February 18, 2021
A year in review, what we’ve been up to and what we plan for the year ahead Click here for the report: NWT Report 2019-2020 […]
January 20, 2021
20 Januarie 2021 deur Suzanne Potgieter In die afgelope jaar het al hoe meer kelders begin om ‘n bottel of twee, of selfs ‘n reeks alkoholvrye […]
December 11, 2020
Press Release: Matzikama Means Business It is with great pleasure and excitement that we wish to inform you that the Matzikama Business Development Centre (MBDC) has […]
December 8, 2020
Did you visit the #Weskus region recently? Please share your favourite photo or video of your summer activities in the weskus and stand a chance to […]
November 26, 2020
Steilhoogte Primary is a rural farm school in the Matzikama district, halfway between Klawer and Vredendal. As many of the social problems that the children are […]
October 17, 2020
Spring and Summer in South Africa is the ultimate time to hit the road in search of gorgeous gardens. From the natural splendour of the Namaqualand […]
October 17, 2020
GEBORG: Hoe goed ken jy die Weskus – van die Swartland tot die Sederberg? Elke kontinent het ’n weskusstreek, maar net Suid-Afrika het ’n Weskus! Dit […]
October 17, 2020
Uitkyk Primêr het Donderdag, 27 Februarie die Namqua West Coast kantoor te Vanrhynsdorp besoek. Hier het die leerders deur die museum geloop, meer geleer oor die […]
October 17, 2020
’n Saligheid van stap en eet Deur Maryke Roberts 25 Februarie 2020 Om vir vyf dae in die voetspore van die San te stap en in […]
October 17, 2020
“ In watter ander taal kry jy blommename wat so beskrywend is soos volstruisvygies, geelkatsterte, kewermadelie” Lees meer: Toer in jou taal
October 17, 2020
Matzikama Hiking Club is op 18 April 2018 gestig. Daar was baie navrae oor stap gewees en mense wil nie alleen stap nie. Omdat hulle nie […]
October 17, 2020
Ses plaaslike kunstenaars van Wesland Kunste Vereniging (WAA) het die geleentheid gehad om deel uit te maak van ‘n eerste uitstalling in die nuwe perseel van […]
October 17, 2020
Here are four Cape west coast wine estates – and a few key varietals – that should be on your radar now. 27 January 2020 – […]
October 17, 2020
‘n Kunsuitstalling van ‘n paar van Wesland Kunste Vereniging (WAA) se plaaslike kunsternaars word op Donderdagaand, 30 Januarie by die nuwe kantoor van Namaqua Weskus Toerisme […]
October 17, 2020
There’s plenty of great food and fine wine in the world, but nowhere else has the ‘weskus vibe’ of the Namaqua West Coast. The people you meet here […]
October 17, 2020
Wupperthal brand af Eerste Ginfees Perlemoenbedryf uitbreiding Madeliefie Makietie Eerste Namaqua X lees verder op Bl. 8 & 9 13122019 Ons Kontrei
October 17, 2020
Net as jy dink jy het al die meeste plekke aan die Namaqua-Weskus besoek, kom daar nôg by, en jy kan boonop nie die ou bekendes […]
October 17, 2020
Weskus: Feeskus, smulkus, avontuurkus! Sonskyn en samesyn gaan hand aan hand hier aan die Weskus, veral as jy vir die jaarlikse Perlemoenfees by Doringbaai en Strandfontein […]
October 17, 2020
After more than a decade of lobbying, agreement was reached last week to declare the Olifants River Estuary on the West Coast a nature reserve. Read […]
October 17, 2020
Twee kleinboere van die klein vissersgemeenskappie Ebenhaeser, aan die mond van die Olifantsrivier in die Namakwa-Weskus, vier vanjaar vyf jaar as suksesvolle wingerdboere. Hul derde oes […]
October 17, 2020
Daar is talle wynplase en kelders teen die see en Olifantsrivier om van te kies, skryf Suzaan Potgieter. Beplan ‘n kuier teen die Weskus hierdie vakansie […]
October 17, 2020
Hul produkte het almal’n storie. Dis belangrik, dis wat tel. So sê agri-entrepreneur Stefan Gerber. Hy’s ‘n wolboer van die Noord-Kaap; ook wynboer van die Paarl. […]
October 17, 2020
On a seaside hike steeped in history, Clifford Roberts lets his mind wander, too. We’re tracking a thousand-year route the San people used, linking past and […]
October 16, 2020
‘n Staptog met ‘n verskil, dis presies wat Saterdag, 9 November se “Camino into Wine” was. Lees verder op bl. 6: 22112019 Ons Kontrei
October 16, 2020
Grant award to preserve “Cradle of Human culture” Diepkloof Rock Shelter The United States Consulate General in Cape Town is pleased to support Heritage Western Cape’s […]
October 16, 2020
The West Coast is one of the few places left in the Western Cape that is devoid of pretension, says Georgia East, who pays tribute to […]
October 16, 2020
Exploring this wildly beautiful coastline and the people that call it home, West Coast Wander takes readers on a culinary caper from Yzerfontein to Doringbaai, documenting […]
