Looking for a genuine escape from the demands of daily life? Then head to Hermanus on the Whale Coast in the Western Cape.

When most of us think Hermanus, we only think whales. Wrong – because although it is a famous whale-watching destination, which sees foreigners and South Africans flocking here in the winter, this ...

“We’re nothing without the poignancy and the importance of writing,” Oliver Hermanus says of directors as we sit down to discuss his new film, The History of Sound, which follows Paul Mescal as Lionel ...

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City Sightseeing South Africa is launching guided Hermanus whale watching tours from Cape Town, giving travellers an easy way ...

It may be the tourist capital of whales and wine, but the Western Cape town of Hermanus has had a tough three years. Before Covid arrived, this Whale Coast town was rocked by service delivery protests ...

Oliver Hermanus' shimmery and sensual military drama locates war zones in South Africa and in the closeted mind of its young protagonist. There is no more delicious agony than the one felt when you’re ...

Through the pixelated image, Oliver Hermanus wears a relaxed smile. His voice is slightly delayed, but we quickly get the hang of what is now very much the norm in a Covid climate. He is sitting at ...

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