Hout Bay
US Ambassador and Consul General praise South Africans’ can-do attitude
By Gershwin Wanneburg
“Preach!” a man shouted in a thick southern American drawl.
The setting was the seventh floor of the Wesgro offices on Cape Town’s...
Proudly South African Wines Internationally Acclaimed
By Kagiso Bonoko
South Africa wines enjoys domestic and international recognition because of quality, taste, and well-maintained reputation.
South Africa's wines have over the years made...
8 Incredible South African Innovations of 2019
South Africa is filled with innovative thinkers, all of whom are coming up with ways to change the world and create jobs for fellow...
The community of Hout Bay reclaims its shared social spaces
Brand South Africa through its Constitutional awareness campaign #InspiredByMyConstitution, aims to ensure that the values enshrined in the widely admired constitution, are indeed a...
Join GEM this Mandela Month
If you're not sure what you'll be doing this Mandela Month, why not join GEM and Brand South Africa in helping those in need....
South Africa’s Dungeons surf spot unleashes world class waves
Situated at the foot of the Sentinel Mountain outside Hout Bay, Western Cape, the Dungeons has for years been a popular, but challenging surfing...
Women recycle tea bags to make art
Helping others to help themselves can be as simple as saving your used tea bags. The women of Original T-Bag Designs in Hout Bay, Cape Town recycle them to make art and earn a living.
Foreign stars win Two Oceans Marathon
Lesotho's Lebenya Nkoka and Russian Nina Podnebesnova won the 45th edition of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon in cool and windy conditions in Cape Town on the Easter weekend.
A Bright Start for smart kids
Bright Start sponsors promising township students to attend better-equipped schools; in partnership with schools, parents and sponsors, the organisation is breaking the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.
Recycling pays for ‘green’ entrepreneurs
For 48-year-old Nokwanda Sotyantya, a member of a local recycling cooperative from the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement outside Cape Town, South Africa's move towards a "green" economy has turned her life around.
