Cape Etc

Cape Etc showcases the ultimate in entertainment and leisure in the Mother City. The magazine features interviews with award-winning chefs and winemakers, road trips that explore the diversity of the Cape, plus advice from locals on where to go for the best food, wine, art, culture, entertainment and more. Aimed at foreign visitors with a high level of disposable income, Cape Etc also has a loyal fan base of Capetonians who like to be in the know.

THE CONSIDERED WIND-DOWN • THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT WINTER IN THE CAPE THAT ASKS YOU TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION.

HATS OFF • What began in a second bedroom has grown into an Africa-rooted custom hattery, where every piece starts with a conversation. At Blunt Panga, hats are hand-blocked, highly considered, and shaped around the people who wear them

KNYSNA, SLOWLY • Forest, lagoon, oysters, art and slow feasts: Knysna is more than a Garden Route stopover – it’s a place that rewards those who linger

MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY • Cape Town is beautiful, gifted, dramatic and occasionally unbearable. Inspired by an Instagram spat with a former Jozi resident who found the Mother City wanting, Bevan Booyssen asks whether the problem is Cape Town itself – or the fantasies we expect it to fulfil

BUILT TO LAST • A car on the ceiling, bourbon on the shelf and outdoor gear built to outlast the trend cycle. This is what you can expect inside the East City world of Thomas Ferreira, where Just Like Papa and Tommys Chop Shop have become local institutions in their own right

CHILL FACTOR • A design-led Montagu escape where silence, slow cooking, the sounds of the river and a dog named Roxy offered not just rest, but a way back to self.

WARM EMBRACE • Winter is here and Cape Town's culinary talents aren't hibernating

KNOW NEW FRIENDS • What if we could use technology to encourage, rather than inhibit, real-world social networking? Sibabalwe 'Sibs' Qetu-Yates, the founder of the Meetable app, offers a compelling solution

STILL WATERS • At Waterfall Camp near Citrusdal, true seclusion is the luxury. Set beside private rock pools and wrapped in the rugged folds of the Koue Bokkeveld, this remote campsite offers the rare gift of silence, wildness and time properly spent with good people around a fire

WELLNESS IN THE WINELANDS • From mountain trails to yoga, cold plunges, infrared saunas and Red Light Therapy, Aeon Club is just what your body, mind and spirit needs on your next day trip to Paarl

CAPE, CURATED • Grape minds don’t always think alike. Atzaró Cape Town offers made-for-you Cape Winelands meanders that’ll have you on cloud wine

Built on Belief • Toyota's new Land Cruiser FJ arrives with heritage in its bones and a younger buyer in its sights, blending retro charm, real off-road ability and the weight of one of motoring's most trusted names

WARTHOGS AND ALL • Conservation and community through the eyes of a local