A 33-year-old Zimbabwean woman living in Cape Town is seeing her creation of purses made from rooibos teabags take off in Paris, one of the fashion capitals of the world.

If existing opinion is anything to go by, cheese and wine go together like tea and cake, champagne and strawberries, and, well, cheese and wine.

American media and entertainment giant, Marvel Comics, isn’t an easy medium to break into, however our local celebri-tea, Rooibos, received a mention in the most recent edition of She-Hulk when psychiatrist, Flo Mayer, offered Jennifer Walters (also known as She-Hulk) a cup of… wait for it… ‘Rooibos tea’ to calm her down.

HIGH blood pressure symptoms can be difficult to spot, but in extreme cases, it can cause chest pain and severe headaches. You could lower your hypertension risk by drinking three cups of Hibiscus tea, a study claimed.

GREEN tea can help control blood sugar levels and could even stave off diabetes, a survey claims.

Dubai has done it again, breaking yet another world record by making “the largest cup of hot tea” on Thursday.

You may want to load up on java before boarding your plane, according to one industry insider.

Sacha Lauri makes clothing and jewelry out of kombucha, more specifically the SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast) floating on the surface of the fermented tea. Her company is called Kombucha Couture. From an interview with Lauri in MAKE:

With a few minor exceptions, there are really only two ways to say “tea” in the world. One is like the English term—té in Spanish and tee in Afrikaans are two examples. The other is some variation of cha, like chay in Hindi.

The festive season is upon us, which means canapes, presents and of course, lots and lots of Prosecco. But before the big day hits, we’ve still got a fair few sober days left at work.