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Travel news | 2 November 2026

Vaalwater game lodge named South Africa’s best luxury lodge

FUEL PRICE
News | 2 November 2026

South African motorists could get fuel price relief from Wednesday

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News | 2 November 2026

British adventurer Karl Bushby returns home after 28-year walk around the world

News | 2 November 2026

Ancient Egyptian priest could return home after a century in Scotland

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Destinations | 2 November 2026

These are the world’s best cities for vintage shopping and craft experiences

Travel ideas | 2 November 2026

A December escape to the Breede River Valley: The quieter corners beyond the wine route

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News | 2 November 2026

Three teenagers rescued from rip currents off KwaZulu-Natal coast

Wildlife | 2 November 2026

Penguin Palooza brings conservation to the coast at Betty’s Bay

Posts Tagged: Africa

What you can do to help on World Rhino Day

22 September 2011

World Rhino Day is intended to raise support for and encourage government initiatives as well... read more

Shake up your taste of Cape Town: 10 things to do with a twist (part 2)

19 September 2011

A refreshing way to take in Cape Town's attractions in (slightly) less obvious ways.... read more

An epic Namibian road trip

19 September 2011

4000 kms, no radio, 10 days. That's what I call an epic road trip to... read more

Has technology taken the adventure out of travel?

14 September 2011

Technology opens doors so widely that you sometimes forget you are leaving home and stepping... read more

What is your Umuganda?

12 September 2011

Umuganda, meaning contribution, is not a consequence of the horrific upheaval Rwanda has gone through.... read more

Spring flowers at Vergelegen Wine Estate

8 September 2011

Clivias, camellias and white tulips are a riot at the moment at Vergelegen Wine Estate... read more

How the Kalahari turned me into a birder

7 September 2011

If you thought birds were boring, try visiting the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kalahari is... read more

10 affordable accommodation spots around Kruger

2 September 2011

Here are the top 10 places to stay just outside the Kruger for under R400... read more

The great Braai4Heritage tour with Jan Braai

30 August 2011

Jan Braai is a man on a mission: to unite all South Africans through their... read more

10 things to do at the Gauteng Getaway Show

29 August 2011

The Getaway Show hits Gauteng this weekend (2-4 September at the Coca-Cola Dome in Randburg).... read more

A solitary moment at Kuskuam in Ethiopia

29 August 2011

They say Gondar, Ethiopia, is the Camelot of Africa. Sitting here amidst the ruins of... read more

Saving the planet with flies

29 August 2011

The world is turning into a place we have difficulty even imagining. To put it... read more

Tanganyika – Tanzania’s Great Lake

24 August 2011

The long drive to the Lakeshore Lodge on one of Lake Tanganyika's remote beaches was... read more

The Aquila rhino massacre

22 August 2011

Sometime during the early morning of 20 August, two groups of poachers attacked three of... read more

Living on safari

18 August 2011

For some a safari vacation to Botswana is a once in a lifetime experience. For... read more

Livingstone’s own Band Aid

18 August 2011

We recently had the pleasure of experiencing a performance by the Munjile Band in Livingstone.... read more

Our primal fear of wolves

17 August 2011

We don't get to see wolves much anymore, but it doesn't mean they've left us.... read more

Lesotho’s northern highlands

15 August 2011

we made our way from Maseru into the northern highlands. Lesotho's name "˜kingdom in the... read more

Chewing chat in Ethiopia

12 August 2011

Our driver sat beside me munching on what seemed to be a bunch of slender... read more

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