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Beer with attitude

Housed in a former heritage fish house from the early 1900s, Black Eagle Brewing Company is where history meets hops. Set in the heart...
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Tough, sweet-smelling workhorse

If ever there were a plant that deserved a medal for perseverance, it would be Metalasia muricata—better known as blombos or the white bristle...
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High tide, higher spirits

Ah, witblits—the fiery, unrepentant spirit of the Cape! A clear, home-distilled grape brandy often compared to moonshine, but with far more personality. Despite its...
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Scroll less, live more

Limit social media to take back your time, your sleep and your sanity. At first, social media was a place to share holiday photos and...
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Worth every drop of sweat

Nevermind the Cape Epic. These Porterville MTB routes deliver grit, glory and goosebumps. If you think Porterville is all wheat fields and weekend quiet, clip...
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Mountain-born & Medal-worthy

Rising above the everyday next to the pristine Grootwinterhoek Wilderness Area, you’ll find Tygerkloof Distillery—makers of small-batch Ginsmith Gin: spirits with a big sense...
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Big-hearted cooking

It’s such a delight to be greeted with smiles and then fed properly. Sitting on Basson Street in Porterville, Porta Taverna cooks with an...
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A small town’s heavy hitters

Porterville’s legacy reads better than its population stats. Perched at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, Porterville doesn’t make much noise, but it was...
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Slide into sanity

High in the Olifants River Mountains above Porterville, a valley opens with 5 000 hectares of folded mountains and two rivers threading their way through...
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Pomegranates have their day

On 21 March, Porterville will blush. Not from sunburn or scandal, but from pomegranates—ripe and ruby-red—as Houdconstant Farm throws open its gates for the...
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