The Curse of Fatherlessness – A Social Pandemic
Fatherlessness is a pandemic that is affecting the human race across the globe, regardless of race, culture, or community. This issue is prevalent in every generation, and it can be compared to Covid and the Spanish Flu combined in its impact. This is no germ. It is...
We Do Not Want Parking Management On The Main Road In Franschhoek
Franschhoek is a village, a tourist hot spot village. It has been a tourist hotspot village for at least 15 years now. It has always had a high flow of cars in and out of the village during this time, apart from 2020 and most of 2021. Furthermore, it has numerous...
Franschhoek Load Shedding! What Load Shedding?
And so it continues. The lights remain on. They should be off according to the stage 4 load shedding schedule, yet there they are burning bright. It is the third day, the silence continues along with the lights staying on when they should be off. Not a word of...
My Franschhoek Story – Coming Home!
A condensed and rewritten version from my upcoming book titled Awry! The times, trials, tribulations and ultimately the triumphs of the Gentle Spearman of the Tattooed Warriors from the Ford at the River Craw. www.villagersvoice.co.zaThe Dreams of the Afflicted I...
In response to the South African Weather Service warning about the Facebook Black South Easter post 5 May 2021
News24 feature a weather warning today the 5 May 2021, issued by South Africa’s venerable weather service, the SA Weather Service. You can read this on the News24 website -...
What’s On at Mont Rochelle Hotel in Franschhoek
January 2020. A new year calls for new discoveries... Treat your taste buds to something delicious With a passion for South African flavours and seasonal ingredients, our Executive Head Chef, Arek, has created a new selection of menus, inspired by the...
Franschhoek Literary Festival 17 to 19 May 2019
Its nearly time when book worms, book lovers, authors and readers all come to Franschhoek to celebrate their love for books. Literally, the Literary Festival is the most benign, well behaved and decent of all the festivals that are held in Franschhoek. There is no...
Buckwheat Bread Revolution Baking in Franschhoek
Intolerance to certain foods is growing at a phenomenal rate worldwide as manufactures of processed foods add more and more additives to enhance flavours and extend the shelf life of their products. Gone are the days when a loaf of bread was simply a loaf of bread...
Wine Tasting or is it Wine Drinking in Franschhoek
Wine tasting is one of the most popular activities in Franschhoek. With its century’s old wine estates and excellent wines, people flock to Franschhoek for the ultimate wine tasting experience. But what is wine tasting, or, should we just call it what it really is and...
Welcome to the New “Franschhoek at your Fingertips” Web Site
Our Franschhoek site has entered into a new era with a complete redesign. Along with the pages for accommodation, restaurants, wine estates and all the other pages from the old site, we are also incorporating a blog. Our blog will offer news, reviews as well as...
Check out our 5 day Weather Report
Flight Information & Bookings
FRANSCHHOEK.CO.ZA
WEBMASTER
Gary Scott
31 Van Wijk Street
Franschhoek
073 2800 758
gary@franschhoek.co.za