Karen van Rooyen Digital editor

Karen van Rooyen is the digital editor at HeraldLIVE, the online platform of The Herald and Weekend Post. A Standard Bank Sikuvile Award winner, she previously worked for the SABC in Port Elizabeth and the Sunday Times in Cape Town and Johannesburg before returning home to Port Elizabeth as night news editor at The Herald and later, digital editor.

BOOK REVIEW & RECIPES | Cooking up a storm for tonight's big game

Weeken Post

Food consultant, recipe developer and food editor Louisa Holst has done it again — and just in time for this weekend's ...

Gqeberha duo making kimchi 'kief'

Weeken Post

No meal in South Korea is complete, it would seem, without kimchi.

BOOK REVIEW | Stretch the limits with favourite kitchen gadget

Leisure

Much like the microwave oven a few decades ago, the air fryer has revolutionised kitchens — and the way we cook.

Conquering the Knysna Forest

Weeken Post

It was on a chilly Sunday morning in September that I finally conquered the beautiful Knysna Forest.

Beautiful baking book inspired by author’s travels

Weeken Post

Described as "the only baker's book you'll need to satisfy a sweet tooth" the book, by self-taught baker Faaiza Omar, ...

How to check on what’s real and what’s fake

News

The rapid advancement of social media has fed the proliferation of fake news over the years.

Return of the Knysna loerie to the Featherbed Nature Reserve

Weeken Post

It was the same fire that destroyed the Featherbed Nature Reserve in June 2017 that allowed the team at the reserve to ...

Cheap massage from stripper Suzy

Weeken Post

Suzy the Stripper and her partner Jack the Ripper, Madonna, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson are some of the star ...

Five Shy Meerkats one for bucket list

Weeken Post

Founded by Devey Glinister, Five Shy Meerkats offers daily meerkat-watching tours.

Embracing Karoo’s glory and enriching the soul

Weeken Post

Under a starry night with prowling eyes and atop a seriously steep hill, one meets nature’s best – set in luxury.