SAFE
THE SOCIAL SPACE
Fear is the mindkiller Forget Jeff Bezos’s ego-trip into space – what serious sci-fi fans have been looking forward to more than anything is the new film version of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune. The cult classic is laced with philosophical insights and a mind-bendy plot involving interstellar intrigue centred on the planet of Arrakis. With gigantic sandworms and all manner of malevolent forces and interplanetary scheming happening, it promises to be a big-screen event for our time. In cinemas from 22 October. numetro.co.za
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Cinema, Drag, Ballet / THE SOCIAL SPACE
Tip-top fairy tale
Joburg Ballet’s first full-length production since the start of the pandemic, The Nutcracker whisks you off to the enchanted Kingdom of the Sweets where Clara and the Nutcracker Prince dance amid snowflakes, chance upon waltzing flowers, and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. It’s at Joburg Theatre from 8 to 17 October. joburgtheatre.com
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Long time no spy
The pandemic has meant an extra-long wait for the latest Bond extravaganza – No Time to Die (said to be Daniel Craig’s last turn as 007) has been on hold for 18 months. Along with all the usual surprises – locations, foxy damsels, ingenious contraptions made by Q – this instalment has a super-villain with a secret identity. What’s known, though, is that he’s played by 2019 Best Actor Oscar winner, Rami Malek. In cinemas from 1 October. numetro.com
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There are few things angrier than a trio of drag queens in quarantine with limited booze and too much time online. Has-been flight attendants Cathy Specific, Holly and Molly are bringing their naughty grown-up cabaret, The Trolley Dollies – A Musical, to The Lesedi at Joburg Theatre, from 3 November. Don’t even think about bringing your children, but do come ready to laugh. joburgtheatre.com
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THE SOCIAL SPACE / Ballet, Kite festival, Exhibition
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Where’s your tutu?
Words: Keith Bain, Pictures: Lauge Sorensen, Supplied
Pictured is New Zealand’s Kohana Williams, among the digital entries for this year’s South African International Ballet Competition, which has been rescheduled to happen this month. The 8th edition of this dance competition is a hybrid event with some dancers taking part onstage at Artscape Opera House in Cape Town from 19 to 23 October, and others competing via prerecorded video submissions. computicket.com
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Flying high
There’s something wondrous and meditative about kite-flying; it could be seen as a perfect metaphor for escape, for rising above challenges, and graciously integrating science with fantasy. The 27th iteration of the Cape Town International Kite Festival is a hybrid event, with online activities to help raise R100 000 for Cape Mental Health. It’s happening online from 2 to 31 October; at Dolphin Beach on 10 October; and at Zandvlei Nature Reserve on 23 October. facebook.com/CTKiteFest
Snake eyes
This month sees the opening of fashion designer Rich Mnisi’s first solo gallery exhibition at Cape Town’s Southern Guild. A departure from his wearable designs, Nyoka features collectible furniture – as eyecatching as any clothing he’s created. Inspiration draws on Mnisi’s family history and on African mythology – he plays with the duality of fear and beauty epitomised by the image of a snake, which – in Xitsonga – is nyoka. The show runs from 2 October until 4 February. southernguild.co.za
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OUTDOOR TREATS / Joburg
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Take it outside
Our Halloween-inspired guide to drinking and dining spots where you can avoid everyone’s number one phobia right now: crowded indoor spaces
Feed your fears As summer rolls around, be thankful that Mzansi’s blessed with many gorgeous outdoor venues – for drinking and dining. We have views galore – plus that high-altitude buzz to accompany the fresh air and feeling of lording it over all you survey. And keep in mind that, if you’re agoraphobic, or simply don't like wide-open spaces, there’s usually a table inside for you, too. kulula.com
Scale to scary heights