October 15, 2020
Madeliefie Makietie ry steeds golf van sukses op Strandfontein. Die gewildste en grootste musiekfees aan die Weskus het die afgelope naweek weer in die kusdorpie plaasgevind. […]
October 15, 2020
Na die ongelooflike suksesvolle aanbieding van die heel eerste in sy soort Namaqua X, ‘n resies wat drie dissiplines kombineer, het Namaqua Weskus Toersime ‘n toekenning […]
October 15, 2020
ʼn Boerdery op Vredendal se soeke na nuwe geleenthede en wye belangstellingsveld het gelei tot die begin van ‘n stokery wat met sonkrag bedryf word en […]
October 15, 2020
Vrywilligers vanuit die gemeenskap en enigeen wat belangstel in die natuur van die omgewing, asook diegene wat ‘n legkaart kan pak is welkom om betrokke te […]
October 15, 2020
I met writer and photographer, Georgia East, author of the cookbook, West Coast Wander (R300) a few months ago on a day trip to Riebeek Kasteel… […]
October 15, 2020
Die riel is ‘n baie ou dansvorm waarvan die wortels teruggespoor kan word na die danse van die Khoi en die San. Lees verder op bl. […]
October 15, 2020
Fryer’s Cove het onlangs die Innovation toekenning ontvang by die eerste Wine & Food Tourism conference Awards. Lees verder op bl 6: 18102019 Ons Kontrei
October 15, 2020
Maskam Brewing company en Unique Premium Beverages het op Saterdag, 5 Oktober saamgespan om die eerste van sy soort ginfees in hierdie omgewing te hou. lees […]
October 15, 2020
And that’s not the only reason to take it slow between Springbok in the Northern Cape and Elansbaai on the West Coast words: Ron Swilling; Pictures: […]
October 15, 2020
Chris-Johan Fourie het onlangs ‘n terreinplan en voorstelling van die beoogde fontein gemeenskapsprojek gemaak. Daar sal sitplek wees sodat dit prakties sowel as esteties kan bydra […]
October 14, 2020
Tydens die 187ste jaar van Suid-Afrika se oudste wynkompetisie, die Suid-Afrikaanse Jongwynskou het ‘n plaaslike kelder en twee wynmakers hulle staal gewys en ‘n belangrike toekenning […]
October 14, 2020
Clanwilliam: Marice Mercuur van Clanwilliam het tydens die jaarlikse toekenningsgala van Departement Lanbou, Bosbou en Visserye die prys as “Female Entrepreneur” ontvang. Lees verder op bladsy […]
October 14, 2020
“The best wine is the one you like most, irrespective of brand, price or awards. Listen to your tongue and ignore what others say,” answered the […]
October 13, 2020
Ons sou Namibië toe gegaan het, want ons het ʼn vakansie dringend nodig gehad. En as ek terugdink, vermoed ek ons wou vir tien dae emigreer, […]
August 16, 2020
Rules & Regulations: The photo entered must be of the 2020 flower season. The photo must be of the flowers in the Western Cape & Namaqualand […]
March 30, 2020
COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal
March 2, 2020
Click on the link for some ideas for your next road trip and visit to the Namaqua West Coast region NWT Itinerary Planner
January 16, 2020
Deur Toast Coetzer (saamgestel) 18 Maart 2019 Uitgawe April 2019 Die Weskus is ’n hartsbestemming eerder as ’n plek met ’n rits doendinge. Hierlangs moet jý […]
January 16, 2020
Like wine, tasting rooms have their fans. Ask anyone for their favourite and you’ve launched a debate. For some, it’s about architecture; others, the view. There […]
January 15, 2020
Despite the bad tan, sore legs and sand in places I didn’t know I had, I arrived back from the West Coast with that somewhat elusive […]
January 15, 2020
Whether you’re looking for back-to-basics beauty, a fun family getaway, or a romantic retreat, we’ve got you covered with our picks of campsites in the Cape. […]
January 13, 2020
“Noudat die droogte die blomseisoen knel, wonder mense of daar nog iets in Namakwaland te sien is. Natuurlik! Maar vat dit stadig en kyk waar jy […]
December 11, 2019
Geniet ‘n somerson feestyd! Kliek op die skakel onderaan vir die vakansie program: Matzi Wegbreek 2019
September 19, 2019
A Point to Ponder On: TOURISM SHOULD BE LED BY GOVERNMENT, DRIVEN BY PRIVATE SECTOR, TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL ITS COMMUNITIES. White Paper on Development […]
September 11, 2019
A Point to Ponder On: TOURISM SHOULD BE LED BY GOVERNMENT, DRIVEN BY PRIVATE SECTOR, TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL ITS COMMUNITIES. White Paper on Development […]
August 20, 2019
Die Namaqua-Weskusstreek lewer elke jaar van die mooiste blomme, maar jy moet die regte roetes kies om dit te kan aanskou. Tasneem van Rooyen het die […]