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Entries Open for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup WSL QS 4,000 at the Port Alfred Easter Festival

Entries are now officially open for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup, a World Surf League Qualifying Series QS 4,000 event set to take place as part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, running from 3 to 6 April 2026.

The event marks a major milestone for the festival, with the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup elevated to World Surf League (WQS) Qualifying Series (QS) status for the first time in its three-year history. With QS 4,000 points on offer for the men and QS 2,000 points for the women, the contest stands as one of the most significant competitive surfing events on the South African calendar.

Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup

Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup

“We’re incredibly excited to welcome both the Rip Curl Cup and the Rip Curl GromSearch to the third Port Alfred Easter Festival,” said Justin Bekker of the ROYAL ST ANDREWS HOTEL.

“Hosting the Rip Curl Cup as a WSL-rated event for the first time lifts the festival onto an international stage and strengthens Port Alfred’s standing as a world-class surfing destination. It creates a strong platform for emerging talent while bringing elite-level competition to our coastline. We are proud to partner with Rip Curl in delivering an event of this calibre.”

As a key late-season Qualifying Series contest, the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup is expected to attract a strong field of local and international competitors chasing valuable ranking points and momentum. The event plays an important role in shaping qualification outcomes for the WSL Challenger Series, the next tier of professional surfing.

The contest forms part of a broader Port Alfred Easter Festival programme that includes multiple sporting and lifestyle events, creating a full long-weekend experience for surfers, families, and visitors.

Kowie River

Port Alfred’s long right-hand sand-bottom break at the mouth of the Kowie River, and reliable autumn conditions, provide an ideal stage for high-performance surfing. With favourable swell windows and a compact event zone, the location continues to prove its suitability for events at this level.

Entries are now open via the official WORLD SURF LEAGUE platform. Competitors are encouraged to enter early, as participation is limited and interest is expected to be high.

Event: Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup
Status: World Surf League Qualifying Series QS 4,000 Men, QS 2,000 Women.
Location: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape
Dates: 3–6 April 2026

Loghann Tilsley. Photo: Kody McGregor

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.