Automotive
SA4x4
Off The Grid
Riemvasmaak is a small community about 60km from Kakamas in the Northern Cape. It’s remote, bleak, and hot, but well worth a visit
3 min |
August 2017
SA4x4
Mountain Meander
Donkeys and short-cuts in the SA4x4 tour of the kingdom of mountains
8 min |
August 2017
SA4x4
Live The Journey
Trail Review Karoo National Park — 4X4 Eco Trails.
5 min |
August 2017
SA4x4
Twitchy In Zimbabwe
A birding safari into the eastern regions of Zimbabwe dials up extraordinary landscapes, lots of bird sightings and some of the best tea on the planet
10+ min |
October 2017
SA4x4
Shop Talk
What are the effects of poorly balanced wheels, and how can this be resolved?
2 min |
August 2018
SA4x4
Posh Pickup's Got Grunt
Mercedes-Benz X-Class X350d 4Matic
5 min |
August 2018
SA4x4
Landy Legion
When you get the opportunity to join a convoy of Defenders on a meticulously-planned trip through one of South Africa’s most stunning valleys, it’s one you simply can’t turn down.
7 min |
December 2018
SA4x4
A Journey Of Discoverys
This month, the Land Rover Discovery celebrates its 30th birthday – marking the transition from Project Jay in the 1980s to the current ‘All-New’ tech-fest. The Holgate family, of course, has a story to tell for each of the five successive generations…
10 min |
September 2019
SA4x4
Onca Off-Road Rock Sliders
Vehicle: Hilux Vigo Legend 45
3 min |
September 2019
SA4x4
Just Winging It…
Having concentrated, for several months now, on some of our larger mammals I thought it was time to shift the focus to our incredible bird assemblage. South Africa is home to approximately 850 bird species, of which 50 are found nowhere else on earth.
3 min |
September 2019
SA4x4
A Khaudum Adventure
A short drive through the remote Khaudum National Park, as part of a longer travel experience in Botswana and Namibia, has this group of overlanders keen to go back for more…
6 min |
September 2019
SA4x4
Let Nature Nurture
Parenting examples in the wild have some take-home lessons...
6 min |
May 2017
SA4x4
Bare Necessities
We take the updated Hilux SRX 2.4 for a spin to see if it’s worth the money upgrading to the higher-spec 2.8, or not
3 min |
May 2017
SA4x4
CTek D250S
Dual-battery System
6 min |
May 2017
SA4x4
New Frontiers
Exploring jungle tracks from Nigeria to Cameroon.
10+ min |
July 2018
SA4x4
Magnificent Mapungubwe
This annual Defender-exclusive event had 27 vehicles join up for three days of diverse challenges... plus a load of fun.
6 min |
July 2018
SA4x4
Mud, Sweat & Cheers
Toyota Rust de Winter Jamboree.
2 min |
July 2018
SA4x4
New Bakkie, New Rules
By thinking outside the box, Nissan is set to stir the pot with its all-new Navara.
4 min |
January 2017
SA4x4
Dakar Ready
Winner of our BF Goodrich competition, Carine Reyneke, was whisked off to charge about the dunes of Namibia in a Dakar rally car prepped for the Redlined Motorsport team. This is her story...
3 min |
January 2017
SA4x4
Lesser Flamingo
I am often flabbergasted when a person tells me that he or she has never been to Namibia.
3 min |
January 2017
SA4x4
The Wild Guide
Panthera and popcorn
3 min |
January 2018
SA4x4
More Of The Same
Toyota’s Prado is a strong, capable, body-on-frame mid-size SUV with all the trimmings, for families who don’t want or need the immense Land Cruiser 200 Series in their driveway.
3 min |
January 2018
SA4x4
Sunny Suzuki
For a family watersport weekend at Quaggaskloof Dam near Worcester, you need all the toys. We found that a Suzuki Grand Vitara and an Oracle 17 speedboat with 150 HP Suzuki outboard were just right…
5 min |
January 2018
SA4x4
All-New Direction
Has Land Rover crafted a premium shopping trolley? There are a few things we’d like to change…
6 min |
January 2018
SA4x4
The Big Easy
A 17-day Africa tour with complete strangers? Mana Pools and Zambia’s South Luangwa Park work their magic…
5 min |
January 2018
SA4x4
Dust & Glory
The SA4x4 tour of the Khwai/ Moremi area in July brought together a bunch of the latest crop of double-cab bakkies for a few days of dust, river-crossings, and splendid game viewing.
9 min |
September 2017
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Turf Wars
At least one organisation is tackling the poaching menace head-on.
6 min |
September 2017
SA4x4
Namaqua Dove
Scientific name Oena capensis Afrikaans name Namakwaduifie.
3 min |
September 2017
SA4x4
Water Filtration And Purification
Water Filtration And Purification
4 min |
September 2017
SA4x4
Land Rover Explore Outdoor Phone
The folks over at Land Rover were kind enough to give us a brand new Land Rover Explore smartphone to test out for a while, and it definitely lives up to its name: it’s made for the outdoors.
2 min |