Leari Lifestyles

NETCAREPLUS EXPANDS HEALTH COVER OPTIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S GROWING “MISSING MIDDLE”

NetcarePlus has unveiled its expanded 2027 offering, built around a simple principle: healthcare cover should start with the healthcare need, not the product. The expansion comes as healthcare costs rise and the needs of South Africans become increasingly diverse. The new offering was unveiled at the annual NetcarePlus Product Launch in Sandton, against a backdrop […]

DULUX UNVEILS SOULFUL SAGE™ AS ITS 2027 COLOUR OF THE YEAR

Find refuge from the noise with colours that restore, inspire, and uplift It’s time to breathe easier and celebrate AkzoNobel’s Colour of the Year 2027 – Soulful Sage™ – a serene and versatile colour that invites you to create lighter spaces for a lighter life. Soulful Sage is an ethereal, soft silvery green that invites […]

VONKEL AT SIMONSIG UNCORKS A NEW CHAPTER AT THE HOME OF SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST CAP CLASSIQUE

Ringing in its 55th year since producing South Africa’s first Cap Classique, Simonsig Family Vineyards has introduced a fresh new provenance-led restaurant to its Stellenbosch estate. Vonkel at Simonsig sits alongside the Tasting Room of the third-generation Malan family-owned wine farm. Rounding out the farm’s offering, it’s serving produce-forward and bubbly-friendly Mediterranean-style food for brunch […]

BMW IX3 USHERS IN A NEW ERA OF ELECTRIC MOBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

The new-generation BMW iX3 is a fully electric Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) that gives customers their first on-the-road taste of a whole new era of Sheer Driving Pleasure. An all-new design language gives the car a character-rich appearance that faithfully conveys the technological progress made by the new model. With sixth-generation BMW eDrive technology, a […]

LEVI’S® BLUE TAB™ TAKES DENIM TO NEW HEIGHTS FOR FALL/WINTER 2026

Rooted in premium denim and elevated icons, Blue Tab™ is the Levi’s® brand’s most pinnacle and sophisticated expression of the denim lifestyle. Blue Tab combines the brand’s authentic, timeless aesthetic with bespoke craftsmanship, infused with modernity. The Fall/Winter 2026 Blue Tab collection draws inspiration from 1940s aviators and early female pilots like Amelia Earhart, translating […]

CAPTURE EVERY MOMENT WITH THE SAMSUNG GALAXY Z8 SERIES AT 947 JOBURG DAY

The countdown to one of Johannesburg’s biggest music and lifestyle events is on, and this year, 947 Joburg Day is putting the spotlight firmly where it belongs, on everyone. Taking place on 5 September 2026 at Crocodile Creek Polo Club, Lanseria, 947 Joburg Day, in partnership with Primedia, returns with the theme “Everyone’s a Headliner”, bringing together an electrifying line-up […]

KAUAI CELEBRATES THREE DECADES OF TRANSFORMING HEALTHY EATING IN SOUTH AFRICA

When Kauai opened its first smoothie bar in 1996, South Africa’s fast food landscape offered few convenient choices centred on fresh, natural ingredients. Smoothies, wraps and nutrient dense meals were far from mainstream, and healthy eating was often treated as a specialist interest rather than something that could fit into an ordinary working day. Thirty […]

JOCKEY MARKS 150 YEARS OF CRAFTING COMFORT

Few apparel brands can claim to have dressed generations of the same family. Fewer still can say they have been doing it for 150 years. In 2026, Jockey celebrates a century and a half of crafting comfort marking a journey that began in the United States in 1876 and evolved into one of the world’s most […]

FRIENDSHIP MAY BE DOING MORE FOR YOUR HEALTH THAN YOU THINK

For many South African women, friendship is woven into daily life activities: the school run, the stokvel, the church group, the walking club, the colleague who notices when you are quieter than usual, or the neighbour who checks in when the curtains stay closed for too long.  We often think of these connections as emotional […]

THE PALACE OF THE LOST CITY UNVEILS PLUME JAZZ LOUNGE

A sophisticated new luxury destination where music, fine dining and world-class hospitality come together The Palace of the Lost City, Sun City’s flagship five-star hotel and one of Africa’s most iconic luxury destinations, is set to elevate its hospitality offering with the launch of The Plume Jazz Lounge, an elegant new venue dedicated to live jazz, […]