Epernay, France - There are few moments in the wine world as quietly electric as harvest. It is the culmination of a year's patience compressed into a matter of days when soil, sun, and human instinct must align perfectly, or not at all.

There's a particular kind of magic in walking into a small office and being greeted with proper coffee not the instant sachet apology, not the temperamental pod machine that's clearly seen better days, but the real thing.

For four decades, the Absa L’Atelier Art competition has been the ultimate launchpad for Pan-African visual talent. A longstanding partnership between Absa and SANAVA, the initiative provides emerging creators with the masterclasses, international residencies, and solo exhibitions needed to turn artistic passion into a sustainable career.

There's a particular kind of intellectual satisfaction in watching an industry correct a blind spot, and haircare has just had one pointed out to it: for all the attention lavished on strands, split ends and shine, the scalp the actual origin point of hair has largely been treated as an afterthought. Sofnfree wants to change that.

There are certain places in Johannesburg that don't need an introduction. Gillooly's Farm is one of them the sprawling 44-hectare green lung in Bedfordview that has quietly hosted generations of picnics, birdwatchers and Sunday strolls since James Gillooly's land was handed over to the city council back in 1944.