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Karen van Rooyen is the digital editor at HeraldLIVE, the online platform of The Herald and Weekend Post. A Standard Bank Sikuvile Award winner, she previously worked for the SABC in Port Elizabeth and the Sunday Times in Cape Town and Johannesburg before returning home to Port Elizabeth as night news editor at The Herald and later, digital editor.
As I think back to sitting on the deck at Intle Boutique Hotel and watching the sun, a molten ball hanging low in the sky as it slowly sets behind some distant mountains, it is easy to see why it was love at first sight for owners Eric…
It is hard to imagine — as we navigate our away around the Mountain Zebra National Park in a vehicle designed to traverse the rugged terrain — that people once walked, even lived and hunted, here.
Curry lovers recently celebrated one of SA’s most famous culinary creations — the humble, yet oh-so-tasty bunny chow.
South Africa — or at least Cape Town — woke up to the news on a Monday morning in January 2003 of a mass murder in the Mother City suburb of Sea Point.
Food consultant, recipe developer and food editor Louisa Holst has done it again — and just in time for this weekend's epic Rugby World Cup final clash between defending champions SA and New Zealand.
No meal in South Korea is complete, it would seem, without kimchi.
Much like the microwave oven a few decades ago, the air fryer has revolutionised kitchens — and the way we cook.
It was on a chilly Sunday morning in September that I finally conquered the beautiful Knysna Forest.
Described as "the only baker's book you'll need to satisfy a sweet tooth" the book, by self-taught baker Faaiza Omar, is inspired by flavours from Paris to Peru and "bridges the gap between baking enthusiasts and pastry chefs with both…
The rapid advancement of social media has fed the proliferation of fake news over the years.
It was the same fire that destroyed the Featherbed Nature Reserve in June 2017 that allowed the team at the reserve to breathe new life into the eco tour facility
Suzy the Stripper and her partner Jack the Ripper, Madonna, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson are some of the star attractions at Safari Ostrich Farm.
Founded by Devey Glinister, Five Shy Meerkats offers daily meerkat-watching tours.
Under a starry night with prowling eyes and atop a seriously steep hill, one meets nature’s best – set in luxury.
A Southern Cape man has joined an elite group of people lucky enough to spot the elusive Knysna elephant.
