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 and large open plains. The park offers a range of different accommodation types – from luxury bungalows to camping. One-of-a-kind camping experience Mosu Lodge has 15 self-catering units; Lilydale Rest
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 class. I had a chat with the restaurant general manager Thanduxolo Ngobeni. Introducing himself, Thando, as he is affectionately known, said he checks on all operations to ensure that everything
“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 the lodge boasts six double rooms, three family rooms, and one executive room. Covid-19 Dan took over the management of the lodge in April 2020 after being in the motor
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 Maloisane of Afri-Devo opened the event by welcoming the guests, thanking them for taking the time to attend. “My second task is to introduce a dear friend and business partner
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, represented by Toni Gumede at the time, said: “Our role is to represent and showcase the country, to encourage people to come to visit, as well as to do business;
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 I watch this video, I clicked on it. Here, she answers 73 questions, from how friends describe her, the emotions she went through while writing her memoir ‘The Last Unicorn’,
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 is nicely located between Kuruman and Kathu, it offers an excellent stopover point for travellers heading to Namibia, other Northern Cape towns, the West Coast or the Kgalagadi National Park.
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 forwarded her the ‘No Modern Slave by Kgosi‘ fashion march info that designer Gift Kgosi sent me it was a no brainer that she would want to come with. One
‘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 with the theme No Modern Slave and We Are Future in Maboneng. “No Modern Slave by Kgosi” is a fashion movement that aims to encourage African pride and to celebrate
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 sat down with me and explained why it’s important to conserve different parks. “We are given a mandate by the people of South Africa and the government to protect