Africa’s highest city bar has arrived. Alto234 graces the very top of Joburg’s tallest building, The Leonardo, and everything you need to know is in the name: Altitudo is Latin for height, and 234 is the number of metres above the ground – you’ll be on the 57th floor of a very tall skyscraper when you order a bottle of bubbly or pop a token into the Moët vending machine which dispenses 200ml bottles of Moët & Chandon. There’s plenty besides champers to sip on, plus swaggy food from oysters with caviar to langoustine with pork belly. And snacks such as wagyu biltong – even the cashew nuts are truffled. alto234.co.za OCTOBER 2021
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Way down south
Don't let your fear of hippies get you down. At the transformed Glencairn Hotel, the vibe at Deep South Eatery is decidedly all-embracing. Everyone (and their children) is welcome, and there are large areas – on the grass out back and on the terrace out front – on which to sit and imbibe the near-the-ocean setting. With families in mind, food ranges from wood-fired pizzas and sushi to tacos and vegan specialities, and there’s not only a wellstocked bar but an excellent liquor store downstairs. Plus jungle gyms and safe play areas. deepsoutheatery.co.za
Pastel panic
We don’t know if persicophobia – a fear of the colour peach – is a legit condition, but one place to deal with this niche phobia is Peachy, a cute eatingand-drinking-andsocialising venue at Joburg’s 44 Stanley. Food’s contemporary and the cocktails are, well, just peachy. As is the décor with its Murano chandeliers and candy-stripe bar. peachy.co.za 12
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OUTDOOR TREATS / Tokai, Durban, Riebeek K asteel
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Fear not brunch
Dog-friendly, kind to workers in need of Wi-Fi, and oozing Gallic charm, Arbour Café in Illovo’s Birdhaven Shopping Centre is enchanting. The French-inspired crêperie serves delicious breakfasts and specialises in glutenfree, buckwheat galettes (savoury French pancakes). Plus, they do lazy weekend brunches with bottomless L’Ormarins Cap Classique. arbourcafe.co.za
Safe harbour
If you’re hydrophobic or have an irrational fear of boats, you might need to sit with your back to the shimmering views at 9th Avenue Waterside. This bistro-style outpost of one of Durban’s finest restaurants is at the Yacht Mole and the outdoor deck takes every advantage of the sunshine, bobbing boats, seagulls and a sense of wide-open space. Plus the fine gastronomic fare from chef Wesley Aucamp and his team. 9thavewaterside.co.za
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Footloose and fearless
The perfect date
A hop, skip and a jump from the centre of Cape Town and you’re in the Constantia countryside, where Steenberg is among the country’s oldest wine estates. One of two dining venues here, Bistro Sixteen82 is named after the year the farm was established. Its outdoor seating is perfect for tranquil afternoons soaking up the summer sun. steenbergfarm.com kulula.com
At the top of Bothmaskloof in Riebeek Kasteel, Eight Feet Village is a project of four brothers (hence the name – the number of feet between them). It’s a place to drink their Eight Feet Coffee, tuck into pizzas and steak from their self-service restaurant, shop for olives and wine, and settle in for a bit as you absorb the views across the olive groves and vineyards from the wooden deck that extends from the renovated container buildings. eightfeet.co.za
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Momentous moments
Pictured is a girl of the Suri tribe, photographed in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. ‘She appeared like a nymph in the wild lush wilderness,’ says Giovanna Aryafara, whose picture won the People, Cultures and Communities section of Wilderness Safaris’ 2020 Africa in Focus photo competition. Entries for this year’s competition close on 15 October; there are prizes in various other categories (wildlife, landscapes, conservation), and there’s a new prize for photographers under 18. wilderness-safaris.com/ photo-competition
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Jozi rebooted / Radisson RED
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1. Red-hot design It’s all about the moodsetting aesthetic at the new Radisson RED in Rosebank. This hotel matches the supersized flexing of South Africa’s economic hub with bold personality signatures – starting with the eye-catching large-scale photographic images that immediately situate you in the heart of contemporary, cutting-edge urban Africa.
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Things about Radisson RED that’ll make you smile? Aside from the excellent location within ambling distance to restaurants and bars, boutiques and galleries, there’s a creativity and playfulness to the in-house design – plus a snazzy rooftop terrace and pool where you can combine fresh air and city panoramas, DJ sets, cocktails and food from the OUI Bar + KTCHN.
