[Updated August 2022]

September is Heritage Month and we’ve rounded up wonderful ways to celebrate South Africa’s rich and diverse culture. Join us as we explore Xhosa mythology, outrageous art, Namaqualand daisies and where to find the tastiest kotas.

Get a culture fix at the Zeitz MOCAA

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Fresh from its glamorous opening weekend, this contemporary art museum is just as interesting on the inside as its exterior suggests. Designed by the celebrated UK architect commissioned to build Google’s new offices, the architecture is mesmerising with dramatic spiral staircases and echoes of the Sagrada Familia. Nicholas Hlobo’s giant dragon sculpture iimpundulu zonke ziyandilenda is the pièce de résistance in this astonishing museum of over 80 gallery spaces which include works by Nandipha Mntambo, Kenyan artist Cyrus Karibu and William Kentridge, among many others. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is