Capetonian Hotel Celebrates Art and Hospitality
To mark Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel’s 125th birthday celebration in 2024, Mother City, a curation of artworks from the Norval Foundation’s Collection will be on show at the legendary Belmond property. Punctuating The Nellie’s grand halls and public spaces, artworks through the lens of 16 artists’ nuanced practices will find a home at the […]
Diary of a Nine-year-old Camping in the Okavango Delta
Kweene Trails is a mobile, seasonal camp in a remote corner of the delta on a private concession that can handle 10 visitors, but hosts only one group at a time. This exclusive area lies on a stretch of the Kweene River system adjacent to the Sandveld tongue in the Western Okavango Delta. What makes […]
Russell Cook’s Reflective Journey in Africa
Better known as the ‘Hardest Geezer’ on social media, Cook achieved something that nobody ever has: running the entire length of Africa, from tip to tip, crossing the finish line in Tunisia after a whirlwind 352-day journey. His original plan to run from Tunisia to South Africa hit a roadblock when he couldn’t secure an […]
UK Returns 32 Royal Artifacts to Ghana’s Ashanti Empire after 150 Years
The royal artifacts that were taken in the 19th century from the Asante Kingdom of Ghana. 15 of these items were returned by the British Museum, while the remaining 17 were returned by the Victoria and Albert Museum. However, these artifacts were delivered on a loan deal, renewable in the next three years. The 150-year-old […]
