13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (529+ words) Africa is home to some remarkably unusual animals who have evolved extraordinary physical features to help them find food, navigate their surroundings or survive in challenging habitats. Others simply look as though they were designed with an unusually vivid imagination....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1130+ words) You don’t have to spend half your weekend on the N1 to get out of Johannesburg. These easy escapes are close enough for a Friday afternoon departure and far enough to feel like a proper break. If the city has started…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (478+ words) Our country has plenty of beautiful place names, but it also has a few that make you stop the car, reread the sign and wonder what on earth happened here. From a town named after unbearable heat to a place…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (402+ words) Cape Town residents looking for a different way to spend an evening can turn their attention upwards this September, with the South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF|SAAO) opening its historic Observatory site for a series of Night Tours and Open…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1254+ words) Hartenbos may be best known as a laid-back seaside holiday town, but there is far more to this Garden Route destination than long beach days and ice creams. From quad biking and water activities to sandboarding, skydiving and one seriously…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1163+ words) South Africa has no shortage of beautiful landscapes, but some of the country’s most striking outdoor spaces bring something else into the picture: art. From contemporary sculptures scattered among Highveld grasslands to monumental bronze figures framed by vineyards and mountains,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (740+ words) South Africa’s wildlife map is full of surprises. Beyond lions, elephants and rhinos are tiny frogs, secretive rabbits, mountain birds and reptiles that can make a particular landscape their only home. This means a wildlife trip does not always have…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (622+ words) Spring is calling, and the Sunshine Coast is ready. While Jeffreys Bay draws surfers from around the world to its famous breaks, the Eastern Cape coastline has another story to tell. Between Gqeberha and East London, quieter beaches, rocky coves,…...