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Indaba 2012

18, May 2012

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What a fantastic experience Indaba 2012 was. It was great to meet our suppliers and to meet a few new ones and to just generally get the feel for the state of the industry in 2012 South Africa. We used the Cape Country Routes stand as our base. The 2012 Indaba was also the perfect opportunity to rebrand or at least, start the rebrand process for CCR. We started off with the introduction of the new CCR map which is quite a departure for the brand but it was met with such overwhelming support by current members and by industry stalwarts, that the whole new direction seems the logical one. CCR...

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Breaking bread

18, May 2012

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We do get the best guests. Jason Lilley is about to hit the even-bigger time as his bakery is becoming more and more famous and quite deservedly known as the kind of shop which is redefining the way South Africans think about their daily bread. Part of living or working in Cape Town is familiarising yourself with the many different coffee shops, deli’s and cozy corner spots around town. There are two ways of appreciating this sidewalk culture: Either you take the explorer approach and try to have coffee and a sandwich at every one of these or you have you favourite spot (or closest spot)...

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Fine Wine – Mullineux style

16, April 2012

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Mail & Guardian has just released its Top 20  Wineries List and the Mullineux Family have made it to Nr 10. ' 10 Mullineux Family Wines: Another Swartland winery leapfrogs into a high ranking. It is a new entry and it is rare to arrive on the South African scene with the impressive force shown by the fledgling winery of Chris and Andrea Mullineux, whose first bottled vintage was only in 2008. The elegant Syrah, rich White Blend and sweet Straw Wine have deservedly shared the honours — and what honors!' This is an unbelievable achievement as Chris and Andrea have only been active for a few short...

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South Africa. Bet you didn’t know that…

12, April 2012

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The world's biggest hospital is the Chris Hani - Baragwaneth Hospital inSoweto. South Africa is one of only 12 countries where tap water is safe to drink. Its tap water is rated the third best worldwide. Pretoria has the second largest number of embassies in the world afterWashington, D.C. South Africa is the world's biggest producer and exporter of mohair. The rand, the world’s most actively traded emerging market currency, has joined an elite club of 15 currencies - the Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) - where forex transactions are settled immediately,...

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Found Art

09, April 2012

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Anyone who has been to Augusta here in Swellendam will know that there are several fragments of old ceramics and dish ware and also old glass on display in the garden, casually placed on large rocks or between plants. These are always discovered by accident as you do some scratching in the dirt. Pieces will adhere to a certain pattern and colourway, indicating that at some point, the lady of the house ditched a set or two. We have started putting a set (or two) of shards away to be framed by our favorite framer in Riebeek Kasteel, who will be tasked with the project to mount the pieces in a wild...

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