Easter, a time of reflection and renewal
Easter is more than just a long weekend. It is a time of reflection, renewal and community.
Lynette Spencer
🎥 Kids, this one’s for you: Grow it, plant it, paint it!
Looking for ways to keep the kids busy during the school holidays? Gardening projects like bean jars, painted rock markers and mini succulent gardens are fun, affordable and teach valuable life skills - all from your own backyard.
The cableway: Barberton’s forgotten link to Havelock Mine
For more than 60 years, asbestos travelled through the sky from Havelock Mine to our railway station. Here is the remarkable story behind the pylons many of us remember following into the mountains.
Build a boma in one weekend
With a few basic materials and a bit of weekend effort, you can create a beautiful family boma using stone, brick or recycled materials.
Nukain Mabuza: the artist who painted the rocks of Barberton
It was here, among granite boulders and Lowveld bush, that self‑taught artist Nukain Mabuza created what would later become known as the ‘Painted Rock Garden of Revolver Creek’.
When distant wars reach our petrol pumps
Recent tensions and military conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States have once again reminded the world how closely global events and local economies are connected.
Across continents and decades, Rienie reaches the milestone of 105
With a life story spanning wartime Europe and ocean voyages, Barberton resident Rienie still lives in the Andrews Street home she and her late husband, Henk, built nearly 30 years ago.