South Africans looking to beat the winter chill by lighting up a braai are in for some pain, with the latest Braai Index showing above-inflation price hikes hitting hard.

‘Ons braai bietjie. Geseënde Kersfees van die Hofmeyrs. Omring jou met die wat jou liefhet! Kies die dag om hulle te sê dat jy hulle liefhet.’ Translated into English, it reads: We are braaiing.

Braai or bake: Tony Jackman’s spatchcock chicken ‘flattie’ flavoured with lime and garlic, photographed as soon as it came off the coals in Cradock. April 2024.

DM The National Braai Day initiative was founded in 2005 and encourages all South Africans to unite around fires on 24 September every year. Jan Braai stands at the head of this organisation.

First, get some tin foil — this comes in handy for popping vegetables onto the braai or, even better, for wrapping up some sweet potatoes and roasting them on the coals. Vegetables you can roast ...

The biggest beneficiary of this age of social media memes is Checkers Sixty60 – after the Springboks alternative uniform was unveiled as hyper-jade by kit sponsors Nike. The colour bears a striking ...

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At the inaugural braai fest in 2016, over 12 000kg of meat was consumed in one day, while a staggering 15 000kg was gobbled at the second edition in 2017.

Gino Oliver from Jazz on the Yard hosts a Heritage Day fundraiser at Sunbird Park in Kuilsriver. Get your tickets early as there is only space for 90 mense. Live performances will take place from Lady ...