For decades, Shield has been a quiet fixture of South African morning routines. So when a name that familiar changes, the first question is a fair one: what's different?

The performance-eyewear icon has opened its second South African apparel store, choosing the country's most style-conscious postcode for the occasion. Here is why it matters, and what the brand is betting on.

The Plettenberg and The Marine enter the guide for the first time, while The Cellars-Hohenort retains its MICHELIN Key for a second year, an unbroken run of recognition for one of the Cape's most storied hospitality names.

Awards seasons in hospitality can sometimes feel like a numbers game enter enough categories and something eventually sticks. What makes Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa's four wins at the 2026 Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards notable isn't just the breadth of the recognition, it's how those winners are actually determined.

The Sea Point Promenade's photography exhibition and competition now known as The Art of Photography is back for its seventh edition, once again turning one of Cape Town's most-used public spaces into an open-air gallery

KWV has received two placements on the Podium in Tim Atkin's 2026 South Africa Report, alongside 19 scores of 90 points or higher across six of its wine ranges.