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Art & Design Matters
Pivotal Platform for Creativity
At Africa’s most internationally connected art fair – the theme was ‘Listen’, an invitation to engage across borders, perspectives and experiences.
It was a convergence of voices that brought vital global dialogues together with a vibrant energy that will echo beyond just this 2026 edition.
Spreading Joy & Laughter
This South African Christmas sensation has become a beloved tradition that spreads joy and laughter far and wide.
Let’s thank its creators for sparking curiosity and chuckles, and giving us some seasonal festive cheer.
RE-IMAGINING BOTANICAL BEAUTY
Through innovative recreations capturing South Africa’s botanical beauty, Christoff Van Wyk is not only celebrating the unique biodiversity of the Cape Floral Kingdom, but aiming to put his “Fynbos Flowers” project on the global stage as a potential official Lego set … one brick at a time
Food & Wine Matters
SA Making The Best Wines In Its History
“South Africa is incontrovertibly producing the greatest wines in its history” says Tim Atkin in his 2024 Special Report. ”The Cape’s diversity is one of its trump cards.’’
Proof of Endurance
The Telegraph in the UK has declared Cape Town, South Africa “the greatest city in the world to visit right now”, & that ”the city of wine and waves is back with a pop and a fizz.”
And the lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton – The Endurance is found. Proof indeed!
”The 20 Best Places to Travel in 2021”
”Nothing beats a trip to South Africa – because it’s the best of all worlds where you can enjoy city life, vineyards and safari all in one trip.” The Kruger National Park’s ‘Train on the Bridge’ is ”the coolest hotel in South Africa, with a gravity-defying pool & unprecedented views of wildlife”
Heritage & History Matters
Reshaping Perspectives
Reshape your perspective. Go beyond geography. Get a true size of the world with this tool.
A Portal to Humanity’s Past
Blombos Cave on the Southern Cape coast of South Africa, one of the world’s most significant archaeological sites, holds keys to reshaping our understanding of early human behaviour.
Tech Meets Tactile
Textile embroidery artisans from the Keiskamma Art Project celebrate their Eastern Cape landscape, fauna and flora in collaboration with Clout/SA, a creative agency & market-maker
Visionary Matters
INTREPID BOUNDARY-PUSHER
Kingsley Holgate is still pushing boundaries in his eighth decade, defining his journeys not only by the roads travelled, but by the lives reached, and the lasting impact created by using adventure as a force for good across Africa
RIGHTS RECOGNITION
Table Mountain is not just a backdrop but a rights-bearing presence demanding we listen.
The point of recognising rights of nature is about changing how humans govern other humans in relation to the Earth. It is a distinction that matters.
TITANIC ELEPHANT PROTECTOR
When the fight was on to save the elephant from rampant poaching & the illegal ivory trade, Iain Douglas-Hamilton formed Save the Elephants.
We salute this tenacious campaigner whose hope for the future was that there would be an ethic developed of human-elephant coexistence.
Green Matters
TITANIC ELEPHANT PROTECTOR
When the fight was on to save the elephant from rampant poaching & the illegal ivory trade, Iain Douglas-Hamilton formed Save the Elephants.
We salute this tenacious campaigner whose hope for the future was that there would be an ethic developed of human-elephant coexistence.
RE-IMAGINING BOTANICAL BEAUTY
Through innovative recreations capturing South Africa’s botanical beauty, Christoff Van Wyk is not only celebrating the unique biodiversity of the Cape Floral Kingdom, but aiming to put his “Fynbos Flowers” project on the global stage as a potential official Lego set … one brick at a time
Hope In Action
Turn hope into actions that brighten lives and make our world a better place. Join Jane Goodall’s movement to put her vision of hope into action – by doing acts of kindness, whether big or small
Safari & Wildlife Matters
TITANIC ELEPHANT PROTECTOR
When the fight was on to save the elephant from rampant poaching & the illegal ivory trade, Iain Douglas-Hamilton formed Save the Elephants.
We salute this tenacious campaigner whose hope for the future was that there would be an ethic developed of human-elephant coexistence.
Language Matters
Swati Thiyagarajan of the Sea Change Project, unpacks new research on the declining use of nature-related words in literature, and how the language that we use shapes our perceptions, and impacts our actions
Scientists reveal how to ‘slow’ time
Experiencing more awe can alter our perception of time, research shows. Experiencing vastness – whether physical or conceptual – triggers awe. But you don’t have to travel through space to experience vastness. Here are five ways to bring more awe into your lives.