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Radisson RED / Jozi rebooted OMG factors? While the digital revolution is in full swing here, checking in is a bit like getting a big hug. Lots of fire and soul and urban African energy – staffers are on hand to help out with whatever AI cannot get right, so when you tire of screens, there plenty of spaces for human interaction, too. How deep are your pockets? Rates vary wildly, but deals are to be had from around R1 600 per room. radissonhotels.com It’s not only red by name – the warm hues even follow you up to the rooftop pool and terrace
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Jozi rebooted / Sanctuary Mandela
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2. Designer farm
Madiba’s former home is imbued with visual reminders of his life and times
2. Home of a legend Another accommodation coup for Jozi is the recent launch of Sanctuary Mandela, the refurbished presidential home of Madiba. The residence is in Houghton and has been imbued with a modern aesthetic and remembrances of the man whose presence made this house so special. Things you’ll love about Sanctuary Mandela? Its celebration of the global icon is luxurious yet sober.
It’s done to an intimate scale so genuinely feels like a sanctuary. Special moment? The restaurant memorialises Madiba’s favourite dishes – and there’s the chance to dine with Xoliswa Ndoyiya, who was the great man’s chef for 20 years. How deep are your pockets? From R4 000 per night in a deluxe studio; from R15 000 for the Presidential Suite. sactuarymandela.com kulula.com
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The Catalyst / Jozi rebooted
Newmark’s design DNA is all about creating relaxing, tranquil spaces using a contemporary palette of neutral tones – the look is chic without being ostentatious; the smart-design beds and cushy linens emphasise a great night’s sleep and you’ll love the Ben Sherman bathroom products
3. Rich pickings
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Words: Keith Bain, Pictures: Supplied
Kashew is The Catalyst’s groundfloor restaurant where emphasis is on unfussy flavours rather than overtly OTT fine dining
In tree-lined suburban Sandton, The Catalyst is a 206-bedroom apartment hotel for business travellers as well as longstayers looking for a ‘homefrom-home’ experience. Accommodations are done out in Newmark’s signature muted, neutral tones and imbued with every essential convenience (plus a spa with generous pricing). A key feature is the green energy system which includes rooftop solar panels generating much of its power. How deep are your pockets? From R1 010 per room. newmarkhotels.com
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Kate’s scary adventures / Packing paranoia
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I am scared of forgetting anything important when I go travelling, or something going wrong, or losing something. I am incredibly high maintenance, so there are a lot of items that go into maintaining my base line of functionality. If any one of those were to be misplaced, I might lose my mind. I am also, because of my Jewish mother, always very anxious about being the wrong temperature. The idea of being too hot or too cold is very stressful to me, so I can usually be found lugging around an extra jacket and a change of clothes, no matter where I am or what the season is. I pack for a trip like I am planning to change outfits three times a day, just in case.
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Cape Town / Kate’s scary adventures Tea time for the soul
My favourite tea café, O’ways, has opened a branch in Plumstead, with outside seating. This place has some incredible Asian fusion vegetarian food, plus a tea menu the length of Harry Potter 6.
Take-away temple
I was heartbroken when Jewel Tavern, an incredible Chinese restaurant at the docks, closed. Fortunately the owners now have a takeaway-only joint in the city: Monks Chinese. Everything on the menu is delicious, but if it has the words ‘Crispy Ginger’ in it, it will probably change your life.
Food for daze
Home sweet home When in Cape Town, Kate says, you might as well fuel up somewhere special
Park off
There’s a coffee shop in De Waal Park and I am obsessed with it. I can’t have a dog because I am irresponsible, so I go there to drink amazing cappuccino, eat pasteis de nata and watch whippets and great Danes frolic about. It’s the best. The only scary thing that has ever happened was when someone asked me which dog was mine. ‘None,’ I said. ‘I just like to watch.’ 24
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Chuckles Creepy Cape Town?
Kloof and Bree streets at night – especially on First Thursdays. Absolutely crawling with hipsters who are definitely a thousand times cooler than you. No one is meant to look sexy in Crocs, but this crew somehow does.
Armchair in Observatory on a Wednesday night is where us comedians try new material which might soar and land beautifully, or crash and burn – you can watch our heads grow to the size of the ceiling or witness our self-esteem wither and die like the indoor plant I bought two days ago.
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Kate’s scary adventures / Extreme screams
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Ghosthunter
High anxiety
Interview: Keith Bain, Pictures: Sven Kristian, Supplied
One year, my entire Jewish family decided to do the Tsitsikamma forest canopy tour. We thought it might cure us of our collective anxieties. For a moment, it did. We all got harnessed up and attached to a wire rope and we did the foefie slide across the roof of the forest. Even my mother was overcome by a spurt of bravery. We were so cured, we even booked a bungee jump. Of course, once we came down from our foefieslide high, we cancelled that.
