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South Africa Wine Summit to unpack forces shaping industry

Industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers will gather at the Stellenbosch University Conservatory on 28 May 2026 for the South Africa Wine Summit to navigate the complex global and local forces…
#wine #SouthAfricanWine #Informme #southafrica #SouthAfricaWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2553009/south-africa-wine-summit-to-unpack-forces-shaping-industry/

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Feb 17

#CitizenScience rediscovers rare South African moth https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/citizen-science-rediscovers-rare-south-african-moth/ paper: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/171904/element/8/16038/

"A strikingly handsome emerald-green #moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in #SouthAfrica by #CitizenScientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth was thought to be #extinct. The species hadn’t been recorded since two male specimens were collected near the #WesternCape town of Swellendam around 1875."

Tariro Mundawarara Jan 2

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Richards Rambles Dec 27

Pin-tailed Whydah

The handsome bird in the top photograph is the male of the Pin-tailed Whydah species. The Pin-tailed Whydah is a brood parasite – in other words the female lays its eggs in another species of bird’s nest and leaves the host birds to raise the chicks. In this case the host bird species is the Swee Waxbill which is shown in the second photograph.

#Birding #birdphotography #Photography #WesternCape

Richards Rambles Dec 26

Meditation

Herewith a quiet contemplative video, filmed in a meditation space in Temenos Retreat Centre, McGregor.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ROg05GURc2I

#meditation #TemenosRetreatCentre #TheWell #WesternCape

Temenos Retreat McGregor | Serene Getaway in South Africa

Temenos is the perfect place to ‘turn away from it all’. Should you need some quiet time or would like to work quietly, or just need to take it easy, our gardens are ready to welcome you. Our cottages are all private and secluded and there is plenty of fresh air in our expansive gardens. You may choose to self-cater while you are here or we can deliver meals right to your doorstep.

Temenos Retreat

Richards Rambles Dec 26

Owl Sculpture

I found this sculpture hanging in the gardens of the Temenos Retreat Centre.
I am not sure if this sculpture is an original created in the Owl House in Nieu Bethesda.

The owl sculptures were originally created by an artist Helen Elizabeth Martin who did some amazing things with light and cement. She stayed in Nieu Bethesda for the last years of her life.
Ms Martin’s home has been turned into a museum and an art outreach centre.
You can see more detail on the Owl House website and if you are in the area of Nieu Bethesda it is well worth a visit.

Temenos is a multifaith retreat centre situated in McGregor in the Western Cape. Their website is here.

#owl #owlhouse #sculpture #Travel #WesternCape

Robert Sanscartier Dec 8

#SA #WesternCape

Organisation Working On Fire has said the influx of off-season callouts is a sign that wildfires have become a climate-driven threat

The Expanded Public Works Programme says it responded to 92 wildfires during the off-season, 46 of those in the Western Cape

Spokesperson Linton Rensburg said climate change, invasive alien vegetation, & strong winds fuel fires in the province

https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/12/08/working-on-fire-says-wc-wildfires-have-become-a-climate-driven-threat

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ecology #environment #climate

Working On Fire says WC wildfires have become a climate-driven threat

The Expanded Public Works Programme says it responded to 92 wildfires during the off-season, 46 of those in the Western Cape.

EWN

David Grayless Oct 31

Freesia caryophyllacea is a dwarf, perennial geophyte endemic to the #WesternCape and forms part of the #fynbos. The species occurs from #Wolseley to #Swellendam, #Hermanus and the #AgulhasPlain. The plant grows to a height of 5 to 10 cm. The plant has already lost 77% of its habitat to agricultural activities, urban development and invasive plants. The phenomenon is still ongoing.