Weathering Winter
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Weathering Winter

The Midlands MagazineAugust 15, 2024

Healing Earth Transformative Wellness at Braham Hills Healing Earth Transformative Wellness at Braham Hills is an African brand that offers a range of natural products to support your skin during the colder Midlands months when dehydration and dryness are common.    Healing Earth’s newly launched ProGlow Cleansing Balm is a highly recommended cleanser enriched with shea butter, jojoba and sweet almond (which adds deeper nourishment) and neroli, ensuring clearer skin. Their Vitamin C & Hyaluronic...

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Old Halliwell – A Local Landmark
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Old Halliwell – A Local Landmark

The Midlands MagazineAugust 15, 2024

It’s no surprise that the Midlands rests on a foundation filled with history and memories, from Nottingham Road and Fort Nottingham to Karkloof, Dargle and Curry’s Post, to name a few. One of these monuments includes the Old Halliwell Inn. It is over a century old, built between 1837 and 1840, and had its beginnings as a farmhouse. This was when the Voortrekkers entered these local areas in the mid-1830s. The Boers who lived in...

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Dynamic Duos
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Dynamic Duos

The Midlands MagazineAugust 15, 2024

Charles and Michael Webster    Tell us more about how you started your band, Father & Son Michael (son) and I (Charles/dad) have been playing music together for several years. We are one of several musical family permutations that include all the Webster kids and a musically inclined and talented mum. Music is a long-standing family tradition and allows us to express our father-son relationship. It’s provided a useful additional income source but remains a...

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Cultivating Curiosity
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Cultivating Curiosity

The Midlands MagazineApril 10, 2024

Nikki Brighton brings a special sparkle to the Midlands. She is a beloved resident of Howick (a place she believes is the centre of the universe), a “locavore”, an “invasivore”, a food activist, a writer, a teacher and the author of her latest book, Wild About Weeds: An Introduction to Uncultivated Food. The book is a product of her deeply-rooted love of and connection to nature, slow food living, foraging and their important interrelations. It...

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Meet Us in the Middle
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Meet Us in the Middle

The Midlands MagazineApril 9, 2024

How often do you visit Hillcrest? It’s kind of an in-between area – a middle place if you will – and is often overshadowed by other spots around the KZN countryside and coastlines. It’s time to give this area some love and share a few great places that you must visit during your next Hillcrest trip!   Before we do anything, let’s start with food. Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market’s main attraction is their incredible...

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Our Countryside Chefs
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Our Countryside Chefs

The Midlands MagazineApril 9, 2024

Discover the maestros behind the delicious dishes at a few of our local restaurants. We chat with these chefs about their career journeys, what inspires them, and their favourite meals to cook.   From cute coffee shops and quaint bed and breakfasts to luxury hotels, the Midlands is never short of scrumptious food. There is something for all tastes, but who are the culinary masters that curate our sumptuous plates? We celebrate three of our...

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Peace, Quiet and Relaxation: River Bend Farm
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Peace, Quiet and Relaxation: River Bend Farm

The Midlands MagazineMarch 28, 2024

As you arrive at River Bend Farm, the river below, surrounding trees and sound of nature relax you immediately. The farm is situated on the Midlands Meander, nestled at the end of the road on a bluff overlooking the Lions River as it meanders in a horseshoe around the farm. The views overlooking the river and forests are spectacular and the country air is refreshing.   We drove the car right up to our room...

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Unapologetically Afro Porto
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Unapologetically Afro Porto

The Midlands MagazineMarch 28, 2024

It’s quite simple – if you have ever gone on holiday to the lovely country of Mozambique, then visiting the local Mozambik restaurants is a no-brainer to help quench the cravings, from the jugs of R&R and the atmosphere to the look and feel of the restaurant and, of course, the food! With its roots firmly set in passion and its flavours unapologetically Afro Porto, the Mozambik restaurant group is fast becoming one of South...

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Easter Weekend Easy Bites
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Easter Weekend Easy Bites

The Midlands MagazineMarch 28, 2024

You have your Easter Sunday feast all planned, but what about the rest of the long weekend? Chef Ross Birkin from ANEW Hotel Hilton Pietermaritzburg shares some scrumptious dishes for you to try at home.   Roast Butternut, Toasted Pumpkin Seed & Danish Feta Salad Serves 1 INGREDIENTS 1 half butternut, cut into evenly sized squares 80g toasted pumpkin seeds 80g chickpeas, drained and ready 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 red pepper 100g baby spinach...

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Beyond the Boundaries of Taste: Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine
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Beyond the Boundaries of Taste: Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine

The Midlands MagazineMarch 28, 2024

The Midlands food scene would not be the same without the renowned Jackie Cameron. From putting Hartford House on the national culinary map to writing international award-winning cookbooks, she has many accolades under her belt that earn her the title of the best of the best. However, one of her most significant contributions to the local area is without a doubt her passion for sharing her talent and skill with aspiring chefs at the Jackie...

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