Twenty-one years of sobriety and a lesson in gratitude
Sometimes sobriety is not about simply giving something up. It is about choosing life, one day at a time.
Lynette Spencer
Businesses offered brand exposure at OppiDam Musiekfees 2026
For businesses, the OppiDam Musiekfees presents an opportunity to connect directly with a large and diverse audience through a range of sponsorship packages.
Rural workshop turns waste into opportunity
From a rural workshop in Shiyalongubo, Nick and Nichole Nyalungu are proving that discarded materials can become internationally recognised products while creating jobs and opportunities in the Barberton-Makhonjwa Mountains.
The road to Barberton was paved in gold, gin, danger and hotels
At the bottom of the notorious Chute stood Jenkinson’s Hotel beside Gin Creek, where transport riders stopped to refill their gin bottles before continuing towards the goldfields.
International sounds take centre stage with Cinema at OppiDam
Cinema will bring the unmistakable sound of the 1980s to the OppiDam Musiekfees 2026 on October 2. For a generation that grew up with their music, it promises to be a trip down memory lane, while introducing a new generation to a band that continues to evolve.
From fear to fascination, a lifelong love affair with elephants
Today, on World Elephant Day, I find myself thinking not only about the elephants I have encountered throughout my life, but also about the people who dedicate their lives to protecting them.
Adam's Calendar guards one of Mpumalanga's greatest mysteries
Is Adam's Calendar the world's oldest man-made structure, or is the truth something entirely different?