Backstage Williston

In preparation for its eighth annual Winter Festival at the end of this month, this famous settlement on the Karoo Highlands Route has spent the chilly months shining its boots.

Up The Pass

No three words ring louder for Obie Oberholzer. Up. The. Pass. The Grootrivier Pass. From his home in Nature’s Valley, up it leads through ancient yellowwoods to the plateau at the top. Where many things happen

Parting Shot

So why exactly does OBIE OBERHOLZER have such a thing for that iconically kitsch trio of ornamental ducks?

Pakhuis Mojo

You’ll find it on a back road that climbs from Clanwilliam into the Cederberg’s rugged wilderness

Art In The Right Place

RON SWILLING discovers land artists etching a giant wild horse into the Namib landscape.

Parting Shot

The Battle of the Moles is long and bitter, but just when all seems lost, OBIE OBERHOLZER produces a secret weapon, and fortunes change.

You've Been Conned

Or maybe not. Here’s how to wise up to the scamming scourge.

Dolphin Central

It's official. PE is the Bottlenose Dolphin Capital of the World. Not surprising really, considering the huge schools of them in Algoa Bay.

Shepherd's Delight

Can livestock help restore degraded veld? If so, the new Herding Academy deep in the Karoo could be the start of something remarkable in Southern Africa

On The War Path

The tough, challenging trails of Oorlogskloof outside Nieuwoudtsville offer a terrain in which to lose yourself, writes FIONA MCINTOSH, and the rewards are breathtaking

Author Interview

Political analyst Leon Schreiber believes we might not have an outright winner in the upcoming general election, so parties better start preparing for coalition government

Born To Be Wild

On the Garub plains in south-western Namibia, the future of a population of wild horses hangs in the balance

How Instagram Became The New Kodak

Once called ‘a Kodak moment’, the perfect picture nowadays is found on Instagram, writes COLIN CULLIS. And the company’s growth to more than a billion users in just eight years is remarkable

Odd Things Happen In Verlorenkloof

But they’re mostly good things, like the birding found in the seclusion of Mpumalanga’s eastern escarpment. And that’s what makes it so special

Mosaic Magic

Spier Artisan Studio offers casual visitors to the Stellenbosch wine estate a window onto the fascinating world of mosaic and beadwork

Parting Shot

Nothing beats setting up at Camp Awesome, says OBIE OBERHOLZER. And then watching an African sunset. Its just awesome. Bleddie awesome

Regiments Of Red-coated Sentinels

Everywhere you go along the southern edges of the Karoo, a slow-blooming colour splash straddles the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, brightening every north-facing hillside with colonies of ferocious thorn-lined leaves, upright and motionless against winter’s icy winds.

Nobody's Elephant

Scientists monitoring the Knysna Forest have captured on film an enigmatic forest elephant. But is she the last? Bronwyn Mulrooney spends time with the team to find out

Moonstruck In Mountain Zebra

There’s a large slice of mountain wilderness just outside Cradock in the Eastern Cape Karoo where night skies, wide-angle landscapes and very special zebras are the main attractions.

Chokka Lekker

DALE MORRIS decides that his children need a looong hike. Sixty-five kilometres, in fact, on the Eastern Cape Chokka Trail, the perfect choice for the family's first multi-day slackpacking adventure.

More Bang For Your Bucks

The new and improved Renault Duster keeps impressing, and it’s affordable to boot.

Chapter & Verse

Dive into our Franschhoek Literary Festival guide for beginners, with survival tips and back story from those in the know.

For Obie Oberholzer Every Picture Tells A Story. And Sometimes, Just Sometimes, He Wonders How It Played Out

Parting Shot

Fine Wine - Greg Landman Meets The Country's Top Winemakers

WINEMAKER JP Colmant of Colmant Cap Classique & Champagne

Waterwise Ways With Waste

A novel project in the Little Karoo village of De Rust to recycle municipal sewage into reusable water for agriculture could be a model for innovation in our drought-stricken land

The Little Car That Could

Who would take his three sons on a motor rally in a car older than any of them? MIKE COPELAND did and proves that a family that drives together, thrives together

Country Escapes

It’s not about the destination, but the journey. So make a pitstop at these markets and padstals for a memorable trip

Blooming Beautiful

Clanwilliam's annual wildflower show in its century-old Blomkerk pays tribute to the richness and diversity of the area's floral delights

Untame My Heart

In his extraordinary Sculpture Garden outside Stellenbosch, master sculptor Dylan Lewis takes FIONA MCINTOSH for a walk on the wild side

The Pangolin Warrior

In Zimbabwe, GEORGE ROBEY meets a petite conservationist intent on saving the most trafficked creature on Earth