Freaky trips Is there anywhere at all that Kate feels safe?
Bat girl
In primary school they tried to make me do the ‘adventure’ section of the Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn. I’m claustrophobic, so while I was happy to be in the enormous entrance cave, the idea of going any further was terrifying. I have no desire to try and squeeze through something named ‘The Letterbox’. I think I crawled backwards through a stalagmite.
No show ghost
Last year my boyfriend and I took a road trip up the R62, and stopped in Uniondale for a pie and in hopes of seeing the phantom hitchhiker who supposedly haunts that stretch of road. We saw no spook at all. I think the ghost probably saw my bag full of anti-anxieties, courtesy of 2020, and decided to leave us in peace.
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LEG STRETCHER / Cape Town Marathon
The main event
This is how we do it
Cape Town is en route to becoming host of the 7th Abbott World Marathon Majors event
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hen the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon sets off on 17 October, all those thousands of pairs of legs hotfooting it through and across one of the world’s most beguiling cities will be striding towards a new destiny for the event – and for the Mother City. Extra eyes will be on the race as it has been selected to join the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) family – it’s the first marathon in Africa to be nominated as a candidate for this prestigious accolade. According to Francois Pienaar, chairman of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, becoming a candidate is a tremendous honour. ‘Considering that we don’t have any major international sporting events in any discipline in Africa, achieving this status would be a tremendous boost for the city, country and continent. Africa is home to the best marathon runners in the world and we hope they will get the
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opportunity to run a Major on home turf in the coming years.’ Sanlam, the race’s main sponsor, is attached to the event for the eighth year; it views accession to the Majors as a chance to boost the continent and its athletes. ‘Our purpose is to help people across Africa live with confidence and this race is the perfect way to foster the growth of Africa’s economy, and to showcase our people’s unparalleled potential,’ says Sanlam brand executive, Sydney Mbhele. Although race entries closed in September, excitement is already growing for next year’s race, and runners who are staying at home in 2021 are encouraged to start preparing for what is set to be a huge year for the event – according to Cape Town mayor, Dan Plato, the marathon’s evaluation years will see an annual influx of
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around 10 000 international runners and supporters to the city. What’s significant, too, is that this is to be the first large-scale participating event since the start of the pandemic in South Africa. The emotions are set to be high. And there’s much at stake. Organisers are taking no chances, and the health and safety of everyone involved is a priority. A thorough plan to reduce the chances of transmission has been implemented, and the race is likely to be a key indicator of the way forward for events of this nature. Pienaar noted that the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon already meets the majority of requirements set by the AbbottWMM, and that enhancements continue to be made to the race. ‘We are pulling out all the stops to achieve these goals, and are excited to receive the support from our runners, spectators, sponsors and the city to make this dream a reality.’ capetownmarathon.com
Run safe
Of course, being doublevaccinated well ahead of race day is the ultimate precaution, but there are further measures to provide additional peace of mind for all participants. Everyone involved – crew and runners – will undertake a compulsory COVID-19 antigen test 48 hours prior to the start. Testing is free of charge. Runners will be contacted to pre-book a testing time slot. Testing happens at Cape Town Stadium before entering the expo space for race number collection. Antigen test results will be available within 15 minutes. Organisers have also implemented a staggered start so that runners will set off in batches of 300 and start in oneminute intervals (seeding will be based on previous results), and cutting edge timing technology will calculate mat-to-mat finishing times – not gun-to-mat – and results will be calculated accordingly, so don’t fret. Staggered starts begin at 6:15am. And, since not everyone is yet ready for mass gatherings, there is also a 21km virtual race – in addition to the 5km and 10km virtual races. kulula.com
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Pod life
One of the most faraway locations in the country is the Karoo’s Mount Camdeboo Private Game Reserve near Graaff-Reinet where they have a few mountain-top Apex Glamping pods. Guests can opt to stay in the eco-friendly Eagle’s Flight wooden pod, with an outdoor hot tub boasting swoon-worthy views of the Camdeboo, plus fire pit and private boma – and perhaps a lion strolling past your cabin. newmarkhotels.com O CT O B E R 2 0 2 1
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Windows on a wilderness
Besides game drives in a 50 000-hectare private wildlife reserve, at Habitas Namibia, you might want to simply sit back and stare across an uninterrupted wilderness. With its emphasis on soaking up the breathtaking emptiness (which is less than an hour from Windhoek’s airport), this 12-tent lodge also offers innovative spa treatments and opportunities to better understand local culture. ourhabitas.com
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Barrydale
On 16 and 17 October, Barrydale in Bloom sees townsfolk opening their gardens to the public.
