SA Places

Soweto’s Largest Mall

The 65,000 m² Maponya Mall is the largest shopping centre in Soweto and attracts just more than 900,000 visitors per month.

Rare aquatic animals at Bazaruto

The dugong is a large marine mammal which, spans the waters of at least 37 countries throughout the Indo-Pacific, though the majority of dugongs live in the northern waters of Australia.

The dugong has a fusiform body with no dorsal… Continue reading

Exploring Kruger Park’s Cultural Heritage

Most visitors to the Kruger Park know it offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa, but not many people are aware that the Kruger National Park also protects some of the important cultural heritage sites in… Continue reading

The Origins Centre

 

The Origins Centre, located on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, showcases the origin of humanity with emphasis on the world of the San.

 

World’s largest transfrontier park a reality

The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Park is now a reality. The world’s biggest conservation area, to be known as Kaza, spans five countries and cover an area of almost 444 000 square kilometres.

Parts of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe… Continue reading

Uniqueness of the Cape Floral Kingdom

Better known for being the home of  Table Mountain which guards the city of Cape Town, the Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest, but richest plant kingdom in the world.

It is one of only six plant kingdoms… Continue reading

Nelson Mandela Archive Open to the Public

The life of Nelson Mandela is now freely accessible to the public, as his Digital Archive Project, containing thousands of documents, photographs and videos, is now live on the internet.

The aim of the project is to locate, document,… Continue reading

Cape Town’s Marine Eco-tour

Ocean Adventurer, in partnership with the Two Oceans Aquarium, is offering a boat-based marine eco-tour. In Cape Town

you’ll find one of the most prolific up-welling systems off the South African coastline. This creates an ideal environment for an abundance… Continue reading

Become Water Wise

Salt water makes up 97.5% of water on Earth, leaving 2.5% as fresh water. Nearly 70% of fresh water is frozen in the icecaps,

which means there’s not much left for us to use. In fact, humans use less… Continue reading

Johannesburg at Night

A view of Johannesburg City Centre skyline at sunset from the rooftop of the a hotel in Troyeville.
Photo: MediaClubSouthAfrica.com