Liesl Bartlett

The Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg is inviting discerning food and spirits enthusiasts to an exclusive one-night-only culinary experience celebrating one of South Africa’s most exciting premium agave spirits. On 31 July 2026, the luxury hotel will host The Spirit of Inzalo Agave, an intimate pairing dinner in the Yellow Room, where Executive Chef Rudi Liebenberg will present a bespoke multi-course menu matched with a curated selection of Inzalo’s award-winning agave spirits.

For many South Africans, a safari is more than just a holiday. It’s a tradition woven into the country’s travel culture, early-morning game drives, afternoons spent watching wildlife from a shaded deck, and evenings spent gathered around a fire beneath expansive African skies. But a new development on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast is taking a different approach to the classic bush escape by pairing it with another of the country’s great holiday experiences: the beach.

Franschhoek has long been synonymous with world-class wine, drawing visitors to its celebrated estates, cellar doors and vineyard-lined landscapes. But just three kilometres beyond the village centre, another craft tradition is quietly making its mark. At Hey Joe Brewing Co., Belgian-inspired brewing takes centre stage inside a striking working brewery built around a rare 1961 copper brewhouse imported from Belgium.