Mauritius
The island paradise has reopened to travellers, with beds near epic beaches and warm water waiting for you to dive in. kulula.com
Enchanted places / Timbavati
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Limpopo star bed
Why sleep indoors when you can sprawl out in cushy comfort with only the stars (and a mozzie net) overhead? In Limpopo’s game-rich Timbavati, you can do just that with a sleep-out at Motswari’s Giraffe’s Nest Hide, which overlooks the Xanatsi Dam. It’s a luxuriously-kitted out raised bedroom affording the exhilaration of camping in the bush, but elevating you to a safe height in your own private treehouse – and where when the sun starts to show, you get a bewildering glimpse of the enfolding wilderness. And in case the stars get too bright, there’s
Below Giraffe’s Nest Hide is the gorgeous sleep-out opportunity within Limpopo’s Motswari Private Game Reserve
a retractable canvas roof, too. Back at the main lodge (or at the smaller Geiger’s Camp) on this private game reserve, there are more traditional safari quarters, graciously hosted game drives, bush walks and the entire lodge acts as a gallery for work by the artist-owner, Marion Geiger-Orengo.
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On the slopes of Klein Drakenstein, Avondale wine farm has launched Africa’s longest mountain bike flow trail. kulula.com
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Cape Town, Paarl, Chobe / Enchanted places
Pleasure cruise
Three reasons to book one of three Chobe Princess houseboats in Namibia.
Urban oasis
Endless space
A new Winelands idyll
Golf, wine-tasting, hiking trails across the Klein Drakenstein mountains… Paarl has plenty going for it, including Brookdale Estate, a rejuvenated wine farm that recently launched its villa as a private getaway for 12 people to share. Apart from being able to explore the 67-hectare estate, you can sample the winemaking talents of Kiara Scott who is being hailed as a prodigy. The manor house is built in the modern Cape Dutch style with five bedrooms and loads of different living spaces – and there’s a sixth en-suite bedroom in the adjacent building. There’s a full-on kitchen in which to operate if you’re self-catering (you can also opt to have all meals catered); outside, a magnificent pool will take the edge off those piping-hot Paarl summer days. brookdale-estate.com
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Once aboard, you are in a world unto itself. Moving at a languid pace up or down the Chobe River.
Floating safari
Forget bumpy roads and leaning over fellow passengers in a 4x4 – this is a 360-degree game-viewing.
Lazy daze
It’s perfectly acceptable to do nothing but laze on deck. zqcollection.com kulula.com
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With a dearth of interenational travellers, many of Cape Town’s secret spaces are waiting to be discovered. Dock House is a handsome boutique hotel occupying what was once the harbour master’s residence. The heritage building has been transformed into an intimate bolthole with just six individually designed neo-baroque bedrooms – it’s so discreetly situated, hardly anyone knows of its existence. Overlooking the V&A, it is a great base for exploring the Waterfront and neighbouring Green Point on foot.
Unearth the wilderness within.
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Garden Week Stellenbosch 1 - 10 October 2021 Garden tours, workshops and talks. 300+ event items.
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Street Soiree (Tasting) 27 Oct, 10 & 27 Nov, 9 Dec 2021 Summer evening wine tasting in the street.
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Wine Town Stellenbosch 3 - 7 November 2021 Various events celebrating wine in and around Stellenbosch.
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Rich History and Culture Stellenbosch is a cultural centre abuzz with vibrant textures and interesting people.
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Adventure Playground A mecca for golfers, cyclist and hikers alike.
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Art Lover’s Paradise Vibrant and colourful galleries everywhere around Stellenbosch.
Tel: 021 886 4310 www.visitstellenbosch.org
Family Friendly Town Stellenbosch is the perfect place for fun family adventures. Culinary Capital of SA Food enthusiasts are spoilt for choice with a wide selection of gastronomic experiences. Biggest and Oldest Wine Route in South Africa 50 years old with more than 100 tasting centres.
