The holiday season is about to get a lot merrier as The Galileo Open Air Cinema announces its festive outdoor movie screenings for December. Ushering in the festivities with a carefully curated movie schedule, prepare to be transported to a world of holiday enchantment with The Galileo Open Air Cinema's Christmas-themed movie line-up, perfect for the entire family.

Tommy Hall is not a man who leaves things to chance. As Director of Global Operations for a Fortune 500 technology company, Hall is all about meticulous planning, managing risk and being prepared for the unexpected. And yet, fate must have played a hand in bringing Hall and his family to the beautiful Franschhoek valley.

For just as Tommy, his wife Crystal and his son Gavin were seeking to carve out a life on the continent with which they feel a deep kinship, a chance encounter led Hall to the gates of an historic Cape farm. It was a place offering both a new adventure and the opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of a Cape farming community.

The eagerly awaited 2024 edition of South Africaโ€™s original and still favourite wine adviser, Platterโ€™s Guide, is here, with a rich, luxurious cover colour that evokes the unique pleasure of drinking truly fine wine. The 44th edition of this best-selling guide features well over 900 producers, merchants and brands, including 31 new ones, and over 8,000 locally produced wines, as well as brandies, husk spirits and sherry-style wines.

In its best showing in the 44-year history of South Africa's iconic Platter's Guide to the country's wine offerings, Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville secured six five-star ratings in the 2024 Guide that has just been released. Besides achieving six of this all-encompassing South African guide's top five-star accolades, Diemersdal's The Journal Sauvignon Blanc 2022 was named Platter's Sauvignon Blanc of the Year for the top-scoring wine in that category as judged by the team of esteemed wine critics who annually scrutinise the entries.

Franschhoek's La Petite Ferme, known for its world-class luxury accommodation and recently recognised as a leader in the hospitality industry by the prestigious Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards 2023, winning four awards in the categories Best Scenic Environment Hotel, Best Country Hotel in Africa, Best Culinary Experience in Africa and Best Small Hotel in Africa, has garnered more awards