• As we head for warmer weather and the spring blossoms start spreading their colourful joy, it’s time to get out and visit The Witness Garden Show at the Royal Showgrounds, Pietermaritzburg. It may be mostly about gardens and gardening, but there is also so much more, and something for everyone. If you are a keen gardener, the feature gardens designed to perfection will inspire and delight; the plants on sale will certainly get you excited about gardening, and there are many specialist growers offering you the chance to grow something new. Get the best specials and all your gardening goodies,…

    Print Recipe Tomato-chilli relish and mozzarella tortillas Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients RELISH 1 onion, thinly sliced 200g Rosa tomatoes, halved 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil 30ml (2 tbsp) balsamic vinegar 100g (½ cup) brown sugar 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 125ml (½ cup)

    Don’t follow the herd; follow master chef RUDI LIEBENBERG’s simple steps to a robust country classic. Photograph by JAN BOTHA Shepherd’s pie is a traditional British meat pie…

    Weltevrede is a family-owned wine estate in the Robertson Valley, South Africa. Wine farming has been an integral part of the Jonker family tradition for four generations. It began when Klaas Jonker purchased the farm in 1912 and planted the first vineyards. He was followed by Japie Jonker, who in 1933 began wine farming on Weltevrede and Lourens Jonker who began with bottling on the estate. Today, the tradition is carried out by current owner and winemaker, Philip Jonker. Old and new come together in this family brand which seeks to inspire and give consumers experiences of wine and wine…

    Serve with a smooth and creamy topping, like we did using a delectable chicken liver pâté. Recipe by Togara Mabharani Styling by Togara Mabharani and Rudi Liebenberg Photograph…

    Esona is a boutique winery, producing limited release wine from single vineyards nestled beside the Breede River in the Robertson Wine Valley. Husband Rowan, and wife Caryl, found this 17 hectare jewel, situated between Robertson and Bonnievale as a place of relaxation from the busy city life. As all great things take time they developed this once before vegetable farm into nine hectares of vines in 2004 and bottled and released the first Esona wine in 2010. The farm is maintained by a small team that knows every vine through their hand-picking of the grapes.  The wine is crafted to…

    Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandlesizwe Dalibhunga Mandela, grandson of the beloved Madiba, shares with Anna Trapido the intense connection he has with his grandfather’s birthplace, Mvezo Komkhulu, as well as the…