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How does your garden grow?
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Meet Megan McCarthy. She oversees the produce gardens at Spier, a destination wine estate just outside Stellenbosch. Megan believes that growing your own food is critical to overcoming many modern-day challenges. Megan occasionally conducts public foodgarden workshops, and Spier is also part of Stellenbosch’s inaugural Garden Week which continues until 10 October. The festival showcases nature’s abundance through talks, tours, art, wine and food. visitstellenbosch.org
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WANNA RACE MY MOTOR?
You know what they say about things good t a gre and small packages? Designers of the world’s cutest compact car have added a few visual treats
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New-look Mini / Broom, broom
Spot the difference
Change is in the details Racy colours, endearing expressions
Emphasising charisma and quirky charm, the new MINI Convertible features fresh exterior accents most evident in the new ‘zesty yellow’ colour variant – exclusively available for the Convertible.
Better inside and out
Enhanced visual expressiveness is a stand-out feature of the new-look MINI range, lifting the already iconic head-turner to a new heights of endearment.
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A friendly face
That larger radiator grille and those hallmark round headlights are not only eye-catching, but the front of the car has been enhanced to optimise aerodynamics.
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Hey, you!
Expect new paint finishes, light-alloy wheels, new interior surfaces and innovations to the chassis. Also: enhanced driver assistance operation and improved connectivity.
Home & away / Wearables
DISCOVER Not only for triathletes, 2XU compression shorts are made from premium Denier fabric and are good for a range of training situations.
With enhanced aerodynamics and ventilation technologies, the 2XU Perform full zip sleeved trisuit offers advanced muscle support to minimise fatigue.
The 2XU Propel wetsuit is the fastest, most buoyant, and most flexible on the market.
Home The gear
Action heroes 2XU wants to make you a better athlete Modelled above is some of the planet’s most technically advanced triathlon gear – 2XU is striving to create fabrics and fits that not only look the part, but ensure better manoeuvrability and reduced resistance. The latest performance-enhancing range has hit South Africa in time for you to make this your best summer yet. 2xu.co.za kulula.com
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tashas X sa harvest / Home & away
Scan and save lives
Stronger together
Join the solution revolution
SA Harvest’s mission is to end hunger and address malnutrition. The team is focused on making sure that they provide nourishment through vitamin- and nutrientrich ingredients and nutritionally balanced meals. The organisation has already delivered over six million nutritious meals to people in need – they’ve achieved this by rescuing food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Alan Browde, founder and CEO of SA Harvest, says this is just the beginning. ‘In South Africa, almost 20 million people go to sleep hungry every night. To solve such a huge problem, we’re going to need the partnership of all South Africans.’ You can contribute right now, using the QR code below.
Harvest SA joins forces with tashas to feed the hungry – and you can help
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e might be travelling again and restaurants are open, but the hunger epidemic continues across South Africa. Frighteningly, some 10 million tons of food goes to waste every year. SA Harvest is an innovative organisation that intervenes by ‘rescuing’ food waste and redirecting it to people in need. To help with this phenomenal work, Mzansi restaurant group tashas has partnered with SA Harvest to help raise money for its operations. Until the end of October, 44
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limited-edition handmade bracelets will be sold at every tashas around the country – all proceeds go to SA Harvest. For every bracelet sold and donation received, tashas will match the contribution – it means that just one bracelet will provide 30 meals for needy people. The goal is to help provide at least 70 000 meals. Support the initiative by buying a bracelet from a tashas store, scan a QR code at tashas to make a donation, or use the SA Harvest donation QR code shown here to contribute directly. tashascafe.com kulula.com
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Deliciously moist Summer’s approaching, and there’s lots to refresh yourself with
Hot new bevies (mostly cold actually)
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From the Bombay Sapphire people, a spirit aperitif with blackberry and raspberry flavours.
Berrylicious
2. Skinny seltzers
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Hard lime-and-soda drinks that are low on calories and have no artificial sweeteners. Choose your poison: Skinny B is with vodka, M includes tequila, and G is for gin.
3. MannaBrew
Not coffee, this warm brew is made from mesquite and provides a caffeine-free buzz.
