Get It Durban

26/12/2025

Quick growing veggies for summer

Sow these easy-to grow-veggies in early January for fresh pickings through to autumn. For a veggie garden how-to, care tips and and a list of quick-growers, visit our website.

Kirchhoffs

25/12/2025

Wishing all of our wonderful readers, followers, advertisers, supporters and team a day full of joy, laughter, and festive cheer. May your Christmas be overflowing with love, delicious treats, and magical moments that turn into cherished memories.

With love,
The Get It Girls

24/12/2025

Christmas Eve is here – just one more sleep until the big day! Final festive prep is in full swing, and if The Franschhoek Cellar collection isn’t on your Christmas table yet, it’s time to grab it!

Read all about our festive favourites right here:

A chilled rosé for sipping poolside, a crisp white Chenin Blanc for pre-Christmas lunch with the girls, a Merlot to serve with the roast lamb. We’ve been shopping at Franshhoek Cellar and have a selection of brilliant wines to see us through the festive season and Summer hols. The Franschhoek Cel...

23/12/2025

The festive season brings sunshine, outdoor living, and a well-deserved holiday break – the perfect time to dive into your garden!
Discover our plant of the month, herb of the month, seasonal garden tasks, and some fun festive décor ideas for your outdoor space:

A garden filled with silvery cushion bush, marigold-like blooms, Magical Revolution and plenty of sunshine and bright light. Herb of the month Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes lucida) is an ancient herb from Central and South America that was used by the Aztecs to flavour their stimulating cocoa drink...

22/12/2025

As the countdown to Betway sa20 Season 4 begins, stadiums are ready for another cricket-meets-culture magic.

For Durban's Super Giants’ young pace sensation, Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka, the festive season means one thing – game time.

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/14yVg

21/12/2025

Holiday reads, thrilling plots and a little sparkle in your glass!

Whether you’re curled up poolside or enjoying a sunny summer afternoon, our latest Book Club picks are here to make your holiday season page-turningly good:

Archer and Patterson, Grisham and Cornwell, Child and Cole … all our faves for a month of holiday reads. Two weeks to host the greatest show on earth. One second away from disaster. London, 1012 … the eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. But the [.....

20/12/2025

Breakfast in the bush

Monkeys making off with banana bread. Bush babies in the bar. Ellies strolling past the dinner table.

Dining with Elephants is not your every day cookbook. It’s a story of French cuisine and an African journey by Françoise Malby-Anthony, who moved from Paris to Durban, and was just getting used to living in what she describes as ‘a small provincial town’ when she and her husband uprooted and moved to the middle of nowhere.

It’s a love story, a collection of true stories from 27 years of living in the African bush, and recipes for the wonderful dishes that are served up at Thula Thula Private Game Reserve. With anecdotes throughout, the book is a delight … as are the recipes. The Croque Madame which one UK guest asked for at every meal, scrambled eggs with biltong and potato rosti, venison terrine, coffee and chocolate tart, malva pudding rusks. Rockhopper Books, R430

19/12/2025

This festive season, Pavilion Shopping Centre, affectionately known as The Pav, is giving families something truly special.

From December 6 to 24, enjoy a full calendar of festive fun, completely free, designed to bring families together and create unforgettable holiday memories.
Expect carols by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, a vibrant Carnival of Joy with daily stage shows, festive crafts, donut decorating, photos with Santa, complimentary gift wrapping for a good cause, a magical Christmas Night Market and playful rooftop weekend activations for the little ones.

With extended trading hours and a mix of proudly local favourites and global brands, The Pav is your one-stop festive destination this season.

Open late from December 12 to 23 (9am–10pm), December 24 (9am–7pm) and December 26 to 31 (9am–7pm). Voluntary trade on December 25 and January 1.

Go and soak up the joy, the music and the magic, all under one roof.

19/12/2025

Christmas here is golden: sunlit tables under palm trees, barefoot laughter and platters of fresh, flavourful food.

It’s this vibrant, distinctly South African version of the holidays that inspires award-winning local chef Kayla-Ann Osborn, and it’s the spirit she brings to every dish she creates.

We chat to Kayla-Ann and discover three of her mouthwatering recipes, perfect for festive season hosting:

In Durban, the festive season arrives not with snowflakes and mistletoe, but with sea air, ripe mangoes and something sizzling on the braai – a celebration of Summer, soulful cooking and shared joy. Christmas here is golden – sunlit tables under palm trees, barefoot, laughter and platters of fre...

19/12/2025

Green and growing Christmas decor...

Why not include some gorgeous indoor plants as living Christmas decorations?

Plants bring a room to life and even more so over the festive season, with red and white flowering plants, or those with silver and gold foliage. Add some glitter, tinsel, and baubles and it’s all set for a celebratory close to a loooong year!

Visit our website for some fabulous festive plant options – https://getitmagazine.co.za/highway-berea/blog/2025/12/19/green-and-growing-christmas-decor/

LVG

18/12/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for your furry family members too!

Whether you’re decking the ‘paws’ or treating your pets to some festive flair, we’ve rounded up the cutest Christmas goodies for you and your fur babies:

Gorg gifts for pooches and their owners … Felt dog hanging decoration for the tree, R149 from Woolworths. Dress up for the family festive photos. Dear Pet Company’s Christmas bandanas come in xx-small for your Chihuahua though to large for your Goldie or Lab. R199.99 from dearpet.co.za Pretty pe...

17/12/2025

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