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Two Stellenbosch wine gurus received top honours at the annual black-tie dinner of the Institute of Cape Wine Masters (ICWM) on Saturday 13 August.

Timepiece is a new and innovative range from Jordan Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, celebrating the Jordan family heritage. Unique bottlings of old vine single-vineyards, from their estate older than 35 years, have been certified as heritage vineyards

The announcement that the Ida’s Valley Nature Reserve will be closed to the public due to a summer initiation school being run there has raised concerns from residents of the area.

BBC News By Elna Schutz Published image captionKiara Scott, pictured, says it hasn't been a "comfortable" year for her winery business-wise South Africa's wineries have had a very difficult past 12 months, with bans on both domestic alcohol sales and exports. Yet the industry is now hopeful of a brighter future. Winemaker Kiara Scott says she often couldn't bear to watch President Cyril Ramaphosa's regular coronavirus response updates. "You know, the government can't switch us [wineries] on and off like a light switch," says the 28-year-old. With the most Covid-19 deaths of any African countr...

Platinum Music Awards to honour and celebrate musicians from North West province By Entertainment Reporter Share The inaugural Platinum Music Awards (Plamas) are scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2021. The awards are aimed at celebrating excellence in music by artists, musicians and producers who were born, raised or are residents of the North West province. The organisers, KST Multimedia, have made a call for entries to be submitted since December. These will be considered by a panel of music, art and culture experts who will vet and shortlist the finalists. The winners will be...