SA Olive and its sponsor Absa announced the Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards last week. Absa’s participation in and support of the Awards reflects that it is committed to South African agriculture and promotes the development of South African Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO).
In accordance with the rules of the annual Awards, which have been awarded for the 8th time this year, ten different olive oils must be recognised, ‘to support the development of the South African olive oil industry by maximising exposure and opportunities for local EVOO producers.’ Continue reading →

I don’t often visit Lifestyle on Kloof, but needed to buy something at Wellness Warehouse yesterday morning, so spent an interesting morning, revisiting the centre, and some of its more quirky shops. My shock surprise was discovering the jam-packed Olive Branch Deli, a ‘Community Grocer‘ which has been in the centre, adjacent to Woolworths, for 18 months already! 