Lifestyle
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The Little Car That Could
The new Hyundai Atos is proof that budget-friendly vehicles can be fun
4 min |
June 2020
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Cowboys Never Cry
GEORGE ROBEY rides the range outside Ficksburg with one of Africa’s great cowboys
5 min |
June 2020
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Family Stays
Make some beautiful memories at one of these countryside getaways
6 min |
June 2020
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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 min |
June 2020
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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 min |
March 2020
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Up and Away In The Amatolas
A burgeoning settlement of people enjoys the good life among the mountains, mists and forests of Hogsback
7 min |
March 2020
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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 min |
March 2020
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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 min |
March 2020
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Place of Refuge
People have been escaping to the remote Winterberg mountains in the Eastern Cape for hundreds of years, writes MARION WHITEHEAD
5 min |
March 2020
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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 min |
November 2019
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Farmstyle Fairytales
A romantic, elegant country wedding doesn’t have to break the bank if you get married on a Karoo farm
5 min |
November 2019
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Too Good To Pass Up
Tackle adventures in comfort with the Hyundai Santa Fe
3 min |
November 2019
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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 min |
November 2019
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Mad About Marievale
Stan Madden’s passion and dedication has seen is bird sanctuary become a Gauteng hotspot and globally recognised wetland
5 min |
November 2019
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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 min |
November 2019
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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 min |
October 2019
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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 min |
October 2019
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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 min |
October 2019
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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 min |
October 2019
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More Than Just Good Looks
The Mahindra XUV300 is one of the best newcomers to reach our shores.
3 min |
October 2019
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Heaven At The Hog
The gorgeous open gardens of the Eastern Cape village of Hogsback put some serious spring in our step.
7 min |
October 2019
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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 min |
October 2019
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Author Interview
Rethinking the art of travel writing, Sihle Khumalo explores the Rainbow Nation in search of its soul, and his own
3 min |
October 2019
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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 min |
September 2019
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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 min |
September 2019
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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 min |
September 2019
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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 min |
August 2017
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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 min |
May 2018
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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 min |
April 2017
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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 min |