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The magazine’s readers may live in the city, but their hearts are in the country. SA Country Life offers a unique mix of travel, lifestyle, heritage, conservation, green living and food and wine, while the property and accommodation classified pages are used by those looking for unique get...

The Little Car That Could

The new Hyundai Atos is proof that budget-friendly vehicles can be fun

4 mins

Cowboys Never Cry

GEORGE ROBEY rides the range outside Ficksburg with one of Africa’s great cowboys

5 mins

Family Stays

Make some beautiful memories at one of these countryside getaways

6 mins

Art from the Heart

Watching blacksmiths at the forge, painters at the easel, cabinet makers at the chisel, and wandering the woods with a famous calligrapher in small, bespoke gatherings is what the Prince Albert Open Studios project is all about

7 mins

Lighthouse Over Yonder

A shipwreck road trip from Bredasdorp to Danger Point is a fine way to spend a day drifting over the Agulhas plain

8 mins

Up and Away In The Amatolas

A burgeoning settlement of people enjoys the good life among the mountains, mists and forests of Hogsback

7 mins

The Salt Shepherd

ALAN VAN GYSEN finds out how a farm boy the Vleesbaai skaaplande became as dedicated to big waves as he is to sheep

7 mins

Time Holds on Longer Here

Do not blink as you take the R62 that runs through the Eastern Cape Langkloof, warns OBIE OBERHOLZER. You might miss the strip of tar to the tranquil village of Haarlem

9 mins

Place of Refuge

People have been escaping to the remote Winterberg mountains in the Eastern Cape for hundreds of years, writes MARION WHITEHEAD

5 mins

The Place Of Roaring Water

In Augrabies Falls National Park, cultural projects are creating a thunder akin to the mighty Orange as it plummets into its famous gorge

7 mins

Farmstyle Fairytales

A romantic, elegant country wedding doesn’t have to break the bank if you get married on a Karoo farm

5 mins

Too Good To Pass Up

Tackle adventures in comfort with the Hyundai Santa Fe

3 mins

To Scarborough Fair

To the prettiest enclave near the tip of the Cape Peninsula, surrounded by sea and nature reserves, and shifting between sleepy seaside village to buzzy kiteboarding hotspot

6 mins

Mad About Marievale

Stan Madden’s passion and dedication has seen is bird sanctuary become a Gauteng hotspot and globally recognised wetland

5 mins

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

On a whim, OBIE OBERHOLZER starts up his old Isuzu bakkie and sets off through the Tsitsikamma for Storms River Village, where Elvis and Marilyn live

9 mins

The Heat's On Meat

South Africans generally love meat, writes COLIN CULLIS, but we need to consider its impact on climate change, land, livestock and ourselves. And then cut back, one bite at a time

5 mins

Stop And Smell The Flowers

And that’s not the only reason to take it slow between Springbok in the Northern Cape and Elandsbaai on the West Coast

8 mins

Parting Shot

Back then, the big jol was always at the drive-in, writes OBIE OBERHOLZER. Where you could check out the chicks in minis and the souped-up Cortinas. And ponder, maybe just a bit, on kragdadigheid

2 mins

Romance Dance Of The Plume

More than a century after the Feather Boom, the mansions and legends it spawned in and around Oudtshoorn are being spruced up as part of an enduring and diverse ostrich industry

7 mins

More Than Just Good Looks

The Mahindra XUV300 is one of the best newcomers to reach our shores.

3 mins

Heaven At The Hog

The gorgeous open gardens of the Eastern Cape village of Hogsback put some serious spring in our step.

7 mins

Eating With Andrew, Naturally

Forget fussy if you’re at chef Andrew Giles’ Tweedie restaurant, but you’ll fall in love with everything on your plate.

4 mins

Author Interview

Rethinking the art of travel writing, Sihle Khumalo explores the Rainbow Nation in search of its soul, and his own

3 mins

Slackpacking In The Saddle

DALE MORRIS and his family tack up for a four-day adventure on horseback and on foot in the Lesotho Highlands

7 mins

Pack For Pondo

Not even stormy weather can stop FIONA McINTOSH from having a blast on a five-day hike along the Wild Coast

7 mins

Gone Fishin'

One of South Africa’s premier river races, simply known as ‘The Fish’, takes place in Cradock at the end of September. The canoeing skills, the parties and the costumes are legendary

6 mins

Joburg's Other Pot of Gold

Just an hour’s drive from the Big Smoke, SUE ADAMS finds herself in the hikers heaven of Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve.

3 mins

Mega Reserve Mega Attitude Shift

What do you do when a nature reserve comes knocking on your door? The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve is changing lives in Little Karoo dorps

6 mins

The Burn For Beginners

ANN GADD heads into Tankwa Town in the Karoo to tick off an age-old item on her bucket list. The wild and wonderful celebrations of AfrikaBurn.

5 mins

Me, Jane

DALE MORRIS meets his all-time hero Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, anthropologist, author and UN Ambassador for Peace, but better known as the champion of chimps

8 mins

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SA Country Life Magazine Description:

The magazine’s readers may live in the city, but their hearts are in the country. SA Country Life offers a unique mix of travel, lifestyle, heritage, conservation, green living and food and wine, while the property and accommodation classified pages are used by those looking for unique get...