Stories from Martin Hatchuel

Knysna’s Trent Read has been involved in the business of art for 50 years.

Total commitment and a love for animals drives this Plettenberg Bay woman to try and change the law about whether animals can own the land on which they live, and so protect their habitat forever.

Opened to guests in 1984, Knysna’s Featherbed Nature Reserve quickly grew into one of the Garden Route’s biggest tourism attractions. Martin Hatchuel takes a look at its origins and early history under its founder, William Smith.

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Martin Hatchuel launched 'It's a Pity I didn't Bring any Swords' at Tapas & Oysters Knysna on 29 September, 2021

The witches who command two of the ships in Martin Hatchuel’s children’s adventure, 'It's a Pity I didn't Bring any Swords,' come from a fine tradition of ghosts and ghouls. Perhaps you should meet them...