As winter settles over Cape Town and the city begins to slow, The Belly Restaurant Group is inviting diners back indoors with a collection of seasonal menus designed around comfort, generosity and accessible fine dining. Claire Gunn/Supplied Founded by chef-restaurateurs Neil Swart and Anouchka Horn, the group has become known for its intimate dining spaces and deeply local approach to food. Across Belly of the Beast, Galjoen and Seebamboes, this year’s winter offerings lean into nostalgia and seasonality, while still maintaining the creativity that has defined the restaurants since their launch. Each restaurant brings its own interpretation of winter to…
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In September 2024, DTOS Group became the first company to receive a Fund Administrator Licence in Rwanda under the aegis of Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), authorising it to provide fund administration services in the country. After three years of operating in Rwanda, both DTOS and KIFC state their collaboration reflects the country’s growing ambition to position itself as a credible destination for fund domiciliation and cross-border investment in Africa. DTOS explains why it chose Kigali as its next hub for expanding operations in Africa DTOS, a Mauritius-based fund services, management company, that has operated in the financial services industry…
Planning when to travel is never easy. Finding the balance between your own holidays, the best weather and hundreds of other factors make it near impossible to find the perfect time to go away. However, in Africa, we have just the right answer for you. Winter in Africa, between June to August, is an amazing time to visit our beautiful continent and here’s why.Winter in Africa is the best time to go on a luxury safariExcellent Game ViewingFrom Kruger National Park in South Africa to South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, winter is prime time for game viewing on an African safari. And there are two major…
The sight of a burnt landscape can feel unsettling, writes Miriam Kimvangu. Image: Supplied Charred mountainsides, blackened shrubs and the lingering smell of smoke often signal loss. Yet in parts of South Africa, fire is not simply a destructive force. It is part of an ancient ecological cycle that shapes some of the country’s most biodiverse landscapes. Earlier this year, visitors to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve witnessed this transformation firsthand. Following fires in the region, the reserve experienced a spectacular superbloom as dormant seeds burst into life across the landscape. Fields of indigenous flowers appeared where ash-covered ground had stood…
Luanda — Angola’s tourism potential is on display at Africa’s largest tourism fair, “Africa’s Travel Indaba,” taking place from the 11th to the 14th of this month in Durban, South Africa, with the aim of attracting new tourists to the country and strengthening exchanges between African tour operators. With the presence of 12 national operators, the Angolan delegation at the event is being led by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Augusto Kalikemala. In this regard, the official stated that the exhibitors already have products to market in Angola and are in Durban to present them and interact with partners,…
In Namibia, luxury is not always loud. More often, it arrives as the rare privilege of feeling as though an entire landscape has been set aside just for you. This is a country of dramatic contrasts and beautifully improbable experiences, where one day might bring a hot-air balloon over the dunes and the next a fly-in journey to a shipwreck-strewn coast. If you’re wondering what to do in Namibia, these are the 10 luxury experiences worth travelling for.Explore desert and alien-like terrains in dreamy NamibiaThe rare luxury of space and silence makes every sighting even more exquisite1. Take a Fly-In…
Winter dining in Cape Town often calls for comfort. Something warm, generous and well-paced. During my recent visit to Galjoen, the restaurant’s new winter set lunch menu embraced exactly that feeling. Galjoen Interior/Claire Gunn Part of The Belly Restaurant Group founded by Neil Swart and Anouchka Horn, Galjoen has built a reputation around responsibly sourced South African seafood served with restraint and confidence. The restaurant’s winter lunch menu, available from May to the end of July, continues that philosophy while leaning into richer, more nostalgic flavours. Before the meal even began, the experience already felt inviting. The welcome from the…
ZIMBABWE is poised to reap significant tourism benefits as it prepares to host the African Skills Week (ASW) later this year. African Skills Week is an annual African Union (AU) initiative aimed at transforming skills development, strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and promoting employment opportunities across the continent. The initiative seeks to drive action toward reforming the systems, processes and policies that govern skills development in Africa, while ensuring the continent’s workforce is equipped to meet the evolving demands of the 21st century. Briefing Cabinet on Tuesday, Minister of Skills Audit and Development, Jenfan Muswere, said Zimbabwe…
A self-drive in the Kruger National Park or a safari in a private game reserve? This is a question asked by our guests time and time again. Surely the animals are the same? One could even argue that between the Kruger and a private game reserve such as Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, you could see exactly the same elephant since wildlife has the luxury of roaming freely between the two reserves. But that’s not the case, and here’s why… Guests on a safari vehicle observing two cheetahs, Image Credit: Shumba Camp One Hyena Pup – Too Many People Let me paint you…
The much-anticipated Wings Over Winelands Airshow has officially been cancelled after severe weather battered parts of the Western Cape and caused damage at Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West. Image: Supplied Organisers confirmed the decision on Tuesday following an assessment of the venue and surrounding infrastructure after the province experienced intense storms and damaging winds linked to recent weather warnings. The event had been scheduled to take place on Saturday, 16 May. According to organisers, safety concerns for pilots, crew members, staff and spectators ultimately led to the cancellation. Aircraft travelling from Gauteng to the Western Cape for the show…
