Here's to the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, ocean advocate and pioneer swimmer Lewis Pugh, in his quest to drastically reduce single-use plastic items in our daily lives ... Read More

South African cultural warrior, artist Esther Mhlangu, with her Ndebele art collaborations across the globe, receives an honorary doctorate ... Read More

Starbucks was started with some basic fundamentals of "Ubuntu" in mind, giving it the longevity to build a very strong brand with intrinsic valued staff ... Read More

Michelle Obama: ''You can choose to go along with what everyone is doing, or you can become whatever you want to be in this life. That’s what Siya Xuza did'' ... Read More

By intertwining passion with purpose, architect Mokena Makeka is ensuring that South Africans can be proud of the places they call home ... Read More

A force to be reckoned with! Winner of the International Children’s Peace Prize & Nobel Peace Laureates’ Medal for Social Activism, Chaeli Mycroft talks to the UN ... Read More

Do write. Do right. A business that's providing a canvas to kick-start ideas to develop the minds of young children via story books ... Read More

Cape Town is hot & happening - basking in long hot summer days & a creative vortex peaking with the Cape Town Art Fair, Design Indaba & host of design-related events  ... Read More

The future is bright, says Bill Gates, TIME's first-ever guest editor, & 'If we want to change the world, we should invest in the people who already are', says Melinda ... Read More

A remarkable talent building method to develop innate musical abilities that can open a new world for disadvantaged kids, as it did for their visionary teacher Maria Botha ... Read More

Guess which African giant a humble bee can deter? ... Read More

Migration to Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront's Silo district is a clever paradigm shift around the desirability & economic potential of local South African design ... Read More

Decanter recognizes South Africa’s reputation as a world class wine producer & Chelsea Flower Show awards it a gold ... Read More

Spectacular South African fossils are revolutionizing the human family tree & radically changing our understanding of evolution ... Read More

Other than massive investment in Africa’s mines, China is also a big market for elephant tusks & rhino horn, which has driven poaching to alarming heights ... Read More

David Attenborough "probably has done more than any single individual to crystallize for the world why taking climate change seriously is a moral and an existential imperative" ... Read More

An innovative land reform deal in the Cape Winelands represents how owners & workers can co-own their production (sweat equity) and co-exist on land they are all tied to ... Read More

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Churchill's concern was that the loss of the past would mean “the most thoughtless of ages. Every day headlines and short views.” ... Read More

South African humour. An advert in tribute to outgoing Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela ... Read More

A documentary that captures a man and his lifetime commitment to South Africa by using satire to affect change ... Read More

TIME magazine’s 2016 list of the 100 most influential people in the world includes public protector Thuli Madonsela & palaeo-anthropologist Lee Berger ... Read More

Acclaimed sculptor Dylan Lewis' garden expresses the deep seated themes of his work, including the notion of an 'untamed wilderness' ... Read More

A giant tapestry provides a constant reminder to the millions of people passing through Cape Town International airport about Mandela's legacy ... Read More

Shining a light on the best of the best, these awards aim to surprise & inspire tourists & the tourism industry by what it is possible globally ... Read More

As champion of South Africa's claim to be the true birthplace of humankind, palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger has added two completely new species to the human family tree ... Read More

Enjoy the cream of contemporary portraiture in South Africa. View 100 selected portraits on an art-filled weekend in choice spots around Cape Town & the Winelands ... Read More

A simple, yet visionary way to increase the number of cancer survivors through early detection, BreastIT is a mobile breast cancer diagnosis tool ... Read More

''Conservation is as much about people and community programmes as it is about wildlife protection,” says Prince Harry whose charity Tusk works to save the African elephant & rhino ... Read More

Against the odds, with no formal training, a group of traditional dancers is representing SA at the acclaimed World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood ... Read More

Winner of the Best Brandy and Cognac Producer in the World, South Africa's KWV 20 is a delicious soft brandy with hints of dried apricot, citrus, honey, fruitcake & spices ... Read More

What the world can learn from Nepal's achievement: zero poaching for 365 days - twice! And for Africa's sake, let's hope that the Asian appetite for rhino & elephant can be diminished ... Read More

Africa is rejecting the descriptions that have historically defined it and is instead becoming the new benchmark for growth and ... Read More

A globally recognised conservation legend, Dr Ian Player was a visionary and an activist who profoundly influenced conservation and changed ... Read More

The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra founded in 1914 as the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra is perhaps the most versatile and active ... Read More

Armistice day was remembered in a unique way today... 11 November 2014 marks the centennial anniversary of Armistice Day, which ... Read More

Mandela said that Gandhi was “the archetypal anti-colonial revolutionary” - who shaped the course of South African liberation history ... Read More

A South African science prodigy - with a planet named after him. He is the youngest member of an energy ... Read More

The prestigious Belvedere Singing Competition aims to bring the opera world to Cape Town by holding its 2016 finals here ... Read More

With her ability to speak truth to power and to address corruption in high places, Thuli Madonsela has been outstanding ... Read More

Uncanny second generation rescue of the ''littlest hobo'' by the family of renowned Zululand conservationist Lawrence Anthony ... Read More

Kirstenbosch highlights SA's ecological infrastructure & shows the harmony between nature, architecture and biomimicry ... Read More

''When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace'' ... Read More

A work by South African sculptor Jane Alexander related to her seminal ''Butcher Boys'' has just broken the record for SA sculpture and contemporary art ... Read More

The Cape Town Art Fair promises to be a multi cultural layer cake in a great location - not just high brow art but a good cross-section - the 'real deal'. ... Read More

''In August 1963, we heard the thunder of angels". Martin Luther King ''welcomed our souls and held our hearts in his hands'' with his I HAVE A DREAM speech ... Read More

The power of visual communication through the use of universal symbols and icons transcends language barriers and connects people everywhere ... Read More

Kirstenbosch Gardens are a refuge for the Cape's Floral Kingdom & its diverse descendants who have shaped history from Stone Age man to Khoi herders & colonialists ... Read More

Milestone year for Kirstenbosch Garden, along with the Chelsea Flower Show, where it's just won its 33 gold medal ... Read More

Cape Town Opera is judged the finest opera chorus in the world – according to this prestigious award! ... Read More

Let’s champion award-winners in our own back yard and honour Desmond Tutu's prestigious Templeton award ... Read More

See the 'snapshots in time'' of intrepid artist and epic traveller Marianne North, on display at Kew ... Read More

Cape Town Opera has moved from the little dormouse, squeaking at the bottom of Africa to a full-throated lion, ready to roar! ... Read More

Follow the path of wild elephants who paid loving homage to their friend Lawrence Anthony - the ''Elephant Whisperer'' ... Read More

''Fresh combinations of whimsy fused with Zulu folklore'' ... as Fraser Conlon, director of Amaridian, a New York City gallery observes ... Read More

I can’t think of any capture sites where the "captured" have become truly celebrated individuals. What a great piece of history to be able to relive!'' ... Read More

"There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return." Nelson Mandela ... Read More

Let us honour Phillip Tobias, the esteemed South African palaeo-anthropologist, whose bequest is an incomparable legacy for humankind ... Read More

Raise your glass to an innovative local company producing distinctive wines while conserving African wild dogs & their habitat ... Read More

Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, an eco warrior & founder of the Green Belt Movement ... Read More

Marks his capture and commemorates his life, times ... and his long walk to freedom ... Read More

Forty years ago some far-sighted winemakers from Stellenbosch pioneered a ''wine route'' ... ... Read More

Stephen Watson’s prose and poetry touched people deeply – he too ’had made of the bone of his heart … a treasure and gifted it to us’, and his passing leaves a profound void ... Read More

There may be gas beneath our ground in the Karoo. But are we prepared to destroy our environment for 5 to 10 years worth of fossil fuel and further damage our climate? ... Read More

Inspiring South Africans to take responsibility for our social development by giving what we can, by contributing as we can and by recognising ourselves in the philanthropic role models that the Inyathelo Awards applaud. Cape Insights is proud to be associated with some of these initiatives ... Read More

Born Wild: The extraordinary story of one man's passions. Part missionary, part madman, Tony Fitzjohn, belongs to a select species of human that has sought both refuge and meaning in a life dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the animal kingdom ... Read More

The South African film Themba: A Boy Called Hope has scooped an international award. And 14 out of 20 local Cape restaurants have just been nominated for the “2010 Eat Out Top 10 Restaurants” list ... Read More