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 across the… 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 than 1%… 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
Oppikoppi Turns Eighteen
From its small beginnings in 1994 as an Afrikaans music festival, the Oppikoppi music festival has grown into one of
South Africa’s most popular. This year Oppikoppi turns 18 and like its name, which is a variant of the Afrikaans… Continue reading
Will I see the Big Five and other FAQ’s
Some of the most frequent questions asked by visitors planning their first safari, are:
Will I see the Big Five?
Maybe. Many reserves have all the big five – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo – but it’s not that… Continue reading
Rooibos: Typical South African
Rooibos, the Afrikaans for “red bush”, is a broom-like plant and member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa’s fynbos.
The plant has very similar growth and flowers to the redbush. The plant is used to make… Continue reading
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