3 – 11 OCT 2026
The winners of the 2026 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival are recognised at an awards ceremony for their hard work. The top three spellers in each grade receive recognition and wonderful prizes for their spelling ability. Winners also receive trophies, and each first-place winner is spoiled with a special gift.
South Africa is bursting with untapped creative potential. The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography’s national high school fine art and photography competition uncovers and celebrates the country’s emerging young talent. This exhibition showcases the finalists: bold, powerful voices from across the nation. Discover how visual storytelling offers hope, identity, and agency to a new […]
South Africa is bursting with untapped creative potential. The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography’s national high school fine art and photography competition uncovers and celebrates the country’s emerging young talent. This exhibition showcases the finalists: bold, powerful voices from across the nation. Discover how visual storytelling offers hope, identity, and agency to a new […]
With Ramon Alexander(piano), Schalk Joubert(bass guitar and voice), Annemie Nel(drums) The title playfully calls up the Drommedaris, the ship on which Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape. But this show is about more than one arrival; it is about the rhythms, stories and people who have come together in the Cape over the centuries […]
STAND-UP Have you ever gone through a divorce? Well, Schalk has! And lucky for you, he has to talk about it. Actually… he NEEDS to talk about it. Why? Because it’s cheaper than therapy. Raw, real stand-up at its finest – and maybe a single tear running down the left cheek. This is hopefully – […]
Africa, which its rich biodiversity and diverse populations, is home to unique microbiomes which may hold the key to groundbreaking discoveries in health and disease. Engela Duvenage explores what a microbiome is – and why one research group is embarking on an ambitious plan to sequence 10 million African-origin samples, ranging from rivers and wastewater […]
Just a toy. A solution looking for a problem. This is how the first working laser was described in 1960. Today, this incredible technology is a cornerstone of modern technology – from telecommunications, facial recognition and autonomous cars, to shooting down drones in war zones. Engela Duvenage, explores the boundaries of the (im)possible with laser […]
Given the complexity and variability of breast cancer, traditional one-size-fits-all treatment approaches are often insufficient. Engela Duvenage, well-known science journalist and author, explores “precision medicine” as a promising approach that can significantly improve patient prognosis and care by tailoring prevention and treatment strategies based on individual genetic, pathology, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Having survived three […]
Set in the private Green Room of the Spier Manor, this intimate experience invites guests to taste their way through the Creative Block range blindfolded – relying on aroma, sound, touch, texture, and taste to explore varietals and three wine-paired canapés. It is playful, a little unexpected and often surprisingly revealing about the wines, and […]
With Liesl Stoltz(flute), Dylan Tabisher(marimba), David Cyster(clarinet), Roxanne Steffen(double bass), Elna van der Merwe (piano) Shades of Blue takes audiences on a vibrant musical journey where classical elegance meets jazzy flair. The programme features two lively works for flute and jazz trio by Claude Bolling and Mike Mower. The expressive marimba concerto by Emmanuel Séjourné […]
InNoSense is a collection of short docu-fiction films that explore the absurd, mysterious and tender sides of death, loneliness, meaning and freedom in a South African context. From AI pigs to karaoke witches, from wildfires to crushed tadpoles – fear and pleasure sit side by side, poking poetic and absurd holes in this strange thing […]
Silas en die ysbeer op Tafelberg is a beautiful picture book by Zandré CoetzerandAnnie Klopper, with illustrations by the renowned Studio Muti. It is based on the film of the same name, which will be released at the end of October, and is, in part, about how children understand and process great losses such as […]
