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Books are cool: Joburg’s inner city library gets a facelift

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Home to 700 000 books, the Johannesburg City Library has become a landmark in the... read more

Castrol Magnatrek Day 5: And the winner is…

8 October 2012

It all came together in the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens. The winner of the Castrol... read more

Castrol Magnatrek Day three: Childhood memories, social responsibility and Gauteng traffic

4 October 2012

Day three of the Castrol Magnatrek gave teams the chance to relive some childhood memories... read more

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Day 1 of the Castrl Magnatrek saw the teams doing trick and clinging on to... read more

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1 October 2012

Arrival day of the Castrol Magnatrek saw the six family teams arriving, ice-breaking and competing... read more

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18 September 2012

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Action and entertainment at the Jozi Tens Rugby Tournament

18 September 2012

The entire Jozi Tens Rugby Festival, which kicked off last week, was geared around entertainment.... read more

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17 September 2012

Toast the start of summer this year with a glass (or even a bottle) of... read more

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South African beer events for the rest of 2012

12 September 2012

These days there’s so much happening in the South African beer world that it can... read more

Hit the spot at Market on Main in Johannesburg’s Maboneng Precinct

5 September 2012

Market on Main, at the Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg, is a great Sunday morning option... read more

Curiosity kills the cat: the future of leopards

21 August 2012

After a male leopard was discovered lying dead on the side of a busy Johannesburg... read more

5 hiking trails near Johannesburg

1 August 2012

It’s surprisingly easy to escape Johannesburg on one of these trails.... read more

16 places to watch the 2012 Olympics

27 July 2012

16 pubs, bars and restaurants in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg where you can watch... read more

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25 July 2012

Here are 10 unique ways of exploring South Africa, getting to know a different side... read more

Silk Road cycling: Kyrgyzstan

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17 July 2012

In case you are thinking of staying indoors this winter, think again. We have rounded... read more

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17 July 2012

After driving from Cape Town to Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and back in a smart car,... read more

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Skeerpoort Mountain Bike Trails – set on a Magaliesberg cheese farm – has something for... read more

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