4. Barista Black
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Okay, so black really is the new black. Gorgeous design, sure, but this Swartland-grown Pinotage that’s spent time in French oak is beautiful on the palate, too.
5. Highland Park Whisky For single-malt whisky lovers with a Viking soul.
6. Florence Rosé
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Parallel realities
From Penguin Random House, Ancestral is the action-packed third book from Charlie Human. Latter-day warrior Clementine Khoza enters a post-apocalyptic suburban wasteland to try and save her kidnapped son from a horrible fate. Whether what follows is within the realm of the rational is not the point. Human takes you on one heck of a journey – it feels as though you’re in a video game, in fact, ceaselessly faced with a new swath of enemies to battle or bewildering ideas to process. It has ancestors flickering in and out of reality, an adorable dog, a giant insect-like monster, and many kooky scenes immersing you in the ceaseless mayhem. 46
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Other worlds
From French-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani, The Country of Others is a fast-paced and yet intimate account of a woman who is transplanted from her native France to northern Africa, where she is immersed in an alien culture and must deal with all its strangeness and wonder. Paramount, too, is her treatment by her husband, a Moroccan soldier who fought for France during World War Two, who initially sweeps her off her feet, but then slips into a near-ambivalent attitude towards her. It’s powerful, deeply personal (with elements drawn from Slimani’s own family history and stories told by her grandmother and from the memories of her mother), and often riveting.
A continuum Anthony Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize for his last novel, All the Light We Cannot See, and now, as they say, it’s time for something completely different. Cloud Cuckoo Land is a fat book that really mixes it up, weaving together a multi-dimensional, multiple time period tale that takes readers from 15th-century Constantinople, to present-day Idaho, and into the future, where the setting is a spaceship. It’s about children on the brink of adulthood and worlds on the brink of collapse – time and place are interconnected, and so are different species and each of us with the rest of humanity. It’s published by 4th Estate. kulula.com
BOOKS / John Boyne, Michael Pollen
All woke up
Plant-based highs
John Boyne’s claws are out
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n 2019, John Boyne wrote a novel for younger readers called My Brother’s Name is Jessica. By all accounts it’s a sensitive, sympathetic tale about a 12-year-old boy whose older brother is transitioning into a girl. Nevertheless, it provoked fierce social media vitriol – he was accused, among other things, of misgendering and of appropriation. Yet, most of the hostility (some of it violent) came from people who hadn’t even read his novel. Rather than back down, Boyne penned The Echo Chamber, a laugh-out-loud satire of contemporary society’s crazed obsession with online screaming matches – in it, he takes aim at cancel culture, at the erasure of history, and at more mindless aspects of wokeness. Primarily, though, it’s an entertaining critique of the ways in
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which social media has removed personal responsibility – how today’s rabblerousers hide behind their anonymous online identities, claiming to take offence at everything. Usually, he suggests, being offended and outraged is a form of attention-seeking or self-gratification. The story is a comic page-turner. A super-privileged family, each member of which is having some sort of melt-down or extreme experience, become caught up in a web of intrigue spun by nothing other than a few poorly-worded tweets. It should remind us all to stop taking too seriously every online post generated by some stranger hiding behind a social media account and its air of authority. Although, if you’re uptight about any of these issues or take social media very seriously, you might just be offended by it.
Michael Pollen’s meandering investigative style always takes readers on a quirky, intriguing journey. In his latest book, This Is Your Mind on Plants, he takes a look at what the psychotropic chemicals found in certain plants do to humans. He doesn’t only investigate the neurological and physiological effects of caffeine, opium and mescaline, however, but also the wider and deeper ramifications of our relationships with these producers of chemicals that alter the way in which the mind functions. In his chapter on opium, for example, he makes profound connections between the war on drugs and Richard Nixon’s plan to demonise minorities and cast anti-Vietnam hippies in a negative light; in the section on caffeine, he determines that the only way to reflect on the real impact of the world’s most common drug is to stop drinking tea and coffee. In the section on mescaline, he delves into cultural appropriation in the context of peyote being used by so-called spiritual tourists. A book filled with fresh insights and robust, highly personal journalism.
John Boyne is prolific. The Irish author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is known for his ability to stir deep emotions, but as his latest novel proves, he has a penchant for wicked humour and scathing social satire, too. The Echo Chamber is his 13th novel and is published by Random House. kulula.com
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