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Hospitality Lifestyle Travel

Mokala National Park – ‘where endangered species roam’

July 27, 2022 by Refilwe Thobega

Mokala National Park is situated about 70km south-southwest of Kimberley, and west of the N12 freeway to Cape Town. Nestled in the hills, Mokala’s landscape boasts a variety of hills

Hospitality Lifestyle

Diamond in Kimberley: Lyve Cafe – all about fine dining, date nights & wine tasting

January 12, 2022 by Refilwe Thobega

Lyve Cafe is situated on the corner of Du Toitspan and Chapel Streets in Kimberley’s CBD. The up-market restaurant, which opened in December 2020, has adopted Greek-style décor and oozes

Hospitality Travel

How a family turned a home into Kuruman’s Leach Lodge

December 8, 2020 by Refilwe Thobega

“This used to be my dad’s house, I grew up here,” says Dan Leach. “We turned it into a lodge in 2011.” It used to be a five-bedroom house. Now

Lifestyle

A dream realised, a vision fulfilled as The Palms launches phase II

October 26, 2020 by Refilwe Thobega

The second phase of The Palms, a new luxurious apartment development, was launched at the weekend. On Friday VIPs and key stakeholders attended the exclusive event in Kimberley. Tefo

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Know your backyard before you go abroad

January 31, 2020 by Refilwe Thobega

A Brand South Africa (SA) activation programme saw a group of local travellers embark on a journey to South Africa’s Limpopo province to tour, explore, enjoy and #UnpackLimpopo. Brand SA,

Comedy Lifestyle

20 years! That’s how long it took Tiffany Haddish (39) to get ‘here’

October 8, 2019 by Refilwe Thobega

I have just watched US comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish’s interview with Vogue. I am currently watching her Netflix stand-up comedy series ‘She Ready‘ — so when YouTube suggested that

Hospitality Travel

I was born into hospitality, says Red Sands Country Lodge owner

August 5, 2019 by Refilwe Thobega

Red Sands Country Lodge is a tranquil and blissful place to stay whether you are here on holiday, on business, just passing by or wanting to break away. Because it

Art Fashion

How Lerato ‘accidentally’ wore Project Runway SA dress

July 19, 2019 by Refilwe Thobega

Here is the backstory: Lerato Modibedi was a mentee who later became like a sister to me. She loves the arts, and she is mad about fashion. So when I

Art Fashion Lifestyle

Fashion march like you have never seen

July 18, 2019 by Refilwe Thobega

‘No Modern Slave by Kgosi’ invades Maboneng Precinct Fashion designer Gift Kgosi, best known for being a contestant on television show Fashion Runway SA in 2018, held a fashion march

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‘We are more than just animals and plants, we are connecting people to what belongs to them’ – SANParks CEO

May 7, 2019 by Refilwe Thobega

Golden Gate Highlands National Park, situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free State, is one of South Africa’s 19 national parks. CEO of SANParks, Fundisile Mkheteni

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