POPULAR ASIAN BUBBLE TEA GETS A SOUTH AFRICAN TWIST

Rooibos is one versatile brew. Now local marketers are incorporating it into bubble tea – a unique-tasting, interactive beverage from Taiwan that has become a worldwide craze. If you’re looking to try something different this Heritage Day, give a Rooibos bubble tea a try.

TISANES TO TRY THIS SPRING

Reach for a lighter, fresher herbal infusion this spring season. We’ve selected our top six Rooibos blends, that’s an absolute must try!

NEW ROOIBOS PHYTOSOME TO BE DEVELOPED FOR COSMETIC APPLICATION

Up for a flower chase? Look no further than the Cederberg – home to Rooibos. For a short few weeks (mid-August to early September), the typically arid Cederberg landscape, bursts into a magnificent array of colour after the winter rain. Here’s a list of the best places to view the wild flowers along the Rooibos Route.

KHOI AND SAN RECEIVE FIRST CYCLE OF BENEFIT-SHARING FUNDS FROM ROOIBOS INDUSTRY

Up for a flower chase? Look no further than the Cederberg – home to Rooibos. For a short few weeks (mid-August to early September), the typically arid Cederberg landscape, bursts into a magnificent array of colour after the winter rain. Here’s a list of the best places to view the wild flowers along the Rooibos Route.

COME SEE THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BOTANICAL DISPLAY ALONG THE ROOIBOS ROUTE

Up for a flower chase? Look no further than the Cederberg – home to Rooibos. For a short few weeks (mid-August to early September), the typically arid Cederberg landscape, bursts into a magnificent array of colour after the winter rain. Here’s a list of the best places to view the wild flowers along the Rooibos Route.

MAKE EVERY CUP OF ROOIBOS COUNT THIS MANDELA DAY

Honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy by sharing your next cup of Rooibos with someone you don’t know – a stranger, the homeless, a neighbour you haven’t met, the elderly or a new colleague at work. This Mandela Day (18 July), let us be more mindful of each other’s needs.

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

― Nelson Mandela

GET YOUR SKIN WINTER-READY WITH THESE ROOIBOS BEAUTY HACKS

Cold, wintry weather tends to dry hair and skin. Try these ten Rooibos beauty hacks that will make you glow from the inside out.

“TEA TOURISM” – THE HOT NEW ENGINE OF GROWTH FOR SA’S ECONOMY

Few industries have been hit as hard by the pandemic as the travel and tourism sector, but fortuitously, it has given a fillip to tea tourism worldwide. Adele du Toit, spokesperson for the SA Rooibos Council (SARC) says the pandemic turned everyone’s focus to healthier living, which has fuelled a resurgence in tea consumption and exploring the unique regions where tea or tisanes are produced.

RAISE A CUP OF ROOIBOS TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY

International Tea Day (21 May) and the Rooibos industry’s contribution to making the sector more sustainable.

CELEB HIPPO’S PENCHANT FOR ROOIBOS

Meet Jessica the Hippo – one of the world’s most famous animal stars. She’s played the lead in several National Geographic documentaries, appeared on the Discovery Channel, SKY news, BBC, Japanese, German and Australian telly and even made it onto the Oprah Winfrey Show. Annually, thousands of tourists flock to the 6 ha reserve in Hoedspruit, situated along the Blyde River to catch a glimpse of Jessica. Her favourite snack is homegrown Rooibos, and she eagerly gulps down 20 l a day