South African Distell Group 2018 wine grape harvest was 30% down on the previous year due to drought in the Western Cape but grape quality was promising, its head winemaker conveyed. Distell accounts for slightly less than a third of total wine production in South Africa, with nearly a quarter of all grapes procured from its…
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South African wine producers at risk caused by drought
A three year drought that is considered once a millenium weather event has significant negative impact on the South African wine industry, particularly with that segment that is geared to the production of low-cost bulk wine which relies heavily on irrigation. With water rights cut by 50% in the Western Cape, wine producers are having to…
Zeitz MOCAA: Hlobo’ witch’ servant
In Contemporary Art Museum – Zeitz MOCAA – in Cape Town, Western Cape, the BMW Atrium stands at the heart of the museum. It provides Zeitz MOCAA with the ability to commission and exhibit monumental interventions on a scale never before seen in a public museum in Africa. World class modern African art collection in…
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