Lorinda and I were reminiscing about Ballito recently. It started with us remembering our first visit to Food Matters, a small restaurant that used to be on the corner of The Well Centre. It was one of the first places we grabbed a coffee when we moved to Ballito almost 20 years ago.  The conversation bounced between places we remember, changes to the town, and the courageous and brave people who took on iconic projects...

Unique web-based dining platform Morecravings.com launches locally

More and more of us are celebrating the freedom we have when it comes to eating out; considering the drop off of other entertainment options like concerts and sports events, a solid night out with good company and at a great venue is what we seem to crave even more. It’s great to see hospitality brands stepping up, bringing their creativity and innovation to our newest “entertainment” option. One of the more recent innovative products...

the local TWIST is a campaign that is all about an invite being issued to Unilever to get involved …This story is all about social change and conscious capitalism! On the 28th September, Australia-based social enterprise Thankyou announced an invitation to P&G and Unilever – two of the world’s largest and most influential consumer goods companies – to make and distribute Thankyou products globally to help end extreme poverty. To convince these companies to take this...

Let’s ABBA Christmas Party at Sibaya!

Break out the tinsel, squeeze back into your ABBAsolutely fABBAulous 70s apparel and book your end of year Christmas party with The ABBA Show coming to Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom’s Izulu Theatre from this Friday 13 December until Sunday 12 January 2020! Showtime Australia is bringing back their most popular production, The ABBA Show, after unprecedented interest in the worldwide phenomenon arose in early 2018. Durban is the second out of three stops in South Africa over this...

Williamson and Pam Golding Properties makes the Dolphin Coast their new home

The established and highly successful Pam Golding Properties Mount Edgecombe Franchise owned by Farrah Williamson, recently extended its expertise and footprint into the burgeoning Dolphin Coast region. With a history of being one of the most successful franchises within the Pam Golding Properties (PGP) group, Williamson and her team are excited about the prospects in the Ballito and surrounding area and the value they believe they can add to this North Coast community. “In recent...

Edgy and innovative hotel brand comes to uMhlanga Ridge

Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge officially opened this month, making it the first Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotel in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth in South Africa. A highly anticipated addition to the brand’s fast-growing portfolio, it joins Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotels in Melrose Arch (Johannesburg), Cape Town and Menlyn (Pretoria). A short drive from King Shaka International Airport, Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge is...

Constitutional Court of SA rules for Mount Edgecombe Estate

On Wednesday 29th May 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Africa issued an order dismissing the appeal by certain residents of Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association II (Meccema II) against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 28 March 2019. The Court further awarded costs to Meccema II. Niemesh Singh and Manshuraj Madhanlal had applied to the Constitutional Court after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in Meccema II’s favour in...

From Iron to Body

It takes a different kind of person to delve deep and not only transform their body, but transform their outlook on life, their persona and their viewpoint on the world. Going to gym for the physical and aesthetic benefits is one thing, yet going into a workout knowing you’re working on primal instincts along with conditioning your mind and every fibre in your body, is a whole other ball game. Terence Mitchell understands this ‘all-in’...