Cafe Focus: Salvation Cafe, Rosebank - <p>Salvation Cafe is tucked away inside the very beautifully curated Nine Yards precinct just off Jan Smuts Ave in Rosebank. There is a lot to experience  at Nine Yards and it's worth explo...</p>

Cafe Focus: Salvation Cafe, Rosebank

Salvation Cafe is tucked away inside the very beautifully curated Nine Yards precinct just off Jan Smuts Ave in Rosebank. There is a lot to experience  at Nine Yards and it's worth explo...

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vida e caffe opens it 400th store! - <p>We are incredibly proud of the quality of the franchise coffee brands that South Africa has built. If ever in conversation with international coffee people, it is always one of the markers that we use...</p>

vida e caffe opens it 400th store!

We are incredibly proud of the quality of the franchise coffee brands that South Africa has built. If ever in conversation with international coffee people, it is always one of the markers that we use...

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Coffee on the Go: BaBritza Coffee - <p>The coffee industry is full of wonderful characters and there are so many wonderful ways you can become part of a community. Wynand and Dot have cultivated one such community in Roodepoort, Gauteng ta...</p>

Coffee on the Go: BaBritza Coffee

The coffee industry is full of wonderful characters and there are so many wonderful ways you can become part of a community. Wynand and Dot have cultivated one such community in Roodepoort, Gauteng ta...

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We are what we consume: World Food Photography Awards - <p>In a world filled with an onslaught of constant imagery and so much of it AI generated, it was soothing to look through the winners and finalists of the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by...</p>

We are what we consume: World Food Photography Awards

In a world filled with an onslaught of constant imagery and so much of it AI generated, it was soothing to look through the winners and finalists of the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by...

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Cafe Focus: The Mill House Pattisserie - <p>By Nicole Terra



My six-month residency in Franschhoek began with a search for hidden coffee gems. Paradoxically, my first stop has already been in the national spotlight as the winner of t...</p>

Cafe Focus: The Mill House Pattisserie

By Nicole Terra My six-month residency in Franschhoek began with a search for hidden coffee gems. Paradoxically, my first stop has already been in the national spotlight as the winner of t...

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Be Inspired: Bloom with 2024 World Barista Champion Mikael Jasin - <p>After a long wait at customs and in the build up to our next Creative Coffee Event, we have a limited supply (only 9!) of the incredibly inspiring and brilliantly beautiful book about Mikael...</p>

Be Inspired: Bloom with 2024 World Barista Champion Mikael Jasin

After a long wait at customs and in the build up to our next Creative Coffee Event, we have a limited supply (only 9!) of the incredibly inspiring and brilliantly beautiful book about Mikael...

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An Event to Remember: Sage X Racemosa - <p>Hidden in the industrial zone of Paarden Eiland, Cape Town is a an oasis of beauty and luxury goods, The Wings Group. In fact, founder Dr Suzanne Reuther has cultivated somewhat of a tropical jungle i...</p>

An Event to Remember: Sage X Racemosa

Hidden in the industrial zone of Paarden Eiland, Cape Town is a an oasis of beauty and luxury goods, The Wings Group. In fact, founder Dr Suzanne Reuther has cultivated somewhat of a tropical jungle i...

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Updated : Is RTD (Ready-To-Drink) Coffee a thing? - <p>Last week we ran an online editorial on RTDS, (see the full story below) and this week we have been nin Cape Town and came across two really cool RTD products which are worthy of inclusion: 

C...</p>

Updated : Is RTD (Ready-To-Drink) Coffee a thing?

Last week we ran an online editorial on RTDS, (see the full story below) and this week we have been nin Cape Town and came across two really cool RTD products which are worthy of inclusion:  C...

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Cafe Focus: Stellski on Bree - <p>Words by Iain Evans


Bree Street is a competitive market! Cape Town’s premier avenue for cafe’s, restaurants, bars and other aesthetically curated experiences for the hungry tourist or...</p>

Cafe Focus: Stellski on Bree

Words by Iain Evans Bree Street is a competitive market! Cape Town’s premier avenue for cafe’s, restaurants, bars and other aesthetically curated experiences for the hungry tourist or...

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Interview: SA Cup Tasters Champion heads to World Champs in Thailand - <p>Siphosethu Luningo is the 2026 SCASA National Cup Tasters Champion

After a minor technical rule infringement unfortunately meant that Joshua Machelm was docked a few points, Sipho was crowned ...</p>

Interview: SA Cup Tasters Champion heads to World Champs in Thailand

Siphosethu Luningo is the 2026 SCASA National Cup Tasters Champion After a minor technical rule infringement unfortunately meant that Joshua Machelm was docked a few points, Sipho was crowned ...

