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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

We often ask the question, what’s the big deal about coffee competitions? And why do coffee professionals get sucked so deep into this vortex? We asked a non-coffee professional who has found he...

A sanctuary for all things cycling and coffee, ukhu has arrived on the cafe scene! Craig Uria, a practising chiropractor, and David Higgs, chef and serial entrepreneur are bound together b...

Words by Lemuel Butler Remember to support Lem's 10K for H.E.R happening in Ethiopia this week. For our 50th Edition when we thought on our back catalogue of magazines, one of our favourite ...

Interview by Katie Burnett Coffee travels far and wide to get to your cup. What starts a seed in the ground of an equatorial country, ends up in the mugs of consumers around the world. Of cours...