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Heritage Day in Cape Town: Five ways to experience the city

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Hiking reopens in Mountain Zebra National Park

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I am overjoyed to hear that short hiking trails have reopened in Mountain Zebra National... read more

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29 September 2010

African Renaissance decided to assist the WWF in bringing attention to rhino poaching, by executing... read more

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Getaway wins best travel blog at the SA Blog Awards 2010

27 September 2010

We're so proud to announce that Getaway has won best travel blog at the SA... read more

The good news about rhino poaching

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There are plenty of things to be happy about rhino poaching. Rhino day proved to... read more

My first trip across South Africa

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A journey across our beautiful country during the World Cup showed me just what I... read more

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