To celebrate the release of Issue 56 which features incredible humans beating all the odds with a coffee in hand, we had a long chat with professional gravel cyclist, Catherine Kruger. Please c...

Curl up with a good coffee and your favourite quarterly read on all things coffee culture, introducing Issue 56. Available online now and in stores next week. Featuring original art by Ev...

We have HUGE news for you South Africa!  The current World Barista Champion, Jack Simpson, from Melbourne, Australia is coming to Durban at the end of this month for Creative Coffee Week 28-30...

We're still riding high after Bafana Bafana qualified for the Round of 32! History made!!! Another unexpected team to make it through to the next round are the Aussies. They have a special weapon...

We are working on our Women in Coffee Event at Creative Coffee Week Durban and I thought about this epic chat between two coffee industry legends that was originally published in June 2024 Print Editi...

Community driven and focused on the details day to day is a great way to describe Moda Deli nestled in Woodstock, Cape Town. Apart from delicious coffee, they love a good boogie and they have a pencha...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...