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Cafe Focus: Now Coffee, Tennis Club - <p>
NOW Coffee has taken over the space at the Morningside Tennis Club. The location was previously under the stewardship of Barn Owl, who has pivoted to lots of little takeaway pop ups around the ...</p>

Cafe Focus: Now Coffee, Tennis Club

NOW Coffee has taken over the space at the Morningside Tennis Club. The location was previously under the stewardship of Barn Owl, who has pivoted to lots of little takeaway pop ups around the ...

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Issue 55: A Feast for the Senses! - <p>BUY ISSUE 55 NOW (4 issues delivered to your door!) or find a copy at one of our incredible Distributors



One of the most nerve-wracking parts of my professional life is receiving the first...</p>

Issue 55: A Feast for the Senses!

BUY ISSUE 55 NOW (4 issues delivered to your door!) or find a copy at one of our incredible Distributors One of the most nerve-wracking parts of my professional life is receiving the first...

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Cafe Focus: Prince Albert Provisions - <p>A lovely little cafe in the culturally rich Karoo town of Prince Albert. The decor is whimsical and interesting. And the store is a treasure trove for the kind of shopper that values aesthetics and he...</p>

Cafe Focus: Prince Albert Provisions

A lovely little cafe in the culturally rich Karoo town of Prince Albert. The decor is whimsical and interesting. And the store is a treasure trove for the kind of shopper that values aesthetics and he...

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Cafe Focus: Heavenly Coffee - Centurion - <p>Heavenly Coffee is an institution in the Pretoria Coffee scene. Started from their home in 2012 by Francios Dreyer and his family, then moving into their first commercial space in 2015, they have...</p>

Cafe Focus: Heavenly Coffee - Centurion

Heavenly Coffee is an institution in the Pretoria Coffee scene. Started from their home in 2012 by Francios Dreyer and his family, then moving into their first commercial space in 2015, they have...

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On the go: Yoons Cafe at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport - <p>Back in June 2025, we featured a really cool story about a new White River based coffee company called Yoon's launching a new brand and expanding great coffee throughout the Lowveld. 

Rece...</p>

On the go: Yoons Cafe at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport

Back in June 2025, we featured a really cool story about a new White River based coffee company called Yoon's launching a new brand and expanding great coffee throughout the Lowveld.  Rece...

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Cafe Focus: Alostro Coffee Club - <p>

Who are the humans behind Alostro Coffee Club?

Alostro is built by a small but intentional team of people who care deeply about craft, detail, and how spaces make others feel.

At the centre ...</p>

Cafe Focus: Alostro Coffee Club

Who are the humans behind Alostro Coffee Club? Alostro is built by a small but intentional team of people who care deeply about craft, detail, and how spaces make others feel. At the centre ...

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Bomalumz! SA's favourite Uncles, Bongi, Trevor & Ox drop an All African Blend with Bootlegger - <p>South Africa's favourite Uncles are at it again! The Springbok front row of Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane, have teamed up with Bootlegger Coffee Co to bring out another coffee drop, t...</p>

Bomalumz! SA's favourite Uncles, Bongi, Trevor & Ox drop an All African Blend with Bootlegger

South Africa's favourite Uncles are at it again! The Springbok front row of Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane, have teamed up with Bootlegger Coffee Co to bring out another coffee drop, t...

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Not Goodbye, but Farewell for now! Thank you, Mr Nicodemus Nabakwe! - <p>For so many people in the South African coffee community Nicodemus Nabakwe has been a mentor, an inspiration, a coach, a brother and just a very friendly and knowledgeable guy who has gently been...</p>

Not Goodbye, but Farewell for now! Thank you, Mr Nicodemus Nabakwe!

For so many people in the South African coffee community Nicodemus Nabakwe has been a mentor, an inspiration, a coach, a brother and just a very friendly and knowledgeable guy who has gently been...

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Daniel Smith of South Africa comes 2nd in Lavazza Barista Challenge International Finals! - <p>We are incredibly proud to announce that our very own Daniel Smith has achieved a historic milestone at the prestigious Lavazza Barista Challenge International , securing 2nd Place in the World. ...</p>

Daniel Smith of South Africa comes 2nd in Lavazza Barista Challenge International Finals!

We are incredibly proud to announce that our very own Daniel Smith has achieved a historic milestone at the prestigious Lavazza Barista Challenge International , securing 2nd Place in the World. ...

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Community: Coffee & Art in Wakkerstroom with Theressa Coffee Roasters - <p>The quiet little town of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, is home to a number of attractions, in the way that city dwellers seek quaint little towns: It is situated in the achingly beautiful pastoral lands...</p>

Community: Coffee & Art in Wakkerstroom with Theressa Coffee Roasters

The quiet little town of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, is home to a number of attractions, in the way that city dwellers seek quaint little towns: It is situated in the achingly beautiful pastoral lands...

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