South Africa Township & Development Tourism

Djuma Game Lodge, Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park: Accommodation Review

Djuma Game Lodge
Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga Province | Maps

Bush Lodge Interior
Accommodation type: Game Lodge
Number of stars: 4 & 5
Rooms starting from (per person sharing): R1950
SA Blog recommends? Enthusiastically!

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Djuma gained its Fair Trade status for a variety of reasons, but chief among them has to be its extraordinary support for local education. The Lodge’s owner, Jurie Moolman, has capitalized on his relationship with the local Shangaan-speaking communities - a relationship that began during apartheid, when Moolman was a political activist and the communities provided him with safe harbor - to begin a series of school-building projects that has grown from strength to strength.

(See full review below.)

Date: May 2nd, 2006 | No Comments

The Wembley Roadhouse, Athlone, Cape Town: Take-Away Review

It’s surprisingly hard to find a good, cheap curry in Cape Town. SA Blog is on the case! Click on our cheap curries tag for more hot eats.

The Wembley Roadhouse
23 Belgravia Road (cnr. Denchworth)
Belgravia, Athlone, Cape Town | Map

The Wembley

Specialty: Delicious Indian take-out.
Contact: Tel: +27 (0) 21 697 1435
SA Blog recommends a look inside? Don’t miss it!

Date: April 27th, 2006 | 2 comments

Ma Neo’s B&B, Langa, Cape Town: Accommodation Review

Ma Neo’s B&B
Zone 7 No 30 (off Sandile Avenue)
Langa, Cape Town | Map

Ma Neo’s Main Suite

Accommodation type: Bed & Breakfast
Number of stars: 2
Rooms starting from (per person sharing): R180
SA Blog recommends? It’s Perfectly Suitable

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Many original features of the house have been kept intact, to create the atmosphere of a typical black township home, which survived the political upheavals of the 1980s up to the present time.

(See full review below.)

Date: April 18th, 2006 | No Comments

Liziwe’s Guest House, Guguletu, Cape Town: Accommodation Review

Liziwe’s Guest House
NY 111, No. 121, Guguletu
Cape Town | Map

Liziwe’s Bedroom

Accommodation type: Bed & Breakfast
Number of stars: N/A
Rooms starting from (per room): R300
SA Blog recommends? Enthusiastically!

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If you have not been to Guguletu township in Cape Town, you are most welcome to relax and stay over at Liziwe’s wonderful B&B.

See also: Liziwe’s African Cuisine (Restaurant Review)

(See full review below.)

Date: April 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Khayelitsha Cookies Now at Seattle Coffee Co. - Yum!

The best cup of coffee in South Africa - excluding the hand-brewed miracle served up in Your Correspondent’s kitchen by his Lovely Assistant most afternoons - is to be found at the Seattle Coffee Company chain of cafes.

Khayelitsha Cookies

While I’m not normally too enthusiastic about any kind of chain store, Seattle is different. The coffee’s always fresh, rich and strong; during my 10-season-long cafe-hopping soap opera here, I’ve never tasted another cup to top it. Bizarrely, Seattle doesn’t have a website, so I can’t refer you on to further propaganda.

Today I’ve discovered two two further reasons to pop into Seattle for a soothing cuppa: their names are “Ginger Cookie” and “Choc Nut Brownie”. You’ll find these confectionary treasures situated among the other snacks near the till. Not only are they very tasty, but they’re the products of the Khayelitsha Cookie Company, a non-profit organisation creating jobs in Cape Town’s townships.

Eat a Khayelitsha Cookie at Seattle Coffee and you’ll be munching in support of a variety of Fair Trade and social development initiatives, from the KCC’s baking projects to the efforts of the Philani health clinic to ensure adequate nutrition for Khayelitsha’s children. It’s - dare I say it - guilt free indulgence!

Note that the cookies carry Seattle’s own branding, so you have to look carefully to make sure you’re choosing the right treat. (Let the picture above be your guide!)

Date: April 10th, 2006 | No Comments