Life

Gauteng is a birdwatcher’s paradise: with two major biomes — highveld grasslands and bushveld savannah — and micro-habitats such as wetlands, thornveld and woodland, a wide range of avian biodiversity can be found

The club, which opened to members in 1882, survived a wartime siege and burnt down twice. It was the project of diamond tycoon and De Beers founder Cecil John Rhodes.

Sixteen years after last standing firmly in the global sporting spotlight, South Africa returns to the World Cup arena and the full glare of global attention.

How sub-editors went from full pages to empty pockets

If you’d spoken to a member of the football intelligentsia about Paris St-Germain (PSG) three years ago, they would have rolled their eyes. Here was a prime example, they might have said, of ambition outstripping delivery. They would have been right.

Chardonnay has fallen into disrepute with many wine drinkers due to perceptions that it is usually over-oaked or just too common, but today's vintages are producing some of the best whites in the world. South Africa's offerings are at the top of the heap.

Selected items belonging to the late art legend and auctioneer Stephan Welz and his widow Carmen are to be auctioned at Strauss & Co.

The 2026 World Happiness Report shows that South Africans are good at coping and while ‘ubuntu’ may be a misused term, it really does exist. There may be glaring exceptions, but we are known to demonstrate extraordinary community spirit.

A country notorious for potholes now also has the smoothest ride: South Africa’s Garden Route is the world’s best road trip, according to Auto Trader UK.

Artist Nicola Brandt's book ‘The Distance Within’ which includes photography, video and installation, explores memories, colonial histories, displacement and environmental change in Namibia

The debate about what should be taught as history in school will be limited in scope by political correctness. The writer expects the department to fall in line and produce a curriculum that will be more parochial and less useful in years ahead

While overall arrivals are up, the mix of travellers has shifted in a way that may limit total tourism revenue. Industry players need to focus on sustainable growth in revenue, jobs and numbers

There’s magic afoot on the beaches of Goa, as anyone who has played this kind of cricket — barefoot on a beach, in a backyard or a park, on a quiet street — could attest

With two new expressions of pinot gris — which can be more than the ‘ladies who lunch’ favourite — the Winshaw brothers are carrying on a proud legacy in South African winemaking

As the northern parts of Kruger National Park recover from devastating floods, what awaits visitors planning to visit in the coming weeks?