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Women of the Overberg

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Melissa Burns

Melissa is the youngest General Manager and first female to head up operations at The Marine Hotel, Hermanus. With experience gained at Palm Beach and Chicago to her credit, Melissa returned home to join the Red Carnation Hotel Collection. She then moved to The Cellars Hohenhort before joining The Marine as Assistant General Manager at the start of 2017. Four years later and she is the General Manager....

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Janine van der Nest

Janine van der Nest has been living in the Overberg for the past 10 years. She has found her mojo in the kitchens of popular eateries and has been named the queen of country cooking by a foodie journo. Janine works at Stanford Manor where she plates seasonal fare and has diners coming back for more....

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Anneme Grobler

Anneme is the owner of a small business, Anna Me. The business has a physical shop in Onrus and an efficient online store. The business transforms beautiful and interesting fabrics into personal style statements from pencil cases, lunch and laptop bags to aprons. The products have a PVC seal to ensures items are easy to clean. Anneme is a true entrepreneur and was also instrumental in the Curro Christmas Markets.  ...

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Pamela Gordon

Pamela Gordon has been in the wine industry for many years. Most of these were spent in Hemel-en-Aarde at Creation Wines. She travels to Creation from her home in Hawston and does the school run before receiving guests and pouring wines. Pamela says “Working with other women at Creation inspires me to be a better version of myself!”....

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Melun Jeptha

Melun Jeptha is a professional natural scientist. She grew up in Hawston and came back home after completing her studies. She has established her small business Ohana Environmental Consultants and Projects with the mission to protect the environment for future generations to come. Melun has taken two empty plots in Hawston, cleared it, and turned it into a food garden. Besides working on food security Melun is also qualified to assist with environmental services relating to filming.  ...

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Nomvula Ngqolowa

Nomvula joined Creation Wines 6 years ago as a receptionist. Being great at welcoming visitors to the Hemel-en-Aarde winery she was promoted to floor assistant. For the 3 months till November 2021 Nomvula will be in the Netherlands working long days at Kasteel Engelenburg serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has managed to explore Zutphen with colleague Abongile in free time during her first week abroad.  ...

Cape Whale Coast
26 Jul

Women of the Overberg: Lesley Cornelise

Lesley is the Senior Sous Chef at The Marine Hotel Hermanus. She has been in this position for 18 years and has worked with many talented staff and certainly knows the drill in the kitchen. Lesley is an outdoor enthusiast and loves nothing better than hiking in the Hermanus mountains.  ...