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From iron ore to flor in South Africa's wild west
On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports. Saldanha’s castle is an improbable one. As you stream into the West Coast outpost...
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Thursday 11 December 2025
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Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 25